10 Tips to Maximize Your WIC Benefits When Grocery Shopping

How to Get the Most From Your WIC Benefits

1. Understand Your eWic Card. ...
2. Read Your Shopping Guide. ...
3. Plan Your First Trip. ...
4. Check for Sales & Coupons. ...
5. Purchase In-Season. ...
6. Purchase Extra Fruits & Vegetables. ...
7. Don't Buy WIC Foods With SNAP Benefits. ...
8. Use Beans & Meat Together.

1. What types of foods are included in the WIC benefits package?
2. How do you use WIC at Walmart?
3. What does Texas WIC cover?
4. How do I use my WIC card in Texas?
5. How many cans of formula does WIC give a month?
6. Why does WIC give so much milk?
7. Can you use WIC in self-checkout?
8. What items at Walmart are WIC approved?
9. Can I use WIC at Costco?
10. What cereal can I get on WIC in Texas?
11. How many cans of formula does WIC provide in Texas?
12. What cereal does WIC cover?

What types of foods are included in the WIC benefits package?

WIC foods include infant cereal, iron-fortified adult cereal, vitamin C-rich fruit or vegetable juice, eggs, milk, cheese, peanut butter, dried and canned beans/peas, and canned fish.

How do you use WIC at Walmart?

Save your store receipt and note the time, date and other memorable details of your shopping trip. Call your local WIC agency or State WIC program if the matter has not been resolved to your satisfaction. WIC customers are now able to use self-checkout (SCO) lanes at Walmart. The checkout process is quite simple.

What does Texas WIC cover?

You can choose any brand of these WIC foods:

• Peanut butter.
• Eggs.
• Canned tuna and salmon.
• Fruits and vegetables.
• Baby food fruits and vegetables.
• Lactose-free milk.
• Dry and evaporated milk.

How do I use my WIC card in Texas?

Tips for using your card

Take your card to each WIC appointment so staff can reload your food benefits. Use your Texas WIC card at most grocery stores. Ask your WIC staff which stores accept the Texas WIC card. Use all of your benefits before the end of the month.

How many cans of formula does WIC give a month?

Consequently, how many cans of formula does WIC provide in California? Months 4 and 5, WIC provides 10 cans of powder or approximately 30 ounces of reconstituted formula a day.

Why does WIC give so much milk?

Why so much flipping milk? The only answer we've come up with is this: agriculture. WIC amounts to a huge, HUGE agriculture subsidy because the government pays farmers for all that milk and cheese. This country is drinking less and less milk, so we got to feed it to someone, or the prices will go down.

Can you use WIC in self-checkout?

Using WIC at the Self-Checkout is a great option for participants who are already comfortable using it for other purchases. ... There is no option to run a Balance Inquiry at the Self-Checkout prior to beginning a transaction.

What items at Walmart are WIC approved?

• Yogurt.
• Eggs.
• Peanut Butter.
• Canned Fish. Types of Canned* Fish.
• Infant Cereal.
• Infant Food - Fruits and Vegetables.
• Infant Food - Meat.
• Infant Formula.

Can I use WIC at Costco?

All our warehouse locations accept EBT cards. Costco adheres to all state laws regarding what can be purchased with EBT cards. For a complete list of products that qualify for purchase with the EBT card, please contact your state agency.

What cereal can I get on WIC in Texas?

• Best Choice – Low-fat Strawberry, Vanilla, Light Plain. Coburn Farms – Low-fat Plain. ...
• H-E-B Blended – Low-fat Peach, Strawberry, Vanilla. Hiland – Low-fat Peach, Strawberry, Vanilla, Nonfat Plain. ...
• Brown Cow – Cream Top Plain, Vanilla. Dannon – Plain, Vanilla. ...
• 3-Minute Brand – Quick, Old Fashioned Oats.

How many cans of formula does WIC provide in Texas?

Formula: You may be able to get 1 can of 12.4 ounce powder formula.

What cereal does WIC cover?

Among the popular brands that help WIC families meet the nutrition goals set by the WIC program are: Cascadian Farm. Cheerios. Chex.