Benefits
All Participants Receive:
- Screening for nutrition and health needs
- Information on how to use WIC foods to improve health
- WIC EBT card to buy foods that help keep you and your children healthy and strong
- Referrals to doctors, dentists, and programs like FoodShare, Medicaid, BadgerCare Plus, Wisconsin Works (W-2) and Head Start.
Women Receive:
- WIC foods
- Nutrition Education
- Health Screenings
- Information on healthy eating during pregnancy and breastfeeding
- Help with starting or continuing breastfeeding infants
- Help with starting or continuing breastfeeding
- Infant formula, if needed
- Immunization, PNCC, Dental, and First Breath referrals
- Parents/caregivers receive information on taking care of babies
Children Receive:
- WIC foods.
- Nutrition Education
- Health Screenings
- Immunization, Dental, and Fit Families referrals
- Parents/caregivers receive information on food shopping, recipes and feeding a child
Food Benefits
- Fruits, vegetables (fresh, frozen, canned) and seasonal farmers market checks.
- 100% juice
- Whole wheat/whole grain foods: 100% whole wheat bread, whole wheat noodles, brown rice, soft corn or whole wheat tortillas.
- Beans, peas, lentils (canned or dried)
- Peanut butter
- Canned fish
- Milk, eggs, yogurt, and cheese
- Infant cereals, fruits and vegetables, and meats
Formulas and Medical Nutritionals
- Standard contract formulas
- Exempt (special) formulas for infants and children with special needs
- Medical foods for children and women with special needs