WIC Food List

Oregon WIC Approved Foods - Effective February 1st, 2021

Click on the Food List images or links below to view or download the Oregon WIC Food List.

*Printed copies of the English and Spanish Food Lists are available. Contact your local WIC clinic to request a copy.

Oregon WIC Food List:

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Common WIC foods (visual teaching tool, available online only): English

Which brands are eligible?

Oregon WIC has authorized specific brands of:

Adult cereals, fortified with iron and folic acid. At least 50% of the authorized cereals are whole grain.
Sardines
Whole wheat bread (PDF)
Corn tortillas
Whole wheat tortillas
Whole wheat pasta

Yogurt
Soy beverage
Tofu
100% fruit juices rich in Vitamin C
Iron fortified infant formulas
Infant cereals
Baby food fruits and vegetables and meats

We also authorize most brands of...

Fresh, frozen and canned fruits & vegetables (view Produce Clarifications list, PDF)
Brown rice
Milk, eggs, cheese, peanut butter, dry and canned beans, canned tuna and salmon

Special infant formulas and certain medical foods may also be provided when prescribed by a physician or health professional for a specified medical condition.

How WIC foods are chosen

WIC provides foods to supplement the diets of pregnant & breastfeeding women, and infants & children under 5 years of age. The foods in a food package are based on federal regulations and are in alignment with the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans and the infant feeding guidelines of American Academy of Pediatrics.

The foods selected for the Oregon WIC Food List were chosen based on several factors, such as:

Meets federal regulations
Nutritional value
Promotes good nutrition

Acceptable to WIC participants
Available across the state
Cost