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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC Program); 2024-2025 WIC Food List

[54 Pa.B. 3842]
[Saturday, July 6, 2024]

 For the Pennsylvania Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC or WIC Program), the Department of Health publishes notice of the 2024-2025 WIC Food List that contains the required types of foods and, if applicable, names of the allowable brands of foods for the WIC Program.

 Effective October 1, 2024, the 2024-2025 WIC Food List authorizes the following as allowable foods for the purpose of the WIC Program. The current food list can also be located at https://www.pawic.com.

Cheese

 Regular, reduced fat, low fat or fat free, low cholesterol, low sodium, lactose free or calcium fortified. Cheese must be marked with weight, type and cost. Cheese must be in the form of a block, sliced, shredded, stick or string cheese. Package size must be 8 ounces or 16 ounces.

American (Pasteurized Process)	Cheddar
Cheddarella	Cojack
Colby (Longhorn)	Monterey Jack
Mozzarella	Muenster
Provolone	Swiss

 Kosher cheese must be specified on the WIC Benefit Balance.

 Not Allowed: Cubed, individually wrapped slices, imported, deli service, cheese foods, imitation cheese, smoked cheese, cheese products or spreads, cheese with added ingredients, organic cheese, cheese packed in water.

Cow's Milk

 Fluid milk (pasteurized; 1/2 gallons or gallons), any fat level, allowed as specified on the WIC Benefit Balance. Acidophilus milk allowed. Lactose free, kosher, evaporated (12-ounce cans) or dry milk is allowed, if specified on the WIC Benefit Balance.

 Kefir and UHT milk is allowed if a quart of milk is specified on the WIC Benefit Balance.

 Not Allowed: Flavored milk, buttermilk, goat's milk, milk with added calcium, protein or plant sterols, vitamin C, omega 3s, organic milk, ultra-filtered milk or milk in glass bottles.

Soy Beverage

32-ounce or 64-ounce:

Pacific—Ultra Soy (Original), 8th Continent (Original), Silk (Original—refrigerated or shelf stable), Great Value (Original)

 Not Allowed: Any other brand or flavor of soy beverage.

Yogurt (32-ounce containers)

Whole Fat Yogurts:

Best Choice—Greek Plain

Best Yet—Greek Plain

Bowl & Basket—Plain

Brown Cow—Plain, Maple, Vanilla

Dannon—Plain, Strawberry, Vanilla

Food Lion—Greek Plain

Giant—Greek Vanilla, Greek Plain

Giant Eagle—Greek Plain

Lucerne—Plain, Vanilla, Greek Plain

Mountain High—Plain, Vanilla, Strawberry

Oikos—Plain

Open Nature—Greek Plain

Pics—Greek Vanilla, Greek Plain, Plain

Tops—Plain

Weis—Probiotic Plain, Greek Plain

Lowfat Yogurts:

Activia—Vanilla

Best Choice—Peach, Strawberry, Strawberry Banana, Vanilla

Best Yet—Plain, Vanilla, Greek Plain

Bowl & Basket—Plain, Strawberry

Dannon—Plain, Vanilla

Food Club—Strawberry, Vanilla

Giant—Greek Vanilla, Plain

LALA—Plain, Mango, Strawberry, Vanilla

Lucerne—Plain, Vanilla, Greek Plain

Open Nature—Greek Plain

Pics—Plain, Vanilla, Greek Vanilla

Tops—Plain, Strawberry

Two Good—Greek Plain

Weis—Plain, Strawberry

Yoplait—Kids (8—4 oz.)—All Flavors

Nonfat Yogurts:

Best Choice—Plain, Greek Plain, Greek Vanilla

Best Yet—Plain

Bowl & Basket—Greek Plain, Greek Strawberry, Greek Vanilla

Dannon—Greek Vanilla

Food Club—Plain, Greek Plain

Food Lion—Plain, Greek Plain, Greek Vanilla

Giant—Plain, Vanilla, Greek Vanilla, Greek Plain

Giant Eagle—Greek Plain, Greek Vanilla

Great Value—Plain

Lucerne—Plain, Greek Plain, Greek Strawberry, Greek Vanilla

Oikos—Plain, Vanilla Bean, Greek Vanilla

Open Nature—Greek Plain, Greek Vanilla

Pics—Plain, Vanilla, Greek Strawberry, Greek Vanilla, Greek Plain

Tops—Plain, Vanilla, Greek Vanilla, Greek Plain

Weis—Greek Plain, Greek Vanilla

Yoplait—GoGurt (1 box* 16—2 oz. tubes or 2 boxes* 8—2 oz. tubes) All flavors except Strawberry/Tropical.

Kosher Nonfat Yogurts:

Gevina—Plain

Givat—Yogolite Coffee, Plain, Strawberry, Vanilla

J&J—Plain

Mehadrin—Plain, Vanilla, Coffee, Greek Cappuccino, Greek Plain, Greek Strawberry, Greek Vanilla

 Not Allowed: Organic, Drinkable Yogurts, Yogurts with non-nutritive sweeteners, Yogurts with mix-in-ingredients such as: Granola, Candy pieces, Honey or Nuts.

Tofu

8-ounce or 16-ounce containers:

House Foods—Premium Medium  Firm, Firm, Extra Firm Nasoya—Organic Super Firm Azumaya—Silken, Firm, Extra Firm O Organics—Extra Firm Cubed  (8 oz.), Super Firm Franklin Farms—Extra Firm, Firm,  Medium Firm, Soft Nature's Soy—Firm, Soft

 Not Allowed: Any other brand or type of tofu.

Chicken Eggs

 Cartons of 1 dozen. Any brand Grade A or AA Regular: x-large, large, medium or small. Cage free are allowed.

 Not Allowed: Specialty eggs such as: vegetarian fed, organic, low cholesterol, fat modified, high in omega 3s, free range or egg substitutes.

Legumes (Beans)

 1 pound of dried beans or 15-ounce to 16-ounce cans (canned kidney beans may contain sugar). Organic is allowed. Individuals will be allowed to purchase dried or canned beans based on what is on their WIC benefit balance.

 Black beans, black eye peas, garbanzo beans, great northern beans, kidney beans, lima beans, navy beans, pinto beans, butter beans, pink beans, split peas and lentils.

 Not Allowed: Canned green or yellow beans, green lima beans, wax beans, added seasonings (spices), sugars, oils, fats, sauces or meats.

Fruits and Vegetables

Fruits and Vegetables Allowed:

 Any brand is OK. Organic is OK but tends to cost more; individuals will get more items if they select nonorganic.

 Fresh: whole or cut, loose or pre-packaged. Frozen: plain, bag or box, low sodium OK. Canned: water or juice pack only; metal, glass or plastic container, low sodium OK.

Not allowed:

 Fresh: salad bar, party platters, fruit baskets, herbs, nuts or peanuts, salad kits with nuts, croutons or dressing, fruits or vegetables with dips, dried fruit, fruit leather or fruit snacks.

 Frozen: items with sugar, breading, honey, butter, sauce, cheese, fat, or oil; items with meat, rice or pasta; fries or tater tots; soups.

 Canned: items with added meat, fat, oil, rice or pasta; items with added sugar or in syrup; non-nutritive sweeteners; pickled vegetables, sauerkraut or olives; cranberry sauce or pie filling; soups; jarred salsa or pasta sauce; infant or toddler foods or squeezable pouches; products with maraschino cherries; relishes and ketchup.

Juice

Single Strength (48-ounce container, 100% pure juice):

• Apple & Eve—Apple, Cranberry Apple

• Best Yet—Pineapple

• Food Club—Apple

• Freedom's Choice—Apple

• Juicy Juice—All Flavors

• Mott's—Apple, Fruit Punch

• Ruby Kist—Apple, Orange, Pineapple, Grape, White Grape

• Seneca—Apple

Single Strength (64-ounce container, 100% pure juice):

• Apple & Eve—100% juices, Sesame Street Flavors. Not Allowed: ''Cranberry Juice and More'' items and ''Fruitables''

• Campbell's—Tomato, Low Sodium Tomato, Low Sodium V8, V8, Spicy Hot V8

• Juicy Juice—All Flavors

• Langers—All Flavors, except Ruby Red Grapefruit

• Libby's—Pineapple

• Mott's—Apple, Apple Cherry, Apple Mango, Apple White Grape, Sensibles Apple, Fruit Punch

• Northland—Cranberry, Cranberry Grape, Cranberry Raspberry, Cranberry Pomegranate, Cranberry Mango, Pomegranate Blueberry, Blueberry Blackberry Acai

• Ocean Spray—Only 100% juice allowed; juice drinks are not allowed. Apple, Concord Grape, Cranberry Blackberry, Cranberry Cherry, Cranberry Concord Grape, Cranberry Mango, Cranberry Pineapple, Cranberry Pomegranate, Cranberry Raspberry, Cranberry, Cranberry Watermelon, Cranberry Elderberry

• Old Orchard—All flavors except premium flavors and Strawberry Watermelon

• Ruby Kist—Apple, Grape, White Grape, Orange

• Seneca—Apple

• Welch's—Purple, red or white grape juice, white grape peach, white grape cherry

Apple—Always Save, Best Yet, Best Choice, Food Club,  Freedoms Choice, Giant, Giant Eagle, Great Value,  IGA, Life Everyday, Parade, Pics by Price Chopper,  Signature Select, That's Smart, Tops, Tree Top,  Wegmans, Weis

Grape—Always Save, Best Yet, Best Choice, Food Club,  Freedoms Choice, Giant, Giant Eagle, Great Value,  IGA, Pics by Price Chopper, ShopRite, Signature Select,  That's Smart, Tops, Wegmans, Weis

White Grape—Best Yet, Food Club, Giant, Giant Eagle,  Great Value, IGA, Pics by Price Chopper, ShopRite,  Signature Select, That's Smart, Tops, Wegmans, Weis

Cranberry—Food Lion, Great Value, Signature Select,  That's Smart, Weis

Pineapple—Best Yet, Best Choice, Food Lion, Great  Value, Pics by Price Chopper

Vegetable—Best Yet, Best Choice, Food Lion, Giant, Great  Value, Pics by Price Chopper, Signature Select, That's  Smart

Tomato—Best Yet, Best Choice, Food Club, Freedoms  Choice, Giant, Great Value, Pics by Price Chopper

Pear—Great Value

Grapefruit—Food Lion, Giant, Great Value, Pics by Price  Chopper

Mango—Great Value

Orange—Any brand—Vitamin D and calcium are okay.

Frozen Concentrated (11 1/2-ounce to 12-ounce container, 100% pure juice):

Apple	Always Save, Best Choice, Best Yet, Essential Everyday, Food Club, Freedoms Choice, Giant, Giant Eagle, Great Value, Pics by Price Chopper, Red & White, ShopRite, Signature Select, Tipton Grove, Tops, Weis
Orange	Always Save, Best Choice, Essential Everyday, Food Club, Freedoms Choice, Giant Eagle, Great Value, Pics by Price Chopper, ShopRite, Signature Select, Tipton Grove, Weis
Grape	Food Club, Giant, Giant Eagle, Great Value, Pics by Price Chopper
Pineapple	Giant Eagle
White Grape	Pics by Price Chopper
Old Orchard	All Flavors
Seneca	Apple

 Not Allowed: Ciders, cocktails, non-nutritive sweeteners, food colorings, added sugar, alcohol, carbonation, fiber, omega 3s, DHA, ARA, beta-carotene, Vitamin A or Vitamin E, organic juice.

Cereal

Adult/Child Cereals:

 Cold Cereal 12—36 oz. packages/Hot Cereal 9.8—36 oz. packages

General Mills:	Cheerios—Original, Multigrain, Oat Crunch Berry, Veggie Blends Apple Strawberry, Veggie Blends Blueberry Banana
	Chex—Wheat, Corn, Rice, Cinnamon, Blueberry
	Kix—Original, Honey or Berry Berry Total—Whole Grain Wheaties
Kellogg Co.:	Corn Flakes—Original, Honey
	Crispix
	Frosted Mini Wheats—Original Bite Size and Little Bite All Flavors
	Rice Krispies—Regular
	Special K—Original, Protein, Touch of Cinnamon
Malto Meal, bag or box:	Crispy Rice Frosted Mini Spooners—Original and  Strawberry Original—Hot Wheat Cereal, Coco Wheats Farina—Hot Wheat
Cream of Wheat:	Instant—Original, 1 or 2 1/2 minutes, Whole Grain
Cream of Rice:	Instant, Original
Post:	Grape-Nuts & Grape-Nut Flakes Great Grains—Banana Nut Crunch,  Crunchy Pecan Honey Bunches of Oats—Almond, Vanilla,  Honey Roasted, Maple & Pecan,  Cinnamon Bun
Quaker Co.:	Instant Grits—Original and Butter Life—Original, Vanilla Oatmeal Squares (Cinnamon, Brown  Sugar, Honey Nut) Original Oatmeal—Instant

Store Brand Cereal:

• Toasted Oats—Best Choice, Bowl & Basket, Essential Everyday, Food Club, Food Lion, Freedoms Choice, Giant, Giant Eagle, IGA, Pics, Signature Select, That's Smart, Tops, Weis

• Corn Flakes—Best Choice, Best Yet, Bowl & Basket, Essential Everyday, Food Club, Food Lion, Freedoms Choice, Giant Eagle, Great Value, IGA, Krasdale, Pics, Signature Select, That's Smart, Tops, Weis

• Crispy Rice—Best Choice, Best Yet, Bowl & Basket, Food Club, Food Lion, Freedoms Choice, Giant Eagle, Great Value, IGA, Krasdale, Pics, Signature Select, That's Smart, Tops, Weis

• Corn Squares or Corn Biscuits—Best Choice, Bowl & Basket, Food Club, Giant, Great Value

• Rice Squares or Rice Biscuits—Best Choice, Bowl & Basket, Food Club, Food Lion, Giant, Great Value, Signature Select

• Frosted Shredded Wheat—Food Club, Giant, Giant Eagle, Great Value, IGA, Pics, Tops, Weis

• Instant Oatmeal Original—Food Club, Giant, Giant Eagle, IGA, Signature Select

• Bran/Wheat Flakes—Essential Everyday, Food Club, Giant, Giant Eagle, Great Value, IGA, Pics, That's Smart, Tops, Weis

• Honey Oats & Flakes w/ Almonds—Food Club, Giant, Giant Eagle, Pics, Weis

 Not Allowed: Any other brand, type or size of cereal; organic cereals.

Peanut Butter

 16-ounce to 18-ounce containers

 Not Allowed: Reduced fat peanut butter, peanut butter spread, peanut butter mixed with jelly, marshmallow, chocolate or honey, organic peanut butter, added omega 3s, DHA, ARA or non-nutritive sweeteners.

Infant Formula

 Brand, type and size specified on Benefit Balance.

Infant Foods

Infant Cereal:

8-ounce or 16-ounce container Rice, oatmeal, barley, whole wheat,  multigrain or corn Organic is allowed. Brands: Beech Nut, Earth's Best Organic,  Gerber

 Not Allowed: Cereals with added: fruit, formula, yogurt, DHA or ARA.

Infant Fruits and Vegetables: 2-ounce or 4-ounce containers of 100% fruits or vegetables.

 Any single fruit or vegetable, any combination of different fruits and vegetables. Multipacks, variety pack boxes and organic are allowed.

 Brands—Beech Nut, Bowl & Basket, Earth's Best Organic, Gerber, Happy Baby Organics, Nature's Promise, O Organics, Once Upon A Farm, Parent's Choice, Tippy Toes

 Not Allowed: Added DHA, ARA, salt or sugar, desserts, squeezable pouches or anything mixed with cereal, noodles, rice, meats, yogurt, flour, starches or any other ingredients.

Infant Meats:

2 1/2 ounce containers Any meat in broth or gravy. Variety packs are allowed. Organics are allowed. Brands—Beech Nut, Earth's Best Organic,  Gerber, Happy Baby or Parent's Choice

 Not Allowed: Added DHA, ARA, salt or sugar, meat sticks or mixed with cereal, rice, noodles, vegetables, fruit or any other ingredients.

Canned Fish

 Chunk Light Tuna, Pink Salmon or Sardines in 3 3/4-ounce, 5-ounce or 6-ounce cans only.

 Can be packed in water or oil. Sardines can be flavored, such as in mustard, tomato sauce or lemon.

 Not Allowed: Albacore tuna, brisling sardines, red salmon, organic fish.

Whole Grains

16-ounce packages:

Whole Wheat Bread and Rolls

 Store Brands 100% Whole Wheat Bread:

 Bowl & Basket, Giant, Giant Eagle, Signature Select,   Weis

Arnold	100% Whole Wheat Buns Stone Ground 100% Whole Wheat Bread
Bimbo	100% Whole Wheat Bread
Lewis	100% Whole Wheat Bread, Healthy Life  100% Whole Wheat Bread
Hauswald's	100% Whole Wheat Bread
Gold Medal	100% Whole Wheat Bread
Pepperidge Farms	Very Thin Soft 100% Whole Wheat Bread
Sara Lee	Classic 100% Whole Wheat Bread
Schmidt Old Tyme	100% Whole Wheat Bread
Schwebel's	100% Whole Wheat Bread
Windmill Farms	100% Stoneground Whole Wheat Bread  Hamotzie, 100% Stoneground Whole  Wheat Bread Mezonot

 Not Allowed: Any other package size, brand or type of whole grain products, organic whole grains, whole grains with added omega-3s, dried fruits, seeds, nuts, extra calcium or Vit D.

Tortillas:

 Best Choice—Corn Tortillas, Whole Wheat Tortillas

 Bowl & Basket—Whole Wheat Tortillas

 Food Club—Whole Wheat, White Corn Fajita Style

 Food Lion—Whole Wheat Tortillas for Fajitas

 Giant—Whole Wheat

 Giant Eagle—Soft White Corn, 100% Whole Wheat

 Great Value—Whole Wheat Soft Taco

 Guerrero—Corn White

 IGA—White Corn Tortillas

 La Banderita—White Corn, Yellow Corn, 100% Whole Wheat, Fajita Whole Wheat

 Mission—Soft Taco Whole Wheat, Yellow Corn Extra Thin, Whole Wheat

 Signature Select—Whole Wheat

 Tops—Whole Wheat

 Weis—Whole Wheat

Whole Grain Brown Rice:

 Blue Ribbon, Mahatma, Ben's Original, Goya: Whole Grain Brown Rice

 Store Brands: Best Choice, Best Yet, Bowl & Basket, Food Club, Freedoms Choice, Giant, Great Value, IGA, Signature Select, Wegmans, Weis

Oats:

 Mom's Best—Natural Quick Oats, Old Fashioned Quick   Oats
 Quaker Oat Bran

Whole Wheat Pasta 16-ounce

Bowl & Basket	Whole Wheat Spaghetti, Whole Wheat  Penne Rigate
Barilla	Whole Wheat Thin Spaghetti, Whole  Wheat Linguine, Whole Wheat  Spaghetti, Whole Wheat Elbows, Whole  Wheat Rotini, Whole Wheat Penne
Essential Everyday	Whole Wheat Thin Spaghetti
Giant	Whole Wheat Elbow Macaroni, Whole  Wheat Penne Rigate, Whole Wheat  Rotini, Whole Wheat Spaghetti, Whole  Wheat Thin Spaghetti
Great Value	Whole Wheat Elbows, Whole Wheat  Linguine, Whole-Wheat Penne,  Whole-Wheat Spaghetti
Ronzoni	Whole Grain Penne Rigate, Whole Grain  Spaghetti, Whole Grain Thin Spaghetti,  Whole Grain Rotini or Whole Grain  Linguini
Signature Select	Whole Wheat Penne Rigate, Whole Wheat  Spaghetti, Whole Wheat Thin Spaghetti
Weis	Whole Wheat Penne Rigate, Whole Wheat  Spaghetti, Whole Wheat Angel Hair, or  Whole Wheat Rotini

 Not Allowed: Organic pasta or pasta with added sugars, fats, oils or salt.

United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Nondiscrimination Statement:

 In accordance with Federal civil rights law and USDA civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its agencies, offices and employees and institutions participating in or administering the USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity in any program or activity conducted or funded by the USDA.

 Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (for example, Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible State or local agency that administers the program or the USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact the 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.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_ filing_cust.html, from any USDA office, or write a letter addressed to the USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit the completed form or letter to the United States Department of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20250-9410, fax (202) 690-7442, Program.Intake@ usda.gov.

 This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

 The Pennsylvania WIC program is funded by the USDA. The USDA is an equal opportunity provider.

 Persons with a disability who require an alternative format of this listing (for example, large print, audiotape, Braille) should contact the Department of Health, Bureau of WIC, 625 Forster Street, 7th Floor West, Health and Welfare Building, Harrisburg, PA 17120, (717) 783-1289, or for speech and/or hearing-impaired persons, call the Pennsylvania Hamilton Relay Service at (800) 654-5984 (TDD users) or (800) 654-5988 (voice users).

DR. DEBRA L. BOGEN, 
Acting Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 24-945. Filed for public inspection July 5, 2024, 9:00 a.m.]

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