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. You will receive paper checks during your WIC visit that list which foods you receive. We are looking forward to the transition to EBT (electronic benefits) in 2018.
A child’s WIC food package has an approximate value of $40 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
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For women and children, depending on age and dietary needs or preferences: |
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Grains |
Fruits & Vegetables |
Dairy |
Protein |
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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 Goat milk 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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For infants, depending on age and breastfeeding status: |
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Grains |
Fruits & Vegetables |
Dairy |
Protein |
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Infant Cereal |
Stage 2 baby food fruits and vegetables Infants 9 – 11 months: Fresh fruits and vegetables, if desired |
Breastmilk or Formula |
For fully breastfed infants: baby food meat |
