Nutrient |
WIC Food Source |
What It Does |
Iron
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Cereals, Beans,
Peas, Lentils, Eggs, Bread,Whole Wheat Tortillas, Canned Fish, Infant Food Meats
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Helps make
healthy red blood cells |
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Calcium
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Milk, Cheese, Tofu
Soymilk, Cereal, Dried
Beans, Vegetables
(e.g. Spinach, Kale, Broccoli), Canned Fish |
Helps build strong teeth
and bones and
helps muscles work |
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Vitamin A |
Orange-Colored Fruits and Vegetables, Cheese, Milk, Eggs, Infant Food Fruits (peaches), Green Vegetables, Infant Food Vegetables (Carrots, Squash, Sweet Potatoes) |
Helps keep eyes, skin and bones healthy |
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Vitamin C |
Citrus Fruits, Juices, and Infant Food Fruits, (Applesauce, Apricots, Peaches, Pears, and Bananas)
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Helps develop healthy gums, tissue, bones and teeth; helps the body absorb iron to make healthy red blood cells and fight infection |
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Vitamin D |
Milk, Eggs, Canned Fish
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Helps develop and maintain strong bones and teeth |
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Folate |
Orange Juice, Eggs,
Cereals, Bread, Whole wheat Tortillas, Beans, Peas, Lentils, Dark green Vegetables, Vegetable juice |
Helps make healthy red blood cells and may reduce the risk of some birth defects |
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Protein |
Milk, Cheese, Eggs, Beans, Lentils,
Peanut butter, Tofu, Soymilk, Canned fish |
Helps growth, upkeep and repair of body cells |
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Zinc
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Beans, Peas, Lentils, Eggs, Milk, Cheese, Infant food Meats |
Helps cell growth and repair |
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Vitamin B6
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Eggs, Canned fish, Cereals, Infant Food Meats
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Helps the body fight infection and use the protein you eat
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| Fiber |
Fruits, Vegetables, Bread, Tortillas (whole wheat and soft corn), Brown rice, Beans, Peas, Lentils |
Helps maintain a healthy colon |
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WIC foods are a prescription for good health. Remember WIC foods are supplemental foods and intended only for the person on WIC.
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What Should I Do to Help the WIC Program Work for Me?
- Keep your WIC appointments. If you can't keep an appointment, call your WIC office right away. The WIC staff works hard to see you at your appointment time, so please try to be on time.
- Be sure to bring all the information that the WIC staff requests to your appointment.
- Be sure to take you WIC ID folder to your WIC appointment.
- Be sure to take your WIC ID folder, WIC Approved Food List and Fruit and Vegetables Shopping Guide with you to the store.
- Buy the WIC approved foods in the amounts printed on your check. WIC foods are for the WIC participant only. They cannot be returned to the store, given away or sold to someone else.
- Tell the WIC staff about any changes in your name, address or phone number.
- If you are moving to a new location, notify your WIC office.
Learning About Your WIC Check
"How Do I Use My WIC Check" PDF
Please click here for a PDF example of a WIC Check
What Happens At My WIC Appointments?
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You will visit with a health professional. He or she will give you suggestions and ideas about healthy eating for you and your children. At other times, you may join with other WIC participants for a nutrition or breastfeeding class. |
What Do I Need To Bring or Do for a WIC Appointment?
- During some visits, the WIC staff will check to see if your family is still eligible. This is called a certification. You will need to bring proof of identification, income, and address.
- Provide information to the WIC staff about problems at the grocery store or with your checks.
- Ask the WIC staff if you have questions about your checks. Bring unused checks to the WIC office.
How Long Can I Stay On WIC?
- You or your child can stay on WIC as long as you meet the income guidelines, and you or your child have a nutritional risk.
- If you are pregnant, you can stay on WIC during your entire pregnancy.
- Depending upon how much you breastfeed your baby, you may be able to stay on WIC until your baby is 12 months old.
- If you are not breastfeeding, you can stay on WIC for six months.
- Your child can stay on WIC until his or her nutrition problem has improved, or until your child’s fifth birthday, whichever comes first.
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