Pregnant
Cash-value benefit for fruits and vegetables, plus whole grains, breakfast cereal, milk, yogurt, cheese, eggs, juice, peanut butter, and dry beans, peas or lentils.
Food Benefits
WIC provides monthly benefits for healthy foods, loaded onto your California WIC Card. Your food package is designed for your family's stage, from pregnancy through your child's fifth birthday.
Food packages
WIC is a supplemental food program, which means it doesn't provide all the food or formula your family needs. What's in your package depends on your category. Your WIC counselor will go over your family's benefits with you.
Breastfeeding moms
Moms who breastfeed get the most food, for up to a year. Moms who fully breastfeed also get extra milk, cheese and eggs, and canned fish.
Moms not breastfeeding
Food and nutrition education for up to 6 months after your baby is born.
Infants
Support for breastfeeding, and formula when needed. Starting at 6 months: infant cereal and baby fruits and vegetables. Fully breastfed babies also get infant meats. At 9 months, families can choose a cash-value benefit for fresh fruits and vegetables.
Children 1 to 5
Cash-value benefit for fruits and vegetables, plus whole grains, cereal, milk, yogurt, cheese, eggs, juice, peanut butter, and dry beans, peas or lentils.
Food allergies or special diets?
If you or your child has food allergies or intolerances, ask WIC staff about other choices. Soy beverages and tofu are available; for children, a medical prescription is required.
Shopping with WIC
Know what to buy: Use the California WIC app or the WIC shopping guide to see which foods, brands and sizes are WIC-approved.
Find a store: Use the WIC app to find grocery stores near you that accept the WIC Card.
Check your balance in the app before you shop.
Go to California WIC for families (app, food list and stores) (opens in a new tab)
Tell us about your shopping experience
WIC cares about your shopping experience. If you had a problem while shopping for your WIC foods, please let us know.