If you do not see the food items you are looking to purchase with your PA WIC benefits, or if you have additional questions or issues, then we recommend you contact the Pennsylvania WIC program for further assistance. This will further help you determine what items you can purchase. You should also bring the Pennsylvania WIC approved food list which you can view the list below or download here. The following foods must comply with the FDA standards of identity:Īs a reminder, when going shopping at your local WIC approved grocery store, bring your WIC ID folder along with your paper checks/vouchers or if your state is using the eWIC system, bring your Pennsylvania WIC EBT Card. This state must use these requirements when creating the Pennsylvania WIC food list. To find out all the foods available through your WIC benefits, select your state below.Below is the list of Pennsylvania WIC eligible foods based off of federal requirements. Some of the foods available through the WIC program include eggs, cheese, infant and adult cereal, fruits and vegetables, canned fish, peanut butter and canned beans and peas and more. Special infant formulas and medical foods may be available when prescribed by a physician for specific medical needs and conditions. For women who do not breastfeed fully, WIC provides iron-fortified infant formula. WIC believes and promotes breastfeeding as an optimal source of nutrition for infants. Also, instead of having to visit your local WIC clinic each month for new checks our vouchers, your eWIC card will automatically be refilled electronically. From there, the POS system would deduct the amount from your current WIC balance. Instead of using the checks or vouchers at checkout, you would hand the cashier your WIC EBT Card and they would swipe it like a normal debit or credit card.
This replaces the paper checks and vouchers with a WIC EBT (Electronic benefit transfer) Card. In some states they have rolled out the new eWIC system. The foods specified are designed to supplement your diet with specific nutrients that benefits you and your child's needs. Each month you would go down to a WIC clinic nearby and they would issue the checks or vouchers. In most cases, if you are receiving WIC benefits in your state, you are given WIC checks or vouchers that allow you to purchase WIC approved foods at your local grocery store.
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