WIC Approved Foods

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WIC offers a variety of healthy foods that can be personalized to your individual needs. Specific foods are chosen to help provide important vitamins and minerals and support healthy growth.

A child’s WIC food package has an approximate value of $80 each month. For many women and most infants, the value is much higher. Please see the charts below for examples of WIC-eligible foods.

For women and children, depending on age and dietary needs or preferences:

Grains

Fruits & Vegetables

Dairy

Protein

Cereal (many varieties)
Whole wheat breads and buns
Whole wheat pasta
Oatmeal
Brown rice
Soft corn or whole wheat tortillas
Bulgur
Whole grain barley

Juice (many flavors)
Wide variety of fresh or frozen fruits and vegetables

Milk
Cheese
Yogurt
Lactose-free milk
Soy beverage
Tofu
Buttermilk
Evaporated milk
Non-fat dry powdered milk

Eggs
Beans (dry and canned)
Peanut butter

For fully breastfeeding women:

Canned fish (tuna, salmon, sardines and jack mackerel)

For infants, depending on age and breastfeeding status:
Grains	Fruits & Vegetables	Dairy	Protein
All infants at 6 months: 3 – 8 oz boxes of infant cereal	Fully breastfeeding infants at 6 months: 64 – 4 oz containers of infant fruits and vegetables or 32 twin packs Partially breastfed and fully formula fed infants at 6 months: 32 – 4 oz containers of infant fruits and vegetables or 16 twin packs	Breastmilk or formula	Fully breastfed infants at 6 months: 31 – 2.5 oz jars of baby food meats

You can find the full list of eligible foods here: Tennessee WIC- eligible foods.

Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program

Each July and August, participating women and children can receive additional money to purchase locally grown fruits, vegetables and herbs from farmers’ markets. Learn more here: Knox County, Tennessee FMNP.

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On the first Wednesday of every month, all KCHD offices and clinics are closed in the morning for staff in-service. On these days, the main location (140 Dameron Ave.) will open at 11 a.m. and the West Clinic (1028 Old Cedar Bluff) will open at 11:30 a.m.

Clinics will also open at 10:30 a.m. (Main location) and 11 a.m. (West Clinic) on the following Wednesdays: April 17 and July 17. All other offices will open at 8 a.m.

Main Office
140 Dameron Ave,
Knoxville, TN 37917
865-215-5000

West Clinic
1028 Old Cedar Bluff,
Knoxville, TN 37923
865-215-5950

Hours of Operation:
Monday-Friday
8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Some clinics have extended hours.
Please check the clinic's webpage
for their respective hours