4870 - WIC Program Illinois Authorized WIC Food List

State of Illinois
Department of Human Services

Effective February 1, 2025

Grains

100% Whole Wheat Bread & Buns - 16 oz

Whole wheat flour must be the first ingredient listed.

Not Allowed: Organic, bakery items

100% Whole Wheat Pasta - 16 oz

These Brands are OK:

  • America's Choice
    Barilla
    Colavita
    Delallo
    Essential Everyday
  • Fareway
    Gia Russa
    Good & Gather
    Great Value
    Hodgson Mill
  • Hy-Vee
    Kroger
    Luigi Vitelli
    Mishpacha
    Our Family
  • Racconto
    Ronzoni
    Schnucks
    Signature Select

Not Allowed: Pasta made from rice, quinoa, flax, corn, or vegetables, organic, sugars, fats, oils or salt


Bulgur - 16 oz


Brown Rice - 16 oz - Plain, Regular or Instant

Not Allowed: Organic


Tortillas - 16 oz

These Brands are OK:

100% Whole Wheat

Best Choice
Celia's
Chi-Chi's
Don Pancho
Essential Everyday
Food Club

  • Frescados
    Great Value
    Guerrero
    IGA
    Kroger
    La Banderita
  • Market Pantry
    Meijer
    Micasa
    Mission
    Ortega
    Our Family
  • Roundy's
    Schnucks
    Signature Select
    Tio Santi

Soft Corn - White or Yellow

  • Best Choice
    Chi-Chi's
    Don Marcos
  • Essential Everyday
    Frescados
    IGA
  • Kroger
    La Banderita
    Mission
  • Our Family

Not Allowed: Hard corn tortillas / taco shells, low-carbohydrate, organic


Oatmeal - 16 oz -Old Fashioned, Traditional, Quick-Cook, Rolled Oats

Not Allowed: Organic


Cereal - 12 oz or larger

These brands are OK:

  • General Mills
  • Chex (corn, rice, blueberry, wheat, cinnamon)
    Cheerios (original, multigrain)
    Cheerios Veggie Blends (apple strawberry blueberry banana)
    Kix (original, honey, berry berry)
  • Kellogg's
    • Frosted Mini Wheats (original, little bites, cocoa)
      Corn Flakes (original)
      Rice Krispies (original)
  • Post
    • Grape-nuts
      Grape-nuts Flakes
      Honey Bunches of Oats (cinnamon bunches, honey roasted, vanilla, with almonds, maple & pecans)
      Great Grains (crunchy pecan, banana nut crunch)
  • B & G Foods
    • Cream of Wheat (whole grain)
  • Quaker
  • Life (original)
    Quaker Oatmeal Squares (brown sugar, cinnamon)
  • Malt-O-Meal
  • Mini Spooners (frosted, strawberry cream)
    Malt-O-Meal (original, chocolate)
  • Allowed Store Brands for
  • Corn Flakes
    Crispy Rice
    Toasted Oats (original)
    Bran Flakes
    Frosted Shredded Wheat (original):

Always Save, Best Choice, Dierbergs, Essential Everyday, Fareway, Food Club, Freedom's Choice, Great Value, Hy-Top, Hy-Vee, IGA, Kiggens, Kroger, Market
Pantry, Meijer, Our Family, Roundy's, Schnucks, Signature Select, That's Smart

Infant Cereal - 8 oz or 16 oz

Oatmeal, Barley, Whole Wheat, Mixed Grain or Corn

These Brands are OK:

Gerber

Beech-Nut

Store Brands

Not Allowed: Organic, rice, cereals with added fruit, formula, DHA/ARA or other non-cereal ingredients.


Dairy

Milk

Check your Family Shopping List for allowed milk type and size.

1% or Skim - Only for children over the age of 2 and women

ONLY ALLOWED WHEN PRINTED ON FAMILY SHOPPING LIST:

  • Whole (only for 1-year children)
  • Lactose-Free: 1/2 gallon
  • Kosher
  • UHT - 32oz

Not Allowed: Organic, 2%, flavored, buttermilk rice, goat, nut or grain beverages, specialty or other milk alternatives, glass bottles

Soy Milk - 64 oz / Plain or Original

These Brands are OK:

  • 8th Continent
  • Silk
  • Great Value

Yogurt - 32 oz /Plain or Flavored

Whole Milk Yogurt - Only for 1-year old children

These Brands are OK:

  • Brown Cow
    Dannon
    Essential Everyday
  • Hy-Vee
    Kroger
    Lucerne
  • Meijer
    Mountain High
    Prairie Farms

Low Fat and Nonfat Yogurt - Only for children over the age of 2 and women

These Brands are OK:

  • Best Choice
    Dannon
    Essential Everyday
    Food Club
    Great Value
  • Hy-Vee
    Kroger
    La Yogurt
    LALA
    Lucerne
  • Market Pantry
    Mehadrin
    Meijer
    Mountain High
    Old Home
  • Our Family
    Prairie Farms
    Schnucks
    White Mountain
    Yoplait

Not Allowed: Organic, Greek, artificial sweeteners or stevia, drinkable yogurt, mix in ingredients, yogurt with more than 40g sugar per cup.

Cheese - 16 oz or 8 oz / Sliced or Block

Whole fat, low fat or fat free; in any of the following types or combinations:

  • Natural Cheddar
    Mozzarella
  • Provolone
    Swiss
  • Muenster
    Colby
  • Monterey Jack

Not Allowed: Organic, cheese from deli area, cheese food, spread, product, imitation, added flavors or ingredients, individually wrapped cheese slices


Infant Formula

As printed on your Family Shopping List


PROTEIN RICH FOODS

Beans, Peas & Lentils

Dry
Any type or brand - 16oz

Canned
Any type or brand 15 - 16oz

Any type or Brand is OK

Not Allowed: Organic, soups, seasonings, baked beans, added fats, oils, or meats, green beans*, wax beans*, snap beans*, or green peas* (*buy these foods with your fruit and vegetable dollar benefit)

Peanut Butter - 16-18 oz / Creamy, Crunchy, Chunky

Not Allowed: Organic, spread, or mixed with other ingredients

Tofu 14-16 oz / Any texture, regular or organic

These Brands are OK:

  • Azumaya
    Franklin Farms
    House Foods
  • Nasoya
    Nature's Soy
    O Organics

Not Allowed: Added fats, sugars, sweeteners, oils, sodium, or seasonings.

Eggs - 1 Dozen / Large or Extra Large, white shell only

Not Allowed: Organic, vegetarian, cage free, free range or pasture raised, low cholesterol, pasteurized, fortified, enriched or any other modified or specialty eggs

Canned Fish - 5 oz

  • Chunk Light Tuna (oil or water packed)
  • Pink Salmon

Not Allowed: Organic, albacore or white tuna, solid, fillet, pouches, specialty, flavored, premium brands

Infant Meats - 2.5 oz / Plain with broth or gravy

These Brands are OK:

Gerber
Beech-Nut
Store Brands

Not Allowed: Organic, added fruit, vegetables, rice or pasta; added sugars or salt; meat or poultry sticks, pouches


Juice

100% Fruit or Vegetable Juice / Single Flavor

Must have at least 72mg (80%) or more Vitamin C

Women - 48 oz container or 12 oz frozen

Children - 64 oz container

12 oz and 48 oz flavors and Brands that are OK (Apple flavor only):

  • Apple & Eve
    Mott's
  • Seneca
  • Juicy Juice

Orange / Grapefruit: Most brands are OK

64 oz flavors and Brands that are OK:

Apple:

  • Indian Summer
  • Everfresh
  • Juicy Juice
  • Langers
  • Motts
  • Mussleman's
  • Old Orchard
  • Tree Top
  • Orange, Grapefruit:
    • Most Brands are OK
  • Grape:
    • Langers (grape, red, or white), Old Orchard (grape and white grape), Welch's (grape, whote and red grape) 
  • Pineapple:
    • Langers
  • Tomato:
    • Campbell's, Langers

Vegetable:

  • Langers (100% Vegetable, Low Sodium)
  • V8 (100% Vegetable, Low Sodium, Spicy)

Allowed Store Brands for Apple, Grape, Pineapple, Tomato/Vegetable (12 oz, 48 oz, 64 oz):

Always Save, Best Choice, Dierbergs, Essential Everyday, Fareway, Food Club, Freedom's Choice, Gold Emblem, Great Value, Harvest Classic, Hy-Top, Hy-Vee, IGA, Kedem, Kroger, Liebers, Market Pantry, Meijer, Nature's Nectar, Our Family, Roundy's, Sam's Choice, Schnucks, Shurfine, Signature Select, Tipton Grove

Not Allowed: Organic, juice cocktails, light or reduced calorie, low acid, fruit juice blends, added sugar, artificial sweetener, or stevia

Fruits & Vegetables

Check your Family Shopping List for the amount you can spend. Spend it on any combination of fresh, frozen or canned fruits and vegetables. You can go over this amount and pay the difference.

Fresh

Any variety of fresh fruits or vegetables

Not Allowed: Herbs or spices; dried fruits or vegetables; party trays or platters; baskets; salad bar items, bags of salads with topping/dressing; ornamental or decorative fruits or vegetables

Frozen

Any brand or package size/type

Not Allowed: Added sugar, artificial sweetener, or stevia; breading, butter, sauce, fat, oil, salt, or seasoning; added rice, pasta or meat; fries or other shaped potatoes

Canned

Fruit

Any variety packed in juice or water, unsweetened applesauce (with cinnamon allowed)

Not Allowed: Added sugar, artificial sweetener, stevia, pouches

Vegetables

Any variety including green peas, green/snap/wax/yellow beans

Whole, diced, crushed, or stewed tomatoes; tomato sauce, paste or puree (with herbs or seasoning allowed); salsa or picante.

Not Allowed: With any oil or brine; vinegar; pickles or pickled vegetables; creamed vegetables, added fats or oils; pizza or pasta sauce; added sugars or artificial sweeteners.

Infant Fruits and Vegetables

4oz containers, 2-pack of 4oz each (equals 8oz)

Any plain variety fruits or vegetables / Any mixture of plain fruits or vegetables

These Brands are OK:

Gerber
Beech-Nut
Pic Select Fresh
Store Brands

Not Allowed: Organic, pouches, added cereal, meat, starches, sugar, salt or DHA; dinners, desserts, yogurt blends, 2-packs of 2oz each


  • In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from
  • discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior
  • civil rights activity. Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of
  • communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency
  • that administers the program or USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-
  • 8339. To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can
  • be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/USDA-OASCR%20P-Complaint-Form-0508-0002-508-11-28-17Fax2Mail.pdf, from any
  • USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant's name, address, telephone number,
  • and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and
  • date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by: 1. mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture | Office
  • of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights | 1400 Independence Avenue, SW | Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or 2. fax: (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or
  • 3. email: program.intake@usda.gov. This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

IDHS 4870 (R-12-24) WIC Program Illinois Authorized WIC Food List Printed by the Authority of the State of Illinois