WIC Food Packages - Maximum Monthly Allowances

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SNAPSHOT of the WIC Food Package¹

Maximum Monthly Allowances of Supplemental Foods for Children and Women

Foods	Children	Women
Foods	Food Package IV: 1 through 4 years	Food Package V: Pregnant and Partially (Mostly) Breastfeeding (up to 1 year postpartum)	Food Package VI: Postpartum (up to 6months postpartum)	Food Package VII: Fully Breastfeeding (up to 1year post-partum)
Juice, single strength	128 fl oz	144 fl oz	96 fl oz	144 fl oz
Milk ²	16 qt	22 qt	16 qt	24 qt
Breakfast cereal ³	36 oz	36 oz	36 oz	36 oz
Cheese	N/A	N/A	N/A	1 lb
Eggs	1 dozen	1 dozen	1 dozen	2 dozen
Fruits and vegetables	$8.00 in cash value vouchers	$11.00 in cash value vouchers	$11.00 in cash value vouchers	$11.00 in cash value vouchers
Whole wheat bread ⁴	2 lb	1 lb	N/A	1 lb
Fish (canned) ⁵	N/A	N/A	N/A	30 oz
Legumes, dry or canned and/or Peanut butter	1 lb (64 oz canned) or 18 oz	1 lb (64 ounce canned) and 18 oz	1 lb (64 ounce canned) or 18 oz	1 lb (64 ounce canned) and 18 oz

¹Refer to the www.fns.usda.gov/wic for the complete provisions and requirements for WIC foods.
² Allowable options for fluid milk substitutions are yogurt, cheese, soy beverage, and tofu.
³ At least one half of the total number of breakfast cereals on state agency food list must be whole grain.
⁴ Allowable options for whole wheat bread are whole grain bread, brown rice, bulgur, oatmeal, whole-grain barley, soft corn or whole wheat macaroni products, or soft corn or whole wheat tortillas.
⁵ Allowable options for canned fish are light tuna, salmon, sardines, and mackerel.

Last updated 10/5/2015

SNAPSHOT of the WIC Food Packages ¹

Maximum Monthly Allowances of Supplemental Foods For Infants In Food Packages I, II and III

	Fully Formula fed		Partially Breastfed		Fully Breastfed
Foods	Food Packages I and III A: 0-3 months B: 4-5 months	Food Packages II and III 6-11 months	Food Packages I and III A: 0 to 1 month B: 1-3 months C: 4-5 months	Food Packages II and III 6-11 months	Food Package I 0-5 months	Food Package II 6-11 months
WIC Formula	A: 806 fl oz reconstituted liquid concentrate B: 884 fl oz reconstituted liquid concentrate	624 fl. oz. reconstituted liquid concentrate	A: 1 can powder B: 364 fl oz reconstituted liquid concentrate C: 442 fl. oz. reconstituted liquid concentrate	312fl. oz. reconstituted liquid concentrate
Infant cereal		24 oz		24 oz		24 oz
Baby food fruits and vegetables		128 oz		128 oz		256 oz
Baby food meat						77.5 oz

¹ Refer to the regulatory requirements for the complete provisions and requirements for infant formula and infant foods in the WIC food packages.

WIC Food Packages - Maximum Monthly Allowances

SNAPSHOT of the WIC Food Package1

Maximum Monthly Allowances of Supplemental Foods for Children and Women

SNAPSHOT of the WIC Food Packages 1

Maximum Monthly Allowances of Supplemental Foods For Infants In Food Packages I, II and III

See Also

SNAPSHOT of the WIC Food Package¹

SNAPSHOT of the WIC Food Packages ¹