Office of Nutrition Services


WV WIC Approved Food List

WEST VIRGINIA WIC APPROVED FOOD LIST - MAY 1, 2007

ONLY THESE FOODS IN AMOUNTS ON DRAFTS ARE ALLOWED

FORMULA: Formula must be the brand, form, and size written on the draft ONLY.
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INFANT CEREAL:
Must be in 8-oz. BOXES ONLY. Must be the brand written on the draft ONLY.
NOT ALLOWED: Glass jars, organic, cereal with added fruit, formula.
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INFANT JUICE:
Must be 100% fruit juice in 4-oz. containers ONLY. Must be the brand written on the draft ONLY.  Any flavor including fruit blends.
NOT ALLOWED: Vegetable juice or vegetable/juice blends, juice with added yogurt, organic
juice .
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JUICE - ADULT/ CHILD: Must be unsweetened 100% juice:
46-oz. CONTAINERS
- Can, Plastic or Glass
      APPLE - Lucky Leaf, Musselman, Seneca, or White House
      GRAPE - Welch.s 100%
ONLY
      GRAPEFRUIT - any brand   
      J
UICY JUICE - any flavor
      ORANGE - any brand; with/without calcium
      PINEAPPLE - any brand
      TOMATO - DelMonte or Campbell.s
ONLY
      V-8 VEGETABLE - any flavor except Splash & Fusion

11.5 or 12 -OZ. CONCENTRATE

      APPLE - Old Orchard,Seneca,  or Minute Maid
      GRAPE - Welch.s 100% or JuiceMakers (yellow band ONLY)
      GRAPEFRUIT - any brand
      ORANGE - any brand; with/without calcium
      PINEAPPLE - any brand
      JUICY JUICE - any flavor

NOT ALLOWED: Sweetened, carbonated, drinks, blends, organic, or vegetable/fruit juice blends.
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EGGS: Must be CARTON of 12 ONLY. Any size, any grade, either white or brown eggs.
NOT ALLOWED: Low cholesterol, Eggland.s Best, Kroger Private Selection, Full Spectrum, organic or free range.
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DRY BEANS OR DRY PEAS: Any 1-pound BAG.
NOT ALLOWED: Mixtures of bean/pea varieties, flavoring packets, or organic.
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PEANUT BUTTER: Must be in 18-oz. JARS ONLY.
Any brand. Smooth, crunchy, chunky, or low sodium.

NOT ALLOWED: Rreduced fat, peanut spreads, organic or any blends such as jelly, marshmallow or honey.
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CHEESE: Must be in 8 Or 16-oz. PACKAGES ONLY. Block, shredded or sliced. Any fat content, low cholesterol, low sodium, or lactose reduced. Single Variety or blends of cheeses listed below:
           
American                 Colby                   Muenster
           
Brick                       Monterey Jack        Provolone
            Cheddar (any type)     Mozzarella             Swiss

NOT ALLOWED: Kroger Private Selection, individually wrapped slices, cubed, string , imported, gourmet, weighed cheese from the deli, cheese with added ingredients (i.e. peppers, pimentos, or bacon), cheese food product, spread, imitation, substitute, smoked, organic or alternative cheese.
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CEREAL -ADULT/CHILD: Selection cannot exceed total ounces written on the draft.
General Mills

      Cheerios - regular or multi-grain plus
ONLY
      Chex - corn, multi-bran, rice or wheat
                No frosted varieties
      Kix - regular
ONLY
      Total - whole grain
ONLY
      Wheaties - regular
ONLY
Kellogg.s
     
All-Bran Complete - wheat or oat flakes

      Corn Flakes - regular
ONLY
      Crispix - regular
ONLY
      Mini-Wheats - original big bite/bite-size
ONLY
      Product 19
      Rice Krispies - regular ONLY
      Special K - regular
ONLY
Little Crow Foods

      CoCo Wheats - no individual packets

Nabisco

      Cream of Wheat - any cook time - no individual packets

Post

      Banana Nut Crunch
      Grape Nut Flakes
      Grape Nuts
      Honey Bunches of Oats - Honey Roasted, Cinnamon Clusters,  or with Almonds
ONLY
      Premium Bran Flakes

Quaker

      Instant Grits - original
ONLY - single serving packets ONLY
      Instant Oatmeal - regular flavor
ONLY - single serving packets ONLY
      King Vitaman
      Life - regular
ONLY
      Quaker Squares - regular
ONLY - regular only cinnamon ONLY
NOT ALLOWED: Any cereal not listed above, including generic, organic or store brands, no cereal with added fruit.
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MILK - White or Chocolate (Participants. Choice): in ONE GALLON containers unless other size is written on draft.
Must purchase specified fat content if written on draft.
      Whole - Least expensive brand available.
      2% - Least expensive brand available.
      1% - Least expensive brand available.
      Skim - Least expensive brand available.
      Non-Fat Dry Milk - Must be 25.6 oz. package
ONLY.
      Evaporated Milk - Must be in 12-oz. cans
ONLY, whole or skim
      Lactose Reduced or Lactose Free Milk - Allowed when written on draft
ONLY. May
      be purchased in any size; not subject to least expensive brand policy.

NOT ALLOWED: Sweetened, condensed, UHT, filled evaporated,  buttermilk, goat's milk, sweet acidophilus, soy milk, organic, Vitamite, or milk drinks.
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TUNA: Chunk tuna MUST be in 6-oz. CAN ONLY.
NOT ALLOWED: Albacore, white, low sodium, select, fancy, solid, diet, fillet, gourmet, organic, foil packets.
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CARROTS: Prepackaged, whole, raw carrots in 1-pound or 2 - pound BAGS ONLY.
NOT ALLOWED: Baby, canned, cooked, frozen, loose, organic or peeled.