2 pounds whole grains (breads, tortillas, brown rice or oatmeal).18 ounce jar of peanut butter, 16 ounce dry beans/peas or 4 cans beans/peas.Sample Food Package for a child for one month: Special formulas or nutritional supplements are also available to participating women and children who have certain medical conditions. Women who exclusively breastfeed their babies may also receive extra food, including canned tuna fish. Pregnant and postpartum women and children (under 5 years of age) participating in WIC receive food benefits for milk, cheese, eggs, cereals, peanut butter, dry beans/peas or canned beans/peas, and fruit or vegetable juices, fresh fruits and vegetables and whole grain choices to include breads, tortillas, brown rice and oatmeal. Infants with specific medical diagnoses may receive a special formula. Infants that fully breastfeed, may also receive infant meats. At six month, infants may also receive infant cereal and infant fruits and vegetables. The state contracts with one formula company to provide formula at a reduced price. For babies who are not fully breastfed, iron-fortified infant formula is available for the first year of life. To find out all the foods available through your WIC benefits, select your state below.The WIC Program strongly encourages and provides support for breastfeeding. Some of the foods available through the WIC program include eggs, cheese, infant and adult cereal, fruits and vegetables, canned fish, peanut butter and canned beans and peas and more. Special infant formulas and medical foods may be available when prescribed by a physician for specific medical needs and conditions. For women who do not breastfeed fully, WIC provides iron-fortified infant formula. WIC believes and promotes breastfeeding as an optimal source of nutrition for infants. Also, instead of having to visit your local WIC clinic each month for new checks our vouchers, your eWIC card will automatically be refilled electronically. From there, the POS system would deduct the amount from your current WIC balance. Instead of using the checks or vouchers at checkout, you would hand the cashier your WIC EBT Card and they would swipe it like a normal debit or credit card. This replaces the paper checks and vouchers with a WIC EBT (Electronic benefit transfer) Card. In some states they have rolled out the new eWIC system. The foods specified are designed to supplement your diet with specific nutrients that benefits you and your child's needs. Each month you would go down to a WIC clinic nearby and they would issue the checks or vouchers. In most cases, if you are receiving WIC benefits in your state, you are given WIC checks or vouchers that allow you to purchase WIC approved foods at your local grocery store.

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