To find out all the foods available through your WIC benefits, select your state below. 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. More information for WIC families on WIC temporary infant formula options can be found at the California WIC Infant Formula Options webpage. 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. This includes: All allowed cheese types or any combination of allowed cheese. The foods specified are designed to supplement your diet with specific nutrients that benefits you and your child's needs. Block or bar of cheese Shredded and grated cheese String or cheese sticks. Each month you would go down to a WIC clinic nearby and they would issue the checks or vouchers. I can get 8oz+8oz+16oz = 32oz total.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. Cheeses that are labeled low, free, reduced, less or light in sodium, fat or cholesterol are allowed. Must be domestic cheese made from 100 pasteurized milk. Must conform to FDA standard of identity at 21 CFR Part 133.

To be enrolled, a child must be present at each certification. Note: Blends of approved cheeses, e.g., CoJack, are authorized. The forms can be found on the New York State Department of Health web site. For example, my benefits are 2 lbs which is 32 oz. If you or your child is on a special formula, you will need the 'Medical Documentation for WIC Formula & Approved WIC Foods for Infants, Children and Women' form. The ounces will be added together until you reach your total benefit amount.

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