Formula Guidance - WIC Staff

Minnesota WIC Contract Formula

Updated 8/28/2023

Minnesota WIC currently contracts with Enfamil and Soy Isomil formulas.

Resources

Infant Formula Decision Tree (PDF) - Common formula feeding concerns; standard formula; infant formula decision tree; medical formulas.

Changing Formulas (PDF) - For participants: what to expect when changing baby's formula and how to safely switch to a new formula.

Formula Document

Infant Formula (PDF) - Effective October 1, 2022 - contract formula shopping guide inserts in English and Spanish.

MN WIC Contract Formula Amounts Guide (PDF) - Effective October 2022

Changing Formula Already Issued - 3/2/22 (PDF) - Cheat sheet for changing/replacing formula in HuBERT.

Medical Formula

Changes to Pediasure Grow & Gain with Fiber - 6/14/23 (PDF)

Other Information

Cronobacter Infection and Infants | CDC - If your participants have questions about how to safely prepare formula, you can refer them to their health care provider.

FDA Advises Parents and Caregivers to Not Make or Feed Homemade Infant Formula to Infants

American Academy of Pediatrics: Don't feed homemade formula to babies; seek help instead