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Minnesota WIC Program
651-201-4444
800-657-3942 (toll-free)
Contact Info
Minnesota WIC Program
651-201-4444
800-657-3942 (toll-free)
Tips for Buying Foods with Your WIC Card
Minnesota WIC Program
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
If the cost of your fruits and vegetables is more than your benefit balance, you can pay the difference with cash, SNAP or credit/debit card
Your benefit balance might show these common SIZES:
COMMON SIZE
|
EQUAL TO
|
IN OUNCES
|
---|---|---|
doz.
|
dozen
|
- - -
|
lb.
|
pound
|
16 oz.
|
oz.
|
ounce
|
- - -
|
gal.
|
gallon
|
128 oz.
|
1/2 gal.
|
half gallon
|
64 oz.
|
1 gal.
|
2 half gallons
|
- - -
|
qt.
|
quart
|
32 oz.
|
con.
|
container
|
- - -
|
pkg.
|
package
|
- - -
|
WHOLE GRAINS
If your shopping list shows (16 oz) WIC-allowed Whole Grain Item, you can buy:
Bread OR Tortillas OR Pasta OR Brown Rice OR Oats
* * * * *
MOM'S BEST is the most common oat brand available that IS ALLOWED.
QUAKER OATS and most other brands are NOT ALLOWED because they are sold in 18 oz packages.
PEANUT BUTTER; DRY BEANS, PEAS & LENTILS; CANNED BEANS
If your shopping list shows Peanut Butter OR Dry Beans OR 4 Cans of Beans you can buy:
OR OR
* * * * *
If you choose canned beans, you don't have to buy 4 cans at once. For each can you buy:
.25 cans will be removed from your balance.
1 CAN = .25 containers |
2 CANS = .50 containers |
3 CANS = .75 containers |
4 CANS = 1 container |
CHEESE
If your shopping list shows 1 pound(s) of WIC-allowed Cheese, you can buy:
Two 8 oz (0.5 lb) packages
|
OR |
One 16 oz (1 lb) package
|
CEREALS
HOW TO COMBINE CEREAL PACKAGE SIZES
36.0
OUNCES |
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+
|
|
||
34.5
OUNCES |
|
+
|
|
||
35.8
OUNCES |
|
+
|
|
+
|
|
35.8
OUNCES |
|
+
|
|
+
|
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JUICE
Many refrigerated orange juices are in a 59 ounce container and these are NOT WIC ALLOWED
Only 64 ounce refrigerated orange juice IS WIC ALLOWED
* * * * *
If a juice does not scan as WIC ALLOWED it might be:
In the wrong size container |
Not high enough in Vitamin C |
A blend of juices |
INFANT FOODS
COMPARE PACKAGE SIZES
|
|
||
1
2-PACK OF 4 OZ TUBS |
=
|
2
4 OZ JARS |
|
8
2-PACK OF 4 OZ TUBS |
=
|
16
4 OZ JARS |
|
16
2-PACK OF 4 OZ TUBS |
=
|
32
4 OZ JARS |
|
32
2-PACK OF 4 OZ TUBS |
=
|
64
4 OZ JARS |