Shopping for WIC Foods

WIC Authorized Food List Shopping Guide

The WIC Authorized Food List Shopping Guide (Shopping Guide) is an educational tool that provides information about the foods authorized by WIC. It is designed for participants and WIC authorized vendors to use at the grocery store to help identify WIC foods. The current Shopping Guide became effective on April 2, 2019. The Shopping Guide is reviewed and revised periodically.

WIC families can also get a copy of the current Shopping Guide from their local WIC office. This document is intended for educational purposes only and does not create any rights, obligations or affirmative duties, and does not replace or supersede the WIC Bulletin Regulations. A complete copy of the regulations summarized in this document can be found at www.wicworks.ca.gov.

• Major Food Changes for April 2, 2019 (PDF)
• 2019 Shopping Guide Frequently Asked Questions (PDF)

WIC Infant Formula

Many formulas WIC offers changed on August 1, 2022. Buy the brand, type, size and number of cans included in your WIC Food Balance.

For additional information, visit our webpage on the WIC Contract Infant Formula.

Infant Formula Flyer: HTML Webpage | English (PDF) | Spanish (PDF) | Arabic (PDF) | Armenian (PDF) | Dari (PDF) | Farsi (PDF) | Hmong (PDF) | Korean (PDF) | Pashto (PDF) | Punjabi (PDF) | Russian (PDF) | Chinese (PDF) | Vietnamese (PDF)

Enjoy Fruits and Vegetables Benefit increase through September 30, 2023!

California WIC has temporarily extended the increase to the Fruits and Vegetables Benefit through September 30, 2023.

More information on the new Fruits and Vegetables Benefit increase can be found here: Fruits and Vegetables Benefit

WIC Foods

Shopping Tips

WIC Authorized Food List Shopping Guide (PDF)

Guía de compras (PDF)

Page Last Updated: February 23, 2023