WIC offers a variety of healthy foods that can be personalized to your individual needs. The specific foods are chosen to help provide important vitamins and minerals and support healthy growth. WIC foods are purchased at most large and many small grocery stores throughout Tennessee. Tennessee WIC food benefits are provided using an EBT (electronic benefits) card with a secure PIN used at point of purchase.
A child’s WIC food package has an approximate value of $65 each month. For many women and most infants, the value is much higher. WIC benefits help ease your family’s budget for things like gas for the car, diapers for the baby, or new shoes for the toddler. If you receive SNAP benefits, you automatically qualify for WIC benefits. This means you can stretch your food budget even further!
Food lists for Tennessee WIC-eligible foods
Farmers Market Nutrition Program Knox County, Tennessee FMNP
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| Cereal (many varieties) and whole grain foods such as whole wheat breads and buns, whole wheat pasta, oatmeal, brown rice, soft corn or whole wheat tortillas, bulgur, whole grain barley | Juice (many flavors) and your choice of a wide variety of fresh or frozen fruits and vegetables |
Milk Cheese Yogurt Lactose-free milk Soy beverage Tofu Also buttermilk, evaporated milk, and nonfat dry powdered milk |
Eggs Beans (dry and canned) Peanut Butter For fully breastfeeding women: Canned Fish (tuna, salmon, sardines, and jack mackerel) |
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| Infant Cereal |
Stage 2 baby food fruits and vegetables Infants 9 – 11 months: Fresh fruits and vegetables, if desired |
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For fully breastfed infants: baby food meat |
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