Sample Food Packages

The DC WIC Program provides vouchers that WIC customers use to purchase the items in the food packages listed below. While these food benefits are free to the customer, the “approximate cost benefit” indicates how much money a family could save by participating in the WIC Program.

Infants
0-6 months Standard formulas: Enfamil with Iron Prosobee Lactofree Alternative formulas given with a prescription by a physician.		6-12 months Juice and cereal are introduced to the infant at 6 months. Approximate Cost Benefit - $144.00
Fully Breast-Feeding Women
28 quarts milk 1 lb. cheese 2½ dozen eggs 7 46-oz. cans juice 36 oz. cereal		1 lb. dried beans/peas or 18 oz. peanut butter 2 lbs. carrots 4 6-1/8 oz. cans water-packed tuna Approximate Cost Benefit - $113.00
Non-Breast-Feeding Participant
24 quarts milk 2½ dozen eggs		36 oz. cereal 4 46-oz. cans juice Approximate Cost Benefit - $79.00
Pregnant Women
28 quarts milk 2½ dozen eggs 36 oz. cereal 1 lb. cheese		6 46-oz. cans juice 1 lb. dry beans/peas or 18 oz. peanut butter Approximate Cost Benefit - $93.00
Children (1-5 Years Old)
22 quarts milk 2½ dozen eggs 6 46-oz. cans juice 36 oz. cereal 18 oz. peanut butter 1 lb. cheese Approximate Cost Benefit - $89.00	OR	19 quarts milk 1 lb. cheese 2½ dozen eggs 6 46-oz. cans juice 36 oz. cereal 1 lb. beans/peas Approximate Cost Benefit - $80.00