WIC
MINNESOTA WIC GUIDE FOR
Buying Fruits & Vegetables
WIC offers a variety
of fresh fruit and
vegetable choices,
important to your
family’s good health.
WHEN SOLD BY THE POUND
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Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy
Select a fruit or vegetable that is priced by the pound.
Place the item on the grocery scale.
Round the weight up to the nearest pound or half pound.
Estimate the cost of the item based on the chart.
Example: BANANAS Price $.59/lb., Weight 1 3/4 lbs.
n Find the price per pound ($.59/lb.) on the left side of the chart.
n Round the weight up to 2 lbs. Find 2 lbs. on the top.
n Follow the $.59/lb. row to the right
and the 2 lbs. column down
until they meet.
n The weight (2 lbs.)
and the price ($.59/lb.)
meet at $1.18 on the chart.
2 pounds at $.59/lb. = $1.18
If you had an $8 voucher for fruits and vegetables, you could purchase:
2 lbs. of Bananas . . . . . . . . . . @ $ .59 per pound . . . . . . $ 1.18
1 1/2 lbs. of Tomatoes . . . . . . . . @ $2.79 per pound . . . . . . 4.19
1 lb. of Carrots . . . . . . . . . . . . @ $2.49 per package. . . . . 2.49
Total of all items would be just under the allowed amount $ 7.86
Chart to estimate cost of fresh fruits & vegetables
WHEN SOLD BY THE POUND
PRICE PER
POUND(lb.)
$ 0.49
0.59
0.69
0.79
0.89
0.99
1.09
1.19
1.29
1.39
1.49
1.59
1.69
1.79
1.89
1.99
2.09
2.19
2.29
2.39
2.49
2.59
2.69
2.79
2.89
2.99
3.09
3.19
3.29
3.39
3.49
3.59
3.69
3.79
3.89
3.99
1 lb 11/2 lb 2 lb 21/2 lb 3 lb 31/2 lb 4 lb 41/2 lb 5 lb
0.49
0.59
0.69
0.79
0.89
0.99
1.09
1.19
1.29
1.39
1.49
1.59
1.69
1.79
1.89
1.99
2.09
2.19
2.29
2.39
2.49
2.59
2.69
2.79
2.89
2.99
3.09
3.19
3.29
3.39
3.49
3.59
3.69
3.79
3.89
3.99
0.74
0.89
1.04
1.19
1.34
1.49
1.64
1.79
1.94
2.09
2.24
2.39
2.54
2.69
2.84
2.99
3.14
3.29
3.44
3.59
3.74
3.89
4.04
4.19
4.34
4.49
4.64
4.79
4.94
5.09
5.24
5.39
5.54
5.69
5.84
5.99
0.98
1.18
1.38
1.58
1.78
1.98
2.18
2.38
2.58
2.78
2.98
3.18
3.38
3.59
3.78
3.98
4.18
4.38
4.58
4.78
4.98
5.18
5.38
5.58
5.78
5.98
6.18
6.38
6.58
6.78
6.98
7.18
7.38
7.58
7.78
7.98
1.23
1.48
1.73
1.98
2.23
2.48
2.73
2.98
3.23
3.48
3.73
3.98
4.23
4.48
4.73
4.98
5.23
5.48
5.73
5.98
6.23
6.48
6.73
6.98
7.23
7.48
7.73
7.98
8.23
8.48
8.73
8.98
9.23
9.48
9.73
9.98
1.47
1.77
2.07
2.37
2.67
2.97
3.27
3.57
3.87
4.17
4.47
4.77
5.07
5.37
5.67
5.97
6.27
6.57
6.87
7.17
7.47
7.77
8.07
8.37
8.67
8.97
9.27
9.57
9.87
1.72
2.07
2.42
2.77
3.12
3.47
3.82
4.17
4.52
4.87
5.22
5.57
5.92
6.27
6.62
6.97
7.32
7.67
8.02
8.37
8.72
9.07
9.42
9.77
1.96
2.36
2.76
3.16
3.56
3.96
4.36
4.76
5.16
5.56
5.96
6.36
6.76
7.16
7.56
7.96
8.36
8.76
9.16
9.56
9.96
2.21
2.66
3.11
3.56
4.01
4.46
4.91
5.36
5.81
6.26
6.71
7.16
7.61
8.06
8.51
8.96
9.41
9.86
2.45
2.95
3.45
3.95
4.45
4.95
5.45
5.95
6.45
6.95
7.45
7.95
8.45
8.95
9.45
9.95
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St. Paul, MN 55164 - 0882
1- 800 - 657-3942
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