WIC Food List

Temporary foods added

We want to help you shop during COVID-19.

Oregon WIC has new options for fruit, vegetables, eggs, and cheese. These are not extra benefits. These foods are temporarily added to help you find foods to buy with your existing benefits.

As of July 1, 2020, you can temporarily buy:

Canned fruits and vegetables with your fruit and vegetable benefit. See below for more details.
Authorized cheese in 8 ounce blocks.
White eggs that are medium, large, extra-large and jumbo (no organic or cage-free)

Which canned fruits and vegetables can I buy?

Canned fruit:

BUY	DON'T BUY
Fruits packed in water or juice without added sugars Any type of container, including plastic multi-packs Natural or unsweetened applesauce OK Organic OK	No syrup, such as heavy, light or extra light No artificial sweeteners or no-calorie sweeteners No fruits cocktail or mixed fruit with cherries

Canned vegetables:

BUY	DON'T BUY
Vegetables without added fat or oils Tomato or tomato products OK (like whole, strained, crushed, diced, paste, or puree) Organic OK	No mixtures with mature beans, such as kidney or black beans No pickled, creamed or sauced canned vegetables No salsa, stewed tomatoes or tomato sauces

Here is a flyer with more information.

Oregon WIC Approved Foods - Effective March 1st, 2019

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

Note: These are Adobe Reader (PDF format) files. Due to the number of images, they are large files and may take a few minutes to download and open.

*The Food List is available in print in English and Spanish.

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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)

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 fruits & vegetables (view Produce Clarifications list, PDF)
Brown rice
Milk, eggs, cheese, peanut butter, dried 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