KANSAS WIC
Program Booklet
I N FO R M ATI O N FO R C LI E NT S
K ANSAS
EFFEC TIV E O C TO B ER , 201 5
Department of Health
and Environment
WIC provides good food and a whole lot more
WIC is a nutrition program that provides nutrition and health education,
breastfeeding support, healthy food and referrals to other services free
of charge to Kansas families who qualify. WIC stands for the Special
Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children.
Connecting for a healthy future
• Bran Flakes*
Do your nutrition education
ONLINE.
• Corn Biscuits
Follow these easy steps: • Corn Flakes
• Crispy Rice
• Crispy Hexagons
2 Create an account and•set
up yourYou
profile
Essentially
WIC OFFERS FAMILIES:
WIC NUTRITION STAFF MEET
•
Frosted
Shredded
3 Complete a lesson from one of the 5
Wheat*
WITH EACH WIC CLIENT TO:
• Breastfeeding promotion and
categories: Pregnant Women, Children 0-1,
• Frosted Bite size Shredded
•
Bran
Flakes*
•
Bite
Size
Frosted
•
Berry
Berry
Kix*
• Review diet and health behaviors
support
Children 1-5,
Wheat - Blueberry*
Shredded Wheat*
• Corn Biscuits
• Cheerios*
Family,
Parents
•
Provide
individual
nutrition
advice
• Checks to buy healthy food
•
Frosted Shredded Wheat
•
Bran
Flakes*
• Corn Flakes
• Cheerios + Ancient
- Strawberry Cream*
•
Corn
Flakes
Grains*
•
Crispy
Hexagons
4
Fill
out
the
survey
• Support families making changes
• Health and social service referrals
•
Multigrain Tasteeos*
• Crisp Rice
• Corn Chex
• Crispy Rice
for better health
5
Print
or
email
your
certificate
of completion
• Immunization screening and
•
Nutty Nuggets*
• Crunchy Nuggets*
• Dora the Explorer
• Essentially You
•
Offer
a
selection
of
healthy
foods
•
Oats
&
More w/ Honey
referrals
•
Crunchy
Oat
Squares*
•
Fiber
One
Honey
• Frosted Shredded
•
Oats
&
More w/ Almonds
Clusters*
ID:
Wheat*
•
Honey
Oats
and
Flakes
• Tips for eating well to improve
•
Oat
Wise*
• Honey Kix*
• Nutty Nuggets*
• Toasted
Corn
health
Username:
• Rice Biscuits
• Kix*
• Oats & More w/Almonds
• Toasted MultiGrain*
16 oz containers
• Simple Living*
Password:
• Multi Grain Cheerios*
• Oats & More w/Honey
• Toasted
Rice
• Nasoya - Silken
• Tasteeos*
• Rice Chex
• Oat Wise*
• Toasted
Wheat*
WIC Clinic:
• Azumaya - Firm
• Toasted Corn Squares
• Wheat Chex*
• Rice Biscuits
• Toasted Whole Grain
• House - Medium
•size
Toasted
Riceon
Squares
The
brand,
type
and
as listed
the check.
Oats*
•
Wheaties*
• Tasteeos/Toasted Oats*
Firm, Firm and
• Wheat Biscuits*
• Whole
Grain Total*
Wheat
Biscuits*
For more information about• the
Kansas
WIC Program
and/or
Nutrition
and
Breastfeeding
Education
go
to:
www.kansaswic.org
CANNOT BUY: any other brand, type or size
Extra Firm
• Wheat Flakes*
1 Go to wichealth.org
MILK, EGGS, & CHEESE MUST BE STORE BRAND OR LEAST EXPENSIVE BRAND AVAILABLE
What
to bring
Dried Beans/Peas
Canned
Beans to your
64 ozaonly
SHELF
STABLE
How
toauthorized
Use
Fruit
and
Check
100%
WHOLE
WHEAT
BREAD,
ROLLS
BUNS
(Examples)
All
milk
is fortified
withVegetable
Vitamin
D. of Identity
Eggs
Milk
& Proof
• Bran Flakes*
• Bran Flakes*
• All Bran*
Up to 1 lb bag
15
- 16 ozidentification
can
• Photo
• Tax
will Bitz
be applied to the
The Fruit and Vegetable
Check
has a • Driver’s
• Corn
• Corn •Biscuits
• Corn
Flakes
Type
and
size as listed
on the
check Any
Any
brand
brand license One Dozen
12,
16,
20container
or 24 oz packages
WIC Fish
Appointment:
On the
Things to look for when buying
whole
appointment
Proof
of where you are
Cheese
wheat
bread...
day, be sure to
currently
(Examples)
• Blueberry
• 4 Corner Crunch
5 - 15Mini
ozliving
containers
• Utility bill
Spooners*
Original*bring the papers
One
16brand
oz
package or two
8 oz packages
you were asked
• Any
Rent
receipt
• Corn
Flakes
• Corn Biscuits

if you pay with cash,
maximum dollar amount
printed on it. • Schooldifference
• Corn Flakes
• Corn Flakes
• Crispix
identification
STEP 1:
to provide.
• Lease/Housing
Agreement
Your
choice
of:forhave
Product
labels
breads/rolls/buns
include
the••Free
words
100%
Whole
Wheat.
Whole
wheat • Crispy
Your
choice
of: Beans
Your
choice of:
Rice
• Corn
Flakes
No
Fat
(Skim)
•must
Whole
Lactose
•check.
Kidney
Black
Beans
•
Crispy
Hexa-Grains*
•• Any
Crispy
Hexagon
•
Frosted
Mini-Wheats
Birth
certificate
credit/debit,
or
If
you
fruits
and
vegetables
that
Check
the Label
Available
to
exclusively
breastfeeding
flavor
Apple,
Any flavor
Apple,
Apple
Apple, Berry,
Apple, Grape,
Apple, Grape,
Apple,
Grape
or you
•
Envelope
that
was
mailed
to
flour
must
be theCherry,
first
ingredient
listed.
Little
Bites*
•
Frosted
Mini
•
Crispy
Hexagons
•
Grade
AA
Large
•
Pasteurized
Processed
American
(sliced)
•
Crispy
Rice
Crispy
Rice
Lowfat
Options
(½%,
1%)
•
Fat
Free
or
Lowfat
•• Dried
Beans
Black-Eyed
Peas card • Lentils
Kansas Medicaid
Apple
Kiwi andWhite
Grape,amount
White
White Grape or
Grape or breastfeeding
exceed the dollar
onGrape,
the Fruit •• Grape,
mothers
pregnant
Label says
• Tax
will not
be •applied
toButter
the
Mini-Wheats
• Crispy
Rice “100%
• Shredded
Grade
A Large
• Cheddar
(block)
•Refried
Frosted
Wheat*
Nutty
Nuggets*
White
Grape,
Strawberry,
Punch, Grape • Frosted
orEvaporated
White
White
Grape Spooners*
Reduced
Fat (2%)*
•
Passport
Lima
or
•
Fat-Free
••• Peas
and
Vegetable
Check
you
can:
Current
Proof
of Household
Income
for all
Whole
Wheat”
Brands
that
have
100%
Whole
Wheat
products
to
meet
the
above
criteria
include:
mothers
with
twins
or
triplets.
Original*
•
Oat
Blenders
w/
Just
Juice
Apple,
Apple
Orange
Blend
or
White
Grape
Peach
Peach
• Essentially
You
•identification
Frosted Shredded
Wheat
Oats
& More
with
difference
if you pay
with Vision people
• Cojackliving
(block)
Whole
Milk (for
12-24
• Whole Evaporated
• Beans
Military
in your house (Examples)
••• Lentils
CANNOT Beans
BUY: brown,
Just
Juice
Berry,
Pineapple,
Grape
Honey
•
Frosted
Mini-Wheats
Blueberry*
•
Frosted
Shredded
Wheat*
- Pay the difference•using
Almonds
Colby
(block)
months old)
Nonfatcash,
Dry Just•Juice
card
benefits
or• another
Fruit and •• Apple
Navy
Beans
Garbanzo
Beans
Paystubs
from the most current job(s) to equal
free-range,
specialty
Cherry,
Peach
• Scooters*
Touch
of
Fruit
Raisin*
•
Frosted
Shredded
Wheat
•
Frosted
Shredded
Wheat
Proof
of
Identity
for
Child/Infant
LIGHT
TUNA,
CHUNK
CANNOT
BUY:
soup
•• Rice
Biscuits
• Monterey
(block)
Fat free, Lowfat
or Reduced
credit/debit
card, check or Vision
Just (Chick
Juice Fruit
Mango
or
30
days
orJack
4 weeks
STEP 2:
Vegetable
Check.
•organic
Pinto Beans • Strawberry
Peas)
eggs
orCream*
Cream
- Strawberry
• Frosted Mini-Wheats
Strawberry
Cream*
(Examples)
• Tasteeos*
mixes
Punch
or
Just
Juice
Grape
Juice
Plus
•
Mozzarella
(block)
• Packed
in letter
water or oil Check the Ingredient List
Fat Lactosecard
Free benefits.
DCF
benefit
• Splitw/
Peas
• Grape
Northern
Mini• Spooners*
Honey
Crisp
Touch of Fruit
• Bran Flakes*
• Great
Birth• certificate
• Toasted Oats*
If• your
fruit
andMedly
vegetable
•• Swiss
(block)
Medicaid
card/KanCare
card
Beans
PINK
SALMON
Almonds
Whole Wheat
flourOats*
Raspberry*
• Multigrain
Toasted
- Pay
the difference
using
• Foster purchase
care/adoption
papers
CANNOT BUY:
buttermilk,
flavored milk,
rawmultiple
unpasteurized
• Additional
income information
(child
support,
doesn’t
add up to the CANNOT
BUY:
imported
cheese,
food,
is thecheese
first ingredient
•
Honey
Crisp
Medly
•
Rice
Krispies
•
Nutty
Nuggets*
•
Packed
in
water
or
oil
**
**
•
Kansas
Medicaid
card
, rice milk
, organic
milk, BUY:
milk, non-dairy
milk and
substitutes
unemployment, etc.)
Fruit
Vegetable
Checks
CANNOT
green
beans, baked
beans,
Fruit
andWell*
Vegetable
Check
amount,
product or spread, shredded
cheese,
listed
• Living
• Oats
and cheese
More with
• Immunization
records
• CANNOT
Recent 1040
taxalbacore
statement
if self-employed
, coconut milk** or in glass containersflavored
almond milk**together.
beans,
pork
and
beans
or
chili
BUY:
tuna,
tunaslices
spreads,
or any
you
will not
receive
change back.
•
Living
Well
Multigrain*
w/Almonds
added
flavors,
individually
wrapped
or organic
•
Corn
Flakes
Apple or
Any flavor with
Apple, Berry, WIC cannot
Apple accept
Big Bird
Apple,
Apple,
Grape,
Appleof
oridentity.
Grape
Apple,
Social
Security
Cards
as
proof
*Only for certain medical conditions. ** Does not meet minimum
nutrition soups,
requirements.
beans,
beans
containing
added
other
type
of
salmon,
lunch
packs
or
fish
• Multigrain
Toasted Oats*
• Oats and More
• Frosted Shredded
Premium Apple
100% juice on
Cherry Punch,
Elmo’s Punch,
White Grape,
Apple Berry,
sugars, fats,
or oils
with added flavoring
w/Honey
Wheat*
• meats
Nutty
Nuggets*
the label
Fruit Punch,
Grover’s
White Juice-A-Lot Berry,
or Apple Grape
STEP
3:
Grape
Grape
or Bert & FORMULA/MILK/EGGS/CHEESE
Juice-A-Lot
• Oat
Wise*
• Frosted Strawberry
• Oat
Squares*
BABY Grape,
FOOD/INFANT
CEREAL/INFANT
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Check
Ounces
Blend or White
Ernie’s
Berry
Cherry,
JuiceShredded Wheat*
• Rice Biscuits in Product
• Rice Bitz
Grape
A-Lot Grape
or
YOGURT/SOY
BEVERAGE/TOFU/PEANUT
BUTTER/BEANS/FISH
• Honey & Oat Mixers
• Toasted
Oats*
• Toasted Oats*
Make sure
you don’t
go10:33 AM
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Juice-A-Lot Punch
• Toasted Oats*
• Wheat
Biscuits*
over
the
ounces
listed
FRUITS & VEGETABLES
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• Toasted Rice
on your WIC check


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JUICE
WHOLE GRAINS
BREAKFAST CEREALS
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9/10/15 10:33 AM
9/10/15 10:34 AM
WIC provides good food and a whole lot more
WIC is a nutrition program that provides nutrition and health education,
breastfeeding support, healthy food and referrals to other services free
of charge to Kansas families who qualify. WIC stands for the Special
Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children.
Connecting for a healthy future
• Bran Flakes*
Do your nutrition education
ONLINE.
• Corn Biscuits
Follow these easy steps: • Corn Flakes
• Crispy Rice
• Crispy Hexagons
2 Create an account and•set
up yourYou
profile
Essentially
WIC OFFERS FAMILIES:
WIC
NUTRITION STAFF MEET
MEATS
•
Frosted
Shredded
3 Complete a lesson from one of the 5
Wheat*
WITH EACH WIC CLIENT TO:
• Breastfeeding promotion and
categories: Pregnant Women, Children 0-1,
2½ oz containers
• Frosted Bite size Shredded
•
Bran
Flakes*
•
Bite
Size
Frosted
•
Berry
Berry
Kix*
8
oz
box
or
larger
• Review diet and health behaviors
support
Children 1-5,
Wheat - Blueberry*
FRUITS
& VEGETABLES • Corn Biscuits Available to exclusively
• Cheerios*
breastfed babies only. Shredded Wheat*
Family,
Parents
Your
choice
of:
•
Provide
individual
nutrition
advice
• Checks to buy healthy food
•
Frosted Shredded Wheat
•
Bran
Flakes*
• Corn Flakes
• Cheerios + Ancient
4 oz containers
• Single meats with
broth
- Strawberry
•
Barley
• Mixed Cream*
•
Corn
Flakes
Grains*
•
Crispy
Hexagons
4
Fill
out
the
survey
• Support families making changes
• Health
and social
• Single
or mixed
fruitsservice referrals
•
Single
meats
with
gravy
•
Multigrain
• Rice Tasteeos*
• Crisp Rice• Oatmeal
• Corn Chex
• Crispy Rice
for better health
5
Print
or
email
your
certificate
of completion
• Immunization
screening and
• Single
or mixed vegetables
•
Nutty
Nuggets*
• Whole Wheat
• Crunchy Nuggets*
Dora the
Explorer
• Essentially You
CANNOT BUY: •dinners
or organic
• Offer a selection
of One
healthy
foods
• Noreferrals
added sugar, starch or salt• Frosted Shredded
• Oats & More w/ Honey
• Crunchy Oat Squares*
• Fiber
Honey
CANNOT BUY: cereal
fruit,
• with
Oats added
& More
w/ Almonds
• No
added
Clusters*
ID: Oats
Wheat*
• Honey
and Flakes
• Tips
forDHA/ARA
eating well to improve
formula,
DHA/ARA
or
organic
•
Oat
Wise*
• Honey
Kix* to meet the criteria
• Nutty Nuggets*Brands that have
• for
Toasted
Corn
products
CANNOT
BUY: desserts, dinners,
health
Username:
• Rice Biscuits
• Kix*
• Oats & More w/Almonds
• Toasted MultiGrain*
baby
food
and
infant
cereal
include:
Beechnut,
16
oz
containers
cobblers, delights or organic
• Simple Living*
Password:
•
Multi
Grain
Cheerios*
• Oats & More w/Honey
•
Toasted
Rice
Gerber,
Tippy -Toes,
Kroger and Up & Up
• Nasoya
Silken
• Tasteeos*
• Rice Chex
• Oat Wise*
• Toasted
Wheat*
WIC Clinic:
• Azumaya - Firm
TIP: When buying baby
food
• Toasted Corn Squares
• Wheat Chex*
Biscuits
• Toasted Whole Grain
=2 fruit and vegetables,• aRice
• House - Medium
2-pack
•size
Toasted
Riceon
Squares
The
brand,
type
and
as listed
the check.
Oats*
•
Wheaties*
• Tasteeos/Toasted Oats*
Firm, Firm and
• Wheat Biscuits*
counted as 2about
containers.
• Whole
Grain Total*
• the
Wheat
Biscuits*
For moreisinformation
Kansas
WIC Program
and/or
Nutrition
and
Breastfeeding
Education
go
to:
www.kansaswic.org
CANNOT BUY: any other brand, type or size
Extra Firm
• Wheat Flakes*
Baby Food
1 Go to wichealth.org
Infant Cereal
Infant Formula
MILK, EGGS, & CHEESE MUST BE STORE BRAND OR LEAST EXPENSIVE BRAND AVAILABLE
KasnasWIC-ProgramBook15-Interior_Eng.indd 2
Dried Beans/Peas
Canned Beans
How to Use a Fruit and Vegetable Check
Eggs
64 oz only
SHELFWHOLE
STABLEWHEAT
100%
BREAD,
ROLLS
& BUNS
All authorized milk
is fortified
with Vitamin
D.
Milk
9/10/15 10:33 AM
Fish
Things to look for when buying whole
Cheese
wheat
bread... • 4 Corner Crunch
Blueberry
5 - 15Mini
oz
containers
• Bran Flakes*
• Bran
Flakes*
• All Bran*
•
Up
to 1 lb
bag
15 - 16 oz can
• Tax
will Bitz
be applied to the
The Fruit and Vegetable
Check
has a
Spooners*
Original*
• Corn
• Corn •Biscuits
• Corn
Flakes
Any
Type
and
size as listed on the check Any brand
One Dozen
One
16brand
oz package or two
8 oz packages
Any
brand
12, 16,
20container
or 24 oz packages
• Corn Flakes
• Corn Biscuits
difference if you pay with cash,
maximum dollar amount
printed on it.
• Corn Flakes
• Corn Flakes
• Crispix
STEP 1:
Your
choice
of:forhave
Product
labels
breads/rolls/buns
include
the•Free
words
100%
Whole
Wheat.
Whole
wheat • Crispy
Your
choice
of: Beans
Your Rice
choice of:
• Corn
Flakes
No
Fat
(Skim)
•must
Whole
Lactose
•check.
Kidney
Black
Beans
• Crispy
Hexa-Grains*
•• Any
Crispy
Hexagon
•
Frosted
Mini-Wheats
credit/debit,
or
If
you
fruits
and
vegetables
that
Check
the Label
Available
to
exclusively
flavor
Apple,
Any flavor
Apple,
Apple
Apple, Berry,
Apple, Grape,
Apple, Grape,
Apple,
Grape
or breastfeeding
flour
must
be theCherry,
first
ingredient
listed.
Little
Bites*
•
Frosted
Mini
•
Crispy
Hexagons
•
Grade
AA
Large
•
Pasteurized
Processed
American
(sliced)
•
Crispy
Rice
Crispy
Rice
Lowfat
Options
(½%,
1%)
•
Fat
Free
or
Lowfat
•• Dried
Beans
• Lentils
Black-Eyed Peas
Apple
Kiwi
Grape,amount
White
White Grape or
White
Grape
exceed the dollar
onGrape,
the Fruit • Grape,
mothers
and
pregnant
or
breastfeeding
Label
says
• Tax
will not
be •applied
the
Mini-Wheats
• Crispy Rice “100%
• Shredded
Grade
A Large
• Cheddar
(block)
•Refried
Frosted
Wheat*
Nutty
Nuggets*
White
Grape,
Strawberry,
Punch, Grape • Frosted
orEvaporated
White
White
Grape Spooners*
Reduced
Fat (2%)*
Lima
ortoButter
• Fat-Free
••• Peas
and
Vegetable
Check
you
can:
Whole
Wheat”
Brands
that
have
100%
Whole
Wheat
products
to
meet
the
above
criteria
include:
mothers
with
twins
or triplets.
Original*
•
Oat
Blenders
w/
Just
Juice
Apple,
Apple
Orange
Blend
or
White
Grape
Peach
Peach
• Essentially
You
• Frosted Shredded
Wheat
Oats
& More
with
difference
if you pay
with Vision • Cojack (block)
Whole
Milk (for
12-24
• Whole Evaporated
Beans
••• Lentils
CANNOT Beans
BUY: brown,
Just
Juice
Berry,
Pineapple,
Grape
Honey
•
Frosted
Mini-Wheats
Blueberry*
•
Frosted
Shredded Wheat*
- Pay the difference•using
Almonds
•
Colby
(block)
months old)
Nonfatcash,
Dry Just•Juice
card
benefits
or
another
Fruit
and
• Navy
Beans • Scooters*
Garbanzo Beansfree-range,
specialty
Apple Peach
Touch of Fruit Raisin* Cherry,
• Frosted Shredded Wheat
• Frosted Shredded Wheat
TUNA,
CHUNK
CANNOT
BUY:
soupor Reduced
•• Rice
Biscuits
• LIGHT
Monterey
Jack (block)
Fat free,
Lowfat
credit/debit
card,
check or Vision
Just (Chick
Juice Fruit
Mango or
STEP 2:
Vegetable
Check.
•
Pinto
Beans
Peas)
eggs
or
organic
•
Strawberry
Cream
- Strawberry Cream*
• Frosted Mini-Wheats
- Strawberry Cream*
• Tasteeos*
mixes
Punch
or
Just
Juice
Grape
Juice
Plus
•
Mozzarella
(block)
•
Packed
in
water
or
oil
Fat Lactosecard
Free benefits.
Check the Ingredient List
• Splitw/
Peas
• Grape
Great Northern
Mini Spooners*
Honey
Crisp
Touch of Fruit
• Bran Flakes*
• Toasted Oats*
• If• your
fruit
andMedly
vegetable
• Swiss (block)
Beans
PINK SALMON
Almonds
Whole Wheat
flourOats*
Raspberry*
• Multigrain
Toasted
- Pay
the difference
using
CANNOT BUY:
buttermilk,
flavored
milk,
rawmultiple
unpasteurized purchase
doesn’t add up to the CANNOT BUY: imported cheese,
food,
is thecheese
first ingredient
•
Honey
Crisp
Medly
•
Rice
Krispies
•
Nutty
Nuggets*
•
Packed
in
water
or
oil
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Oats*
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you don’t
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• Toasted Oats*
• Wheat
Biscuits*
over
the
ounces
listed
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WHOLE GRAINS
BREAKFAST CEREALS
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WIC provides good food and a whole lot more
WIC is a nutrition program that provides nutrition and health education,
breastfeeding support, healthy food and referrals to other services free
of charge to Kansas families who qualify. WIC stands for the Special
Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children.
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Kansas
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www.kansaswic.org
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Tofu
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Canned Beans
How to Use a Fruit and Vegetable Check
64 oz only
SHELFWHOLE
STABLEWHEAT
100%
BREAD, ROLLS & BUNS
Fish
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wheat
bread... • 4 Corner Crunch
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andWell*
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flavored
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tuna spreads, or any
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Well
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the label
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3:
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Grape
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Oats*
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Make sure
you don’t go
Juice-A-Lot Punch
• Toasted Oats*
• Wheat
Biscuits*
over
the
ounces
listed
FRUITS & VEGETABLES
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on your WIC check
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WHOLE GRAINS
BREAKFAST CEREALS
*Indicates cereals made with whole9/10/15
grain10:33 AM
9/10/15 10:33 AM
9/10/15 10:34 AM
WIC provides good food and a whole lot more
WIC is a nutrition program that provides nutrition and health education,
breastfeeding support, healthy food and referrals to other services free
of charge to Kansas families who qualify. WIC stands for the Special
Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children.
Connecting for a healthy future
• Bran Flakes*
Do your nutrition education
ONLINE.
• Corn Biscuits
Follow these easy steps: • Corn Flakes
• Crispy Rice
• Crispy Hexagons
2 Create an account and•set
up yourYou
profile
Essentially
WIC OFFERS FAMILIES:
WIC NUTRITION STAFF MEET
•
Frosted
Shredded
3 Complete a lesson from one of the 5
Wheat*
WITH EACH WIC CLIENT TO:
• Breastfeeding promotion and
categories: Pregnant Women, Children 0-1,
• Frosted Bite size Shredded
FRESH FRUITS & VEGETABLES
•
Bran
Flakes*
•
Bite
Size
Frosted
•
Berry
Berry
Kix*
• Review diet and health behaviors
support
Children 1-5,
Wheat - Blueberry*
Shredded Wheat*
• Corn Biscuits
• Cheerios*
Family,
Parents
TIP:
•
Provide
individual
nutrition
advice
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Frosted Shredded Wheat
•
Bran
Flakes*
• Corn Flakes
• Cheerios + Ancient
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Cream*
• Any variety of fresh, bulk fruits
andHexagons
vegetables
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fresh
fruits
and
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survey
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• Health and social service referrals
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vegetables is as easy as:
• Crispy Rice
Bagged salad mixes
for better health
5 Print Nuggets*
or email your certificate
of completion
•• Immunization
screening and
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• Rinse and eat
• referrals
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Offer
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Oats
&
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•
Fiber
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Honey
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Oats
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More w/ Almonds
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ID:
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fruit
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and
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Corn
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• Oats & More w/Almonds
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Password:
• Multi Grain Cheerios*
• Oats & More w/Honey
• Toasted
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• Toasted
Wheat*
CANNOT BUY: canned, frozen,
items
from the salad bar, • Rice Chex
WIC Clinic:
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• Rice Biscuits
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party trays, fruit baskets, decorative
fruits or vegetables,
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Oats*
•
Wheaties*
• Tasteeos/Toasted Oats*
nuts, herbs or spices (e.g. garlic, cilantro, parsley, etc.)
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• Whole
Grain Total*
Wheat
Biscuits*
For more information about• the
Kansas
WIC Program and/or
Nutrition
and Breastfeeding Education go to: www.kansaswic.org
• Wheat Flakes*
Fruits & Vegetables
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How to Use a Fruit and Vegetable Check
64 oz only
SHELFWHOLE
STABLEWHEAT
100%
BREAD, ROLLS & BUNS
Things to look for when buying whole
wheat bread... • 4 Corner Crunch
• Blueberry Mini
• Bran Flakes*
• Bran Flakes*
• All Bran*
• Tax
will Bitz
be applied to the
The Fruit and Vegetable
Check
has a
Spooners*
Original*
• Corn
• Corn •Biscuits
• Corn
Flakes
12, 16, 20 or 24 oz packages
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• Corn
difference
if you pay with cash,
maximum dollar amount
printed on it.
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• Corn Flakes
• Crispix
STEPBiscuits
1:
Product
labels
forhave
breads/rolls/buns
must include
the words 100%
Whole
Wheat.
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Flakes
•
Crispy
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• Any
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Frosted
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credit/debit,
or
check.
If
you
fruits
and
vegetables
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flavor
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• Crispy Hexagons
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exceedCherry,
the dollar
on
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• Nutty Nuggets*
White Grape,
Strawberry,
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or White
White
Grape Spooners*
and
Vegetable
Check
you
can:
Whole Wheat”
Brands
that
have
100%
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Wheat
products
to
meet
the
above
criteria
include:
Original*
•
Oat
Blenders
w/
Just
Juice
Apple,
Apple
Orange
Blend
or
White
Grape
Peach
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• Essentially
You
• Frosted Shredded
Wheat
• Oats & More with
difference
if you pay
with Vision
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Juice
Berry,
Pineapple,
Grape
Honey
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Frosted
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card
benefits
or
another
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and
Just Juice Cherry,
Apple Peach
• Scooters*
Touch of Fruit Raisin*
• Frosted Shredded Wheat
• Frosted Shredded Wheat
• Rice Biscuits
credit/debit card,
check or Vision
Just Juice Fruit
Mango or
STEP 2:
Vegetable
Check.
•
Strawberry
Cream
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• Frosted Mini-Wheats
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• Tasteeos*
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card benefits. Touch of Fruit
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Honey
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w/
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flourOats*
Raspberry*
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- Pay the difference
using multiple
purchase doesn’t add up to the
is theNuggets*
first ingredient
• Honey Crisp Medly
• Rice Krispies
• Nutty
Fruit and Vegetable Checks
Fruit
andWell*
Vegetable Check amount,
listedand More
• Living
• Oats
together.
you
will not
receive
change back.
•
Living
Well
Multigrain*
w/Almonds
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Corn
Flakes
Apple or
Any flavor with
Apple, Berry,
Apple
Big Bird Apple,
Apple, Grape,
Apple or Grape
Apple,
• Multigrain
Toasted Oats*
• Oats and More
• Frosted Shredded
Premium Apple
100% juice on
Cherry Punch,
Elmo’s Punch,
White Grape,
Apple Berry,
w/Honey
Wheat*
• Nutty
Nuggets*
the label
Fruit Punch,
Grover’s
White Juice-A-Lot Berry,
or Apple Grape
STEP
3:
Grape, Grape
Grape
or Bert &
Juice-A-Lot
• Oat
Wise*
• Frosted Strawberry
• Oat
Squares*
Check
Ounces
Blend or White
Ernie’s
Berry
Cherry,
JuiceShredded Wheat*
• Rice Biscuits in Product
• Rice Bitz
Grape
A-Lot Grape or
• Honey & Oat Mixers
• Toasted
Oats*
• Toasted Oats*
Make sure
you don’t go
Juice-A-Lot Punch
• Toasted Oats*
• Wheat
Biscuits*
over
the
ounces
listed
FRUITS & VEGETABLES
• Toasted Rice
on your WIC check
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WHOLE GRAINS
BREAKFAST CEREALS
*Indicates cereals made with whole9/10/15
grain10:33 AM
9/10/15 10:33 AM
9/10/15 10:34 AM
WIC provides good food and a whole lot more
WIC is a nutrition program that provides nutrition and health education,
breastfeeding support, healthy food and referrals to other services free
FRUIT
JUICE
ONLY
Juice
of
charge to Kansas families who qualify. 100%
WIC stands
for the
Special
Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women,
Infants
Children.• No refrigerated
• No
sugarand
added
Connecting for a healthy future
• Bran Flakes*
Do your nutrition education
ONLINE.
• Corn Biscuits
ORANGE
JUICE
Follow these easy steps: • Corn Flakes
brand
1 GoAny
to wichealth.org
• Crispy Rice
Hexagons
• Concentrate (frozen •orCrispy
non-frozen)
11.5-12 oz
• No organic or DHA
• No juice cocktails,
Only the container size and
2 Create
anshelf
account
and•set
up yourYou
profile
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•
64
oz
stable
drinks
or
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health
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4
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for better health
5
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or
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your
certificate
of completion
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• Crunchy Nuggets*
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•
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a
selection
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healthy
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or
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or
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or
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a green lid
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a
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band
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• Simple Living*
Password:
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for
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Apple
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Oats*
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a yellow band
shelf tags
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• Whole
Grain Total*
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Kansas
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and Breastfeeding Education go to: www.kansaswic.org
• Wheat Flakes*
WIC
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Things to look for when buying whole
wheat bread... • 4 Corner Crunch
• Blueberry Mini
64 oz only
SHELFWHOLE
STABLEWHEAT
100%
BREAD, ROLLS & BUNS
• Bran Flakes*
• Bran Flakes*
• All Bran*
Spooners*
Original*
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• Corn Flakes
12, 16, 20 or 24 oz packages
• Corn Flakes
• Corn
• Corn Flakes
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STEPBiscuits
1:
Product
labels
for breads/rolls/buns
must include
the words 100%
Whole
Wheat. Whole wheat • Crispy Rice
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Hexagon
•
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or White
White Grape Spooners*
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that
have
100%
Whole
Wheat
products
to
meet
the
above
criteria
include:
Original*
•
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w/
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Apple,
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or
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Peach
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You
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Apple Peach
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Touch of Fruit Raisin*
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• Frosted Shredded Wheat
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Just Juice Fruit
Mango or
STEP 2:
•
Strawberry
Cream
- Strawberry Cream*
• Frosted Mini-Wheats
- Strawberry Cream*
• Tasteeos*
Punch or Just Juice
Grape Juice Plus
Check the Ingredient List
Mini Spooners*
Touch of Fruit
• Bran Flakes*
Grape • Honey Crisp Medly w/
• Toasted Oats*
Almonds
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flourOats*
Raspberry*
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is theNuggets*
first ingredient
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Multigrain*
w/Almonds
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• Multigrain
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Premium Apple
100% juice on
Cherry Punch,
Elmo’s Punch,
White Grape,
Apple Berry,
w/Honey
Wheat*
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Nuggets*
the label
Fruit Punch,
Grover’s
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or Apple Grape
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3:
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Grape
or Bert &
Juice-A-Lot
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Wise*
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• Oat
Squares*
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Ounces
Blend or White
Ernie’s
Berry
Cherry,
JuiceShredded Wheat*
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Grape
A-Lot Grape or
• Honey & Oat Mixers
• Toasted
Oats*
• Toasted Oats*
Make sure
you don’t go
Juice-A-Lot Punch
• Toasted Oats*
• Wheat
Biscuits*
over the
ounces listed
• Toasted Rice
on your WIC check
JUICE
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WHOLE GRAINS
BREAKFAST CEREALS
*Indicates cereals made with whole grain
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9/10/15 10:34 AM
WIC provides good food and a whole lot more
Connecting for a healthy future
WIC is a nutrition program that provides nutrition and health education,
• Bran Flakes*
BROWN RICEDo your nutrition education
ONLINE.
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Grains
breastfeeding
support, healthy food and referrals to other services free
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of charge to Kansas families who qualify. WIC stands for the Special Any brand
Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children.
1 Go to wichealth.org • Crispy Rice
TORTILLAS
OFFERS FAMILIES:
16WIC
oz packages
16 oz containers
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WIC NUTRITION STAFF MEET
• Quick (16 oz)
• Frosted
3 Complete a lesson from
one of Shredded
the 5
Wheat*
categories:
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Women,
Children
0-1,
14 oz containers• Bite Size Frosted
• Frosted Bite size Shredded
• Berry
Berry
Kix*
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health
behaviors
Children
1-5,
Wheat - Blueberry*
• Instant
Shredded Wheat*
• Cheerios*
Family,
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individual nutrition advice
• Frosted Shredded Wheat
• Mission
• Bran
Flakes*Parents
WITH EACH WIC CLIENT TO:
• Breastfeeding promotion and
• Bran Flakes* •
support
WHOLE
WHEAT TORTILLAS:
• Corn Biscuits
Checks
to buy healthy
food
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•
•
•
•
•
• Crispy Hexagons
2 Create an account and•set
up yourYou
profile
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• Cheerios + Ancient
CANNOT BUY: products
with
sugar, salt, flavoring,
fat or
oil
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Cream*
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4 FillFlakes
outadded
the survey
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Grains*
•referrals
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making changes
•Chi
Health
•
Our
Family
• La Banderita
Don Pancho
•
Corn Chex
• Crispy Rice
for
better
health
• Immunization screening and
• Multigrain Tasteeos*
• Crisp Rice
5
Print
or
email
your
certificate
of completion
• Nutty Nuggets*
•
Santa
Fe
• La Burrita
Food Club
• Crunchy
Nuggets*
• Dora the Explorer
• Essentially You
WHOLE WHEAT
PASTA
•
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a
selection
of
healthy
foods
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Oats
&
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referrals
•
ShurFine
• Mama
Lupe
Guerrero
•
Crunchy
Oat
Squares*
•
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One
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• Frosted Shredded
16
oz
only
•
Oats
&
More w/ Almonds
Clusters*
ID:
•
MiCasa
Hy-Vee
Wheat*
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Oats
and
Flakes
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•
Oat
Wise*
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• Nutty Nuggets*
• Toasted
Corn
• Kroger
health
Username:
• Natural Directions
• Rice Biscuits
CANNOT BUY: any other brand • Oats & More w/Almonds
• Kix*
• Toasted MultiGrain*
• ShurFine
- Whole Wheat Penne
• Hodgson
• Simple
Living* Mill
Password:
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• Oats & More w/Honey
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Rice
• Simple Truth
- Whole Wheat Spaghetti
•
Racconto
•
Tasteeos*
• Rice Chex
• Oat Wise*
• Toasted
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• Nash Bro Trading Co.
• Full Circle
SOFT CORN TORTILLAS:
WIC Clinic:
• Ronzoni
• Toasted
Corn Squares
• Wheat Chex*
• Rice Biscuits
• Toasted Whole Grain
Any brand
•
Toasted
Ricesugars,
Squaresfats,
CANNOT
BUY:
Any
other
brand
or
products
that
have
added
Oats*
•
Wheaties*
• Tasteeos/Toasted Oats*
•For
Yellow
White
• Wheat Biscuits*
• Whole
Grain Total*
oils
orBreastfeeding
salt (i.e. sodium)
Wheat
Biscuits*
moreorinformation
about• the
Kansas
WIC Program and/or
Nutrition
and
Education go to: www.kansaswic.org
• Wheat Flakes*
KasnasWIC-ProgramBook15-Interior_Eng.indd 10
9/10/15 10:33 AM
Things to look for when buying whole
wheat bread... • 4 Corner Crunch
• Blueberry Mini
100% WHOLE WHEAT BREAD, ROLLS & BUNS
• Bran Flakes*
• Bran Flakes*
• All Bran*
• Corn Bitz
• Corn Biscuits
• Corn Flakes
12, 16, 20 or 24 oz packages
•
• Corn Flakes
• Corn Flakes
• Crispix
Product
labels
for breads/rolls/buns
must include
the words 100%
Whole
Wheat. Whole wheat •
• Crispy
Hexa-Grains*
• Crispy
Hexagon
• Frosted
Mini-Wheats
flour
mustRice
be the first ingredient listed.
Little Bites*
•
• Crispy Rice
• Crispy
• Frosted Mini-Wheats
• Frosted Shredded Wheat*
• Nutty Nuggets*
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havewith
100% Whole Wheat
products to meet the above
criteriaShredded
include: Wheat
Original*
•
• Frosted
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& More
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Frosted
Mini-Wheats
Blueberry*
Almonds
•
Touch of Fruit Raisin*
• Frosted Shredded Wheat
• Rice Biscuits
•
- Strawberry Cream*
• Frosted Mini-Wheats
• Tasteeos*
•
Honey
Crisp
Medly
w/
Touch
of
Fruit
• Toasted Oats*
Almonds
Raspberry*
• Honey Crisp Medly
• Rice Krispies
• Living Well*
• Living Well Multigrain*
•
• Multigrain Toasted Oats*
•
• Nutty Nuggets*
•
• Oat Squares*
• Rice Bitz
•
• Toasted Oats*
•
•
WHOLE GRAINS
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BREAKFAST CEREALS
Spooners*
Corn Flakes
Crispy Rice
Frosted Mini
Spooners*
Oat Blenders w/
Honey
Scooters*
Strawberry Cream
Mini Spooners*
Corn Flakes
Frosted Shredded
Wheat*
Frosted Strawberry
Shredded Wheat*
Honey & Oat Mixers
Toasted Oats*
Toasted Rice
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Original*
Corn
STEPBiscuits
1:
Corn
CheckFlakes
the Label
Crispy Hexagons
Label says
Crispy
Rice “100%
Whole
Wheat”
Essentially
You
Frosted Shredded Wheat*
Frosted Shredded Wheat
STEP 2:
- Strawberry Cream*
Check the Ingredient List
Bran Flakes*
Whole Wheat
flourOats*
Multigrain
Toasted
is theNuggets*
first ingredient
Nutty
listedand More
Oats
w/Almonds
Oats and More
w/Honey
STEP
3:
Oat
Wise*
Check
Ounces
Rice Biscuits in Product
Toasted
Oats*
Make sure
you don’t go
Wheat
Biscuits*
over the
ounces listed
on your WIC check
*Indicates cereals made with whole grain
9/10/15 10:34 AM
WIC provides good food and a whole lot more
Breakfast Cereals
Good Source of Iron, Folic Acid and Other Important Nutrients
Connecting for a healthy future
WIC is a nutrition program that provides nutrition and health education,
• Bran Flakes*
Do your nutrition education
ONLINE.
breastfeeding support, healthy food and referrals to other services free
• Corn Biscuits
*Indicates cereals made with whole grain
COLD
CEREAL
11 ozwho
or larger,
notWIC
to exceed
Follow these easy steps: • Corn Flakes
of charge
to Kansas families
qualify.
stands 36
foroz
the Special
Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children.
1 Go to wichealth.org • Crispy Rice
CANNOT BUY: any cereal or brand not listed, or organic cereal
WIC OFFERS FAMILIES:
• Breastfeeding promotion and
• Crispy Hexagons
WIC NUTRITION STAFF MEET
WITH EACH WIC CLIENT TO:
2 Create an account and•set
up yourYou
profile
Essentially
• Frosted
3 Complete a lesson from
one of Shredded
the 5
Wheat*
categories: Pregnant Women, Children 0-1,
• Frosted Bite size Shredded
• Bite Size Frosted
Children 1-5,
Wheat - Blueberry*
Shredded Wheat*
Family,
• Frosted Shredded Wheat
• Bran
Flakes*Parents
• Bran Flakes* • Review diet and
Bran
Flakes*
• Berry
Berry
Kix*
health
behaviors
support
• Corn Biscuits
Corn Biscuits
• Cheerios*
nutrition
advice
• Checks
to buy healthy food
• Corn Flakes • Provide individual
Corn
Flakes
• Cheerios
+ Ancient
- Strawberry Cream*
• Corn
Grains*
•
Crispy
Hexagons
Crispy
Hexagons
4 FillFlakes
out the survey
• Support families making changes
• Health and social service referrals
•
Multigrain Tasteeos*
• Crisp Rice
• Corn Chex
• Crispy Rice
Crispy Rice
for better health
5
Print
or
email
your
certificate
of completion
• Immunization screening and
•
Nutty Nuggets*
• Crunchy Nuggets*
• Dora the Explorer
• Essentially You
Essentially You
•
Offer
a
selection
of
healthy
foods
•
Oats
&
More w/ Honey
referrals
•
Crunchy
Oat
Squares*
•
Fiber
One
Honey
• Frosted Shredded
Frosted Shredded
•
Oats
&
More w/ Almonds
Clusters*
ID:
Wheat*
•
Honey
Oats
and
Flakes
Wheat*
• Tips for eating well to improve
•
Oat
Wise*
• Honey Kix*
• Nutty Nuggets*
• Toasted
Corn
• Happy
O's*
health
Username:
• Rice Biscuits
• Kix*
• Oats & More w/Almonds
• Toasted MultiGrain*
• Oats & More w/Almonds
• Simple Living*
Password:
• Multi Grain Cheerios*
• Oats & More w/Honey
• Toasted
Rice
• Oats & More w/Honey
• Tasteeos*
• Rice Chex
• Oat Wise*
• Toasted
Wheat*
• Oat Wise*
WIC Clinic:
• Toasted Corn Squares
• Wheat Chex*
• Rice Biscuits
• Toasted Whole Grain
• Rice Biscuits
• Toasted Rice Squares
Oats*
•
Wheaties*
• Tasteeos/Toasted Oats*
• Wheat Biscuits*
• Wheat Biscuits*
• Whole
Grain Total*
Wheat
Biscuits*
For more information about• the
Kansas
WIC Program and/or
Nutrition
and Breastfeeding Education go to: www.kansaswic.org
• Wheat Flakes*
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
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•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Bran Flakes*
Corn Biscuits
Corn Flakes
Crispy Hexagon
Crispy Rice
Nutty Nuggets*
Oats & More with
Almonds
• Rice Biscuits
• Tasteeos*
• Toasted Oats*
9/10/15 10:34 AM
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
All Bran*
Corn Flakes
Crispix
Frosted Mini-Wheats
Little Bites*
Frosted Mini-Wheats
Original*
Frosted Mini-Wheats
Touch of Fruit Raisin*
Frosted Mini-Wheats
Touch of Fruit
Raspberry*
Rice Krispies
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Bran Flakes*
Corn Bitz
Corn Flakes
Crispy Hexa-Grains*
Crispy Rice
Frosted Shredded Wheat*
Frosted Shredded Wheat
- Blueberry*
Frosted Shredded Wheat
- Strawberry Cream*
Honey Crisp Medly w/
Almonds
Honey Crisp Medly
Living Well*
Living Well Multigrain*
Multigrain Toasted Oats*
Nutty Nuggets*
Oat Squares*
Rice Bitz
Toasted Oats*
• Blueberry Mini
Spooners*
• Corn Flakes
• Crispy Rice
• Frosted Mini
Spooners*
• Oat Blenders w/
Honey
• Scooters*
• Strawberry Cream
Mini Spooners*
• Corn Flakes
• Frosted Shredded
Wheat*
• Frosted Strawberry
Shredded Wheat*
• Honey & Oat Mixers
• Toasted Oats*
• Toasted Rice
• 4 Corner Crunch
Original*
• Corn Biscuits
• Corn Flakes
• Crispy Hexagons
• Crispy Rice
• Essentially You
• Frosted Shredded Wheat*
• Frosted Shredded Wheat
- Strawberry Cream*
• Bran Flakes*
• Multigrain Toasted Oats*
• Nutty Nuggets*
• Oats and More
w/Almonds
• Oats and More
w/Honey
• Oat Wise*
• Rice Biscuits
• Toasted Oats*
• Wheat Biscuits*
*Indicates cereals made with whole grain
BREAKFAST CEREALS
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Alpha-Bits*
Banana Nut Crunch*
Bran Flakes*
Grape Nuts*
Grape Nuts Flakes*
Honey Nut Shredded
Wheat*
Honey Bunches of Oats
Whole Honey Roasted
Honey Bunches of Oats
w/Almond Bunches
Honey Bunches of Oats
w/Cinnamon Bunches
Honey Bunches of Oats
Whole Grain Honey
Crunch*
Honey Bunches of Oats
Whole Grain w/Vanilla
Bunches*
• Life *
• Oatmeal Squares
Cinnamon*
• Oatmeal Squares
Golden Maple*
• Oatmeal Squares Hint of
Brown Sugar*
• Oatmeal Squares Honey
Nut*
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Bran Flakes*
Corn Biscuits
Corn Flakes
Crispy Hexagons
Crispy Rice
Essentially You
Frosted Shredded
Wheat*
Oats & More
Oats & More w/Almonds
Oat Wise*
Rice Biscuits
Tasteeos*
w/Honey
*Indicates cereals made with whole grain
Ways to Buy
36 oz of Cereal...
12 oz
+ 12 oz + 12 oz = 36 oz
18 oz + 18 oz = 36 oz
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Corn Flakes
Corn Squares
Crisp Rice
Crispy Rice
Crunchy Corn
Crunchy Corn & Rice
Crunchy Rice
Crunchy Wheat
Squares*
Enriched Bran Flakes*
Frosted Shredded
Wheat*
Frosted Shredded Wheat
Bite Size*
Honey, Oats & Flakes
w/Almonds
Multigrain Medley*
Nutty Nuggets*
12 oz
+ 24 oz = 36 oz
KasnasWIC-ProgramBook15-Interior_Eng.indd 14
HOT CEREAL
• Oats & More w/Almonds
& Honey Oat Clusters
• Oats & More w/Honey
Oat Clusters
• Oat Wise*
• Rice Squares
• Toasted Oats*
• Wheat Bran*
• Wheat Squares*
36 oz = 36 oz
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11 oz or larger, not to exceed 36 oz
CANNOT BUY: any cereal or brand not listed, or organic cereal
• Creamy Wheat
Farina
• Regular Flavor
Instant Oatmeal*
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Cream of Rice
Cream of Wheat (1 Minute)
Cream of Wheat (10 Minute)
Cream of Wheat (2½ Minute)
Cream of Wheat Instant
Cream of Rice Instant
Healthy Grain Cream of Wheat Instant*
Whole Grain Cream of Wheat*
• Grits Instant Butter
Flavor
• Instant Oatmeal
Regular Flavor*
• Chocolate Hot
Wheat Cereal
• Original Hot
Wheat Cereal
• Instant Oatmeal
Regular*
• Instant Regular
Oatmeal*
• Creamy Wheat
Farina
• Instant Oatmeal
Original Flavor*
• Instant Regular
Oatmeal*
• Instant Grits
Original
• Instant Oatmeal
Original*
• Creamy Wheat
Farina
• Instant Regular
Oatmeal*
• Creamy Wheat
Farina
• Instant Oatmeal
Regular Flavor*
*Indicates cereals made with whole grain
BREAKFAST CEREALS
How to Use a WIC Check
3
4
8
10
2
1) Select a Kansas WIC authorized store.
2 Make sure your name is listed under the signature line.
• Only the names listed can use the WIC check.
• Contact your local WIC agency if the name(s) need to be changed.
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• My WIC information may be released to designated public organizations and their programs to see if I qualify for their services, to conduct
outreach, to share needed health information with programs I am already participating in, to streamline office procedures, and to help assess the
health
Kansas
families.
The designated
programs
Other
state
and
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Programs, Expanded Food Nutrition Education Programs, Military Family Support Services, Becoming a Mom and Smoking Cessation Programs.
3 Check the dates.
• Rain checks for out of stock items are not allowed.
• If a store offers you a rain check, report the store to your local WIC agency.
I have been advised of my rights and responsibilities under the Program. I certify that the information I have provided for my eligibility determination is correct, to
If the
store
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before
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out. Not
all WIC
foods
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being
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approved
grocery
store.
this form. I understand that intentionally making a false or misleading statement or intentionally misrepresenting, concealing, or withholding facts may result in paying
the State agency, in cash, the value of the food benefits improperly issued to me and may subject me to civil or criminal prosecution under State and Federal law.
5) Refer to the WIC approved foods section of this booklet for details about brands, sizes, types, and flavors.
The
U.S. Department
Agriculture
prohibits
discrimination against its customers, employees, and applicants for employment on the bases of race, color, national
6) When
checking of
out
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register
origin, age, disability, sex, gender identity, religion, reprisal, and where applicable, political beliefs, marital status, familial or parental status, sexual orientation, or
• Tell the cashier you will be using a WIC check and give him/her the check before the order is processed.
all or part of an individual’s income is derived from any public assistance program, or protected genetic information in employment or in any program or activity
• Group WIC foods together according to what is listed on each check.
conducted or funded by the Department. (Not all prohibited bases will apply to all programs and/or employment activities).
• Keep WIC foods separate from any other foods you may buy.
If you wish to file a Civil Rights program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, found online at
7) Show the cashier your Photo Identification/WIC Program Identification Card.
http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html, or at any USDA office, or call (866)632-9992 to request the form. You may also write a letter containing all
of
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Adjudication, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250-9410, by fax (202)690-7442 or email at [email protected].
9) The cashier will hand the check back for you to sign. Never sign a WIC check before the “Pay Exactly” section has been filled in.
Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800)877-8339; or (800)845-6136 (Spanish).
10 Verify that all information is correct and sign the WIC check.
USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.
I understand my rights and responsibilities in the WIC Program.
HOW TO USE A WIC CHECK
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How Rights
to Use &
a WIC
Check
Your
Responsibilities
For the Kansas Department of Health and Environment WIC Program
I AGREE TO:
3
• Attend all scheduled nutrition education classes and appointments.
• Be on time for all
4 appointments.
• Let WIC staff know in advance if I cannot keep an appointment.
• Bring proof of current income, address, and identification for each person applying.
• Give the WIC staff truthful information about my or my child’s medical history,
my household income and the foods that I eat or my child eats.
8
• Have my or my child’s weight, height and blood checked (finger or heel stick) and a diet assessment.
• Handle my WIC checks carefully - like they were cash.
• Call the WIC office right away if my checks are damaged, lost, or stolen. Checks
are replaced only in special cases.
10
• Buy only WIC foods with WIC checks.
2
• Let the WIC staff know if my address, telephone number or income changes, if I am going to move away or if I no longer have custody of the client.
I UNDERSTAND THAT:
• WIC will give me checks to buy certain foods at WIC authorized grocery stores each month.
• WIC will provide referrals to other helpful programs and health services. I am encouraged to participate.
1)• ISelect
a Kansas
authorized
store. in more than one WIC Program in any one month.
may be
droppedWIC
from
WIC if I participate
•
Standards
for
eligibility
and
participation
in the
WIC Program
2 Make sure your name is listed under the
signature
line. are the same for everyone, regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability.
• I may appeal any decision made by the local agency regarding my eligibility for WIC.
• Only the names listed can use the WIC check.
• It is illegal to participate in more than one WIC program in any one month. I may be dropped from WIC if I or someone with me makes
• Contact your local WIC agency if the name(s) need to be changed.
changes on my WIC check; returns WIC foods for cash or non-WIC foods; sells, trades or gives away WIC foods; buys non-WIC foods; uses an
unauthorized vendor; or verbally or physically abuses WIC or vendor staff. I also may be required to repay benefits.
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• My WIC information may be released to designated public organizations and their programs to see if I qualify for their services, to conduct
outreach, to share needed health information with programs I am already participating in, to streamline office procedures, and to help assess the
overall health of Kansas families. The designated programs are: Other state and local WIC programs, non-WIC programs administered by the WIC
state and local agency, Maternal & Child Health, School Health, Family Planning, Statewide Farmworker Health, Maternal and Infant, Healthy Start/
Home Visitor, Immunizations, Special Health Care Needs, Infant Toddler, Parents as Teachers, Kansas Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention, Head Start,
KanCare, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Kansas Food Assistance, Medicaid, KAN Be Healthy, Dept. of Education Child Nutrition and Wellness
Programs, Expanded Food Nutrition Education Programs, Military Family Support Services, Becoming a Mom and Smoking Cessation Programs.
I have been advised of my rights and responsibilities under the Program. I certify that the information I have provided for my eligibility determination is correct, to
the best of my knowledge. This certification form is being submitted in connection with the receipt of Federal assistance. Program officials may verify information on
this form. I understand that intentionally making a false or misleading statement or intentionally misrepresenting, concealing, or withholding facts may result in paying
the State agency, in cash, the value of the food benefits improperly issued to me and may subject me to civil or criminal prosecution under State and Federal law.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture prohibits discrimination against its customers, employees, and applicants for employment on the bases of race, color, national
origin, age, disability, sex, gender identity, religion, reprisal, and where applicable, political beliefs, marital status, familial or parental status, sexual orientation, or
all or part of an individual’s income is derived from any public assistance program, or protected genetic information in employment or in any program or activity
conducted or funded by the Department. (Not all prohibited bases will apply to all programs and/or employment activities).
If you wish to file a Civil Rights program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, found online at
http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html, or at any USDA office, or call (866)632-9992 to request the form. You may also write a letter containing all
of the information requested in the form. Send your completed complaint form or letter to us by mail at U.S. Department of Agriculture, Director, Office of
Adjudication, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250-9410, by fax (202)690-7442 or email at [email protected].
Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800)877-8339; or (800)845-6136 (Spanish).
USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.
I understand my rights and responsibilities in the WIC Program.
YOUR RIGHTS & RESPONSIBILITIES
WIC provides good food and a whole lot more
WIC is a nutrition program that provides nutrition and health education,
breastfeeding support, healthy food and referrals to other services free
of charge to Kansas families who qualify. WIC stands for the Special
Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children.
WIC OFFERS FAMILIES:
• Breastfeeding promotion and
support
• Checks to buy healthy food
• Health and social service referrals
• Immunization screening and
referrals
Connecting for a healthy future
Referrals
Check withDo
your
localnutrition
Health Department
or ONLINE.
the
your
education
Department
for
Children
and
Families
(DCF)
to apply
Follow these easy steps:
for KanCare, Child Support
1 Go to wichealth.org
Services, Temporary
2 Create
Assistance for
Needyan account and set up your profile
WIC NUTRITION STAFF MEETFamilies, and/or
Food a lesson from one of the 5
3 Complete
WITH EACH WIC CLIENT TO: Assistance Program.
You may
categories:
Pregnant Women, Children 0-1,
also
apply
online
at:
• Review diet and health behaviors
Children 1-5,
www.dcf.ks.gov
Family, Parents
• Provide individual nutrition advice
the survey
4 Fill call
out the
• Support families making changesTo stop smoking
Kansas
Tobacco
Quitline:
for better health
5 Print or email your certificate of completion
1-800-QUIT-NOW
• Offer a selection of healthy foods(1-800-784-8669)
ID:
Ask your local WIC staff about services in your area.
Username:
• Tips for eating well to improve
health
Password:
Exclusively breastfeeding mothers and their babies
WIC Clinic:
receive extra food benefits.
For more information about the Kansas WIC Program and/or Nutrition and Breastfeeding Education go to:
www.kansaswic.org
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S H O PPI N G TI P S & R E M I N D E RS
• Handle your WIC checks carefully – like they are cash. • Contact your local WIC agency to make any
• Shop for WIC foods at Kansas authorized grocery
stores displaying the “We Accept WIC Checks” door
decal.
• Always take your WIC Program Booklet with you to
shop for WIC foods.
• Contact your local WIC agency right away if
something happens to your checks. Checks are
replaced only in special cases.
changes on your WIC checks.
• Select the correct package sizes. Carefully
count ounces to be at or under the
maximum amount printed on your check.
• WIC foods cannot be returned to the store
for credit or cash or exchanged for other
items.
• Be polite to the cashier.
Buying, selling, or otherwise misusing WIC benefits is a crime. To report suspected
fraud or abuse, call 800-424-9121 or visit www.usda.gov/oig/hotline.htm
What to bring to
the grocery store:
 WIC Program Booklet
 WIC Checks
 Photo Identification/WIC
Program Identification Card
K ANSAS
K ANSAS
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Bureau of Family Health
Nutrition and WIC Services
1000 SW Jackson, Suite 220
Topeka, KS 66612
Contact your local WIC Agency at:
The Kansas WIC Client Portal
VIEW YOUR WIC INFORMATION
•
•
•
•
•
Current and past appointment details
What you need to bring to your appointment
Review your nutrition goals
Text message reminders
Q&A
HOW DO YOU SIGN UP?
Go to www.kswic.com to register.
You will need the following information:
• WIC ID number for a person in your family (Found on
your WIC checks to the left of the client name)
• Birth date for the person whose ID number you entered
• Email address
www.kansaswic.org
The information in this booklet is subject to change.
USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.