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WIC Compass

Ohio WIC Approved Foods

Ohio WIC's Authorized Food List sets the rules for each food (sizes, allowed types, and what is not allowed) and shows the approved brands next to them. This page covers 6 groups: dairy and eggs, whole grains, cereal, beans, peanut butter and fish, juice, and fruits and vegetables, with 96 named brands for yogurt, pasta, bread, tortillas, rice, hot cereal and juice. Ohio's list prefers the least expensive brand.

This page is built from the Ohio WIC Authorized Food List (updated April 2026) from Ohio Department of Health, Ohio WIC. The list is footer-dated March 2026 and the state posted it as updated April 2026. We last checked it in September 2026. The state updates its list over time, so confirm a product in the WICShopper app or with your WIC office before you shop. Published by Robert B. (publisher and editor)

Before you shop: check your balance first. WICShopper app, your receipt, your clinic, or the store service desk. Card declined? Call 1-800-755-4769, Family Health Hotline (Help Me Grow), or see Ohio WIC card help.

food groups
6
food types
28
state list date
Apr 2026
named brands
96

Check brands in the state list or the app

Ohio shows most brands as logos and package photos. We read them from the state's list, but a few logos were too small to read with confidence and are left out, and the cereal section shows brand names only (the state shows the boxes). If a brand is missing here, it may still be approved: scan the product in the WICShopper app or check the state's list, which is marked "Least Expensive Brand Preferred". Infant formula and infant foods are on a separate Ohio list.

Your benefits decide what you can buy

The state's list says to check your "EBT Card Benefits" printout and your receipts for the individual items on your WIC Nutrition Card. A food can be on the list and still not be in your package.

Milk, cheese, yogurt, eggs and tofu

8 food types · 22 named brands

Cow's milk

Rules

  • White, pasteurized, vitamin D fortified milk only.
  • Low fat (1% or ½ %) or skim unless whole milk or reduced fat (2%) as specified.

Sizes

  • Gallon = 128 ounces
  • Half Gallon = 64 ounces
  • Quart = 32 ounces

Not WIC approved

  • flavored
  • organic
  • super skim
  • fat free plus

Non-fat dry milk

Rules

  • Only when specified.
  • 25.6 ounce size only.

Low lactose or lactose free milk

Rules

  • Only when specified.

Soy milk

Rules

  • Only when specified.
  • Original and vanilla flavors only.

Cheese

Rules

  • Regular or low fat, 16 ounce size only.
  • Domestic blocks or prepackaged slices of only the following types: American; cheddar; Colby; Colby Jack; Monterey Jack; mozzarella; Muenster; provolone; or Swiss.

Not WIC approved

  • organic
  • shredded
  • cracker cut
  • cubed
  • deli
  • crumble
  • low sodium
  • cheese spread
  • cream cheese
  • string cheese
  • farmer’s cheese
  • butter
  • cheese foods or products like Velveeta
  • individually wrapped slices
  • goat
  • sheep or yogurt cheese

Yogurt

Rules

  • Low fat or fat-free unless whole fat is specified.
  • 32 ounce containers only.

Approved brands and varieties

  • Best Choice

    • Greek nonfat plain.

  • bettergoods

    • Whole milk greek plain, whole milk greek.

  • Brown Cow

    • Whole milk plain, whole milk vanilla, whole milk maple.

  • Chobani

    • Non-fat greek plain, non-fat greek peach, non-fat greek strawberry, non-fat greek vanilla, low-fat greek plain. Whole milk plain zero sugar non-fat strawberry zero sugar non-fat vanilla, less sugar low-fat greek madagascar vanilla and cinnamon.

  • Coburn Farms

    • Low-fat plain.

  • Dannon

    • Non-fat plain, low-fat strawberry, whole milk plain, whole milk vanilla.

  • Light n’ Fit

    • Non-fat strawberry, non-fat vanilla.

  • Light n’ Fit Greek

    • Non-fat plain, non-fat vanilla.

  • Essential Everyday

    • Low-fat plain, low-fat peach, low-fat raspberry.

  • Food Club

    • Low-fat strawberry, non-fat vanilla, non-fat plain, low-fat vanilla.

  • Giant Eagle

    • Greek whole milk plain, greek non-fat plain, greek blended non-fat vanilla, non-fat plain.

  • Great Value

    • Non-fat plain, non-fat vanilla.

  • Kroger

    • Greek whole milk plain, greek non-fat plain, greek non-fat vanilla, whole milk plain, low-fat plain, low-fat vanilla.

  • LaLa

    • Low-fat strawberry, low-fat plain, low-fat mango, low-fat vanilla.

  • Mehadrin

    • Low-fat plain, non-fat plain greek.

  • meijer

    • Low-fat strawberry, low-fat strawberry banana, low-fat plain, low-fat vanilla, whole milk plain, greek non-fat strawberry, greek non-fat plain, greek non-fat vanilla.

  • Mountain High

    • Whole milk plain, whole milk vanilla, whole milk strawberry, low-fat vanilla, low-fat plain fat-free plain.

  • Oikos Triple Zero

    • Non-fat plain, non-fat vanilla.

  • Our Family

    • Low-fat blueberry, low-fat peach, low-fat vanilla, greek non-fat plain, greek non-fat vanilla.

  • Stonyfield Organic

    • Organic plain nonfat, organic vanilla nonfat, organic plain lowfat, organic vanilla lowfat, organic plain whole milk probiotic, organic vanilla whole milk probiotic, organic strawberry whole milk probiotic, organic whole milk probiotic vanilla.

  • Two Good

    • Low-fat plain, low-fat vanilla.

  • Yoplait

    • Non-fat plain.

Eggs

Rules

  • Large, grade A or AA,
  • White chicken eggs, cage-free.
  • One dozen carton size.

Not WIC approved

  • organic
  • pasteurized
  • pickled
  • hard boiled
  • low cholesterol
  • fortified or enhanced with Omega 3
  • with added vitamins or minerals
  • free range
  • egg substitutes

Tofu

Rules

  • 16 ounce package size only, can be combined up to the total number of ounces issued.

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Bread, tortillas, pasta and whole grains

7 food types · 49 named brands

How whole grains add up

Whole grains key: ways to reach 32 ounces

  • 8 ounces and 24 ounces
  • 12 ounces and 20 ounces
  • 14 ounces and 18 ounces
  • 16 ounces and 16 ounces
  • One 32 ounce item
Shopping tip: The key below provides examples of how to redeem your full 32 ounces of whole grains.

Whole wheat pasta

Rules

  • 16 ounce.

Approved brands and varieties

  • America’s Choice

    • Whole wheat spaghetti.

  • Barilla

    • Whole grain rotini, whole grain medium shells, whole grain penne, whole grain elbows, whole grain thin spaghetti, whole grain linguine, whole grain angel hair, whole grain spaghetti.

  • Best Choice

    • Whole wheat rotini, whole wheat spaghetti.

  • Essential Everyday

    • Whole wheat spaghetti, whole wheat macaroni, whole wheat elbow macaroni, whole wheat rotini, wheat penne rigate, whole wheat thin spaghetti, whole wheat vermicelli.

  • Giant Eagle

    • 100% whole wheat spaghetti, 100% whole wheat elbow macaroni, 100% whole wheat penne rigate, 100% whole wheat rotini.

  • Great Value

    • Whole wheat elbows, whole wheat linguine, whole wheat penne, whole wheat rotini, whole wheat spaghetti, whole wheat thin spaghetti.

  • Kroger

    • Whole wheat penne rigate, whole wheat rotini-tight, whole wheat thin spaghetti, whole wheat spaghetti.

  • meijer

    • Whole wheat spaghetti, whole wheat capellini, whole wheat penne rigate, whole wheat rotini.

  • Nature’s Basket

    • 100% whole wheat penne, 100% whole wheat rotini, 100% whole wheat spaghetti.

  • Our Family

    • Whole wheat spaghetti, whole wheat thin spaghetti, whole wheat penne rigate, whole wheat rotini.

  • Racconto

    • Whole wheat capellini, whole wheat elbows, whole wheat farfalle, whole wheat linguine, whole wheat penne rigate, whole wheat rigatoni, whole wheat rotini, whole wheat spaghetti.

  • Ronzoni

    • 100% whole grain penne rigate, 100% whole grain spaghetti, 100% whole grain thin spaghetti, 100% whole grain rotini, 100% whole grain linguine.

  • Spartan

    • Whole wheat penne rigate, whole wheat rotini, whole wheat spaghetti, whole wheat thin spaghetti.

  • true goodness by meijer

    • Whole wheat capellini, whole wheat spaghetti.

Whole grain bread

Rules

  • Options below are 16 ounce package sizes unless specified, can be combined up to the number of ounces issued.

Package sizes seen in the list

  • 16 ounces
  • 18 ounces
  • 20 ounces
  • 24 ounces

Approved brands and varieties

  • my essentials

    • 100% whole wheat.

  • Nature’s Own

    • 100% whole wheat, 100% whole grain sugar free, 100% whole wheat bread with honey.

  • Our Family

    • 100% whole wheat.

  • Pepperidge Farm

    • farmhouse 100% whole wheat bread, light style soft wheat bread, very thin sliced 100% whole wheat, whole grain 100% whole wheat bread, whole grain 15 grain bread, whole grain honey whole wheat bread, whole grain oatmeal bread, whole grain rye seeded, 100% whole wheat cinnamon with raisins swirl bread.

  • Schwebel’s

    • Roman meal sungrain 100% whole wheat, 100% whole wheat, Hometown 100% whole wheat bread.

  • Spartan

    • 100% whole wheat.

  • Stern’s

    • 100% whole wheat rolls, 100% whole wheat bread.

  • Sunbeam

    • 100% whole wheat.

  • WeightWatchers

    • 100% whole wheat.

  • Wonder

    • 100% whole wheat.

  • Brownberry

    • 100% whole wheat bread, double fiber bread.

  • Bunny

    • 100% whole wheat.

  • Essential Everyday

    • 100% whole wheat.

  • Food Lion

    • 100% whole wheat.

  • Hannaford

    • 100% whole wheat.

  • Healthy Life

    • Sugar free 100% whole grain wheat, 100% whole grain whole wheat.

  • Holsum

    • 100% whole wheat.

  • Klosterman

    • Homestyle 100% whole wheat.

  • Kroger

    • 100% whole wheat.

  • Lewis

    • 100% whole wheat.

  • meijer

    • 100% whole wheat, whole grain white.

  • Best Choice

    • 100% whole wheat.

  • Bimbo

    • 100% whole wheat bread.

  • Nickles Bakery

    • 100% whole wheat.

  • Sara Lee

    • 100% whole wheat bread.

  • Private Selection

    • 100% whole wheat wide pan bread, 100% whole wheat bread.

Buns

Rules

  • Sandwich buns.
  • hot dog buns.

Approved brands and varieties

  • Brownberry

    • 100% whole wheat buns, 100% whole wheat hot dog buns.

  • Kroger

    • 100% whole wheat hoagie rolls, 100% whole wheat hot dog buns.

  • Bimbo

    • 100% whole wheat buns 16 oz.

Not WIC approved

  • Items with added fruits, nuts, spices, or icings.

Tortillas

Rules

  • 16 ounce (marked with the green hexagon in the state's whole-grains key).
  • Whole wheat or corn varieties are listed by brand in the state list.

Approved brands and varieties

  • Ortega

    • Whole wheat.

  • Our Family

    • Whole wheat flour soft taco, yellow corn, white corn.

  • Pepito

    • Corn, soft taco size whole wheat flour.

  • Shur Fine

    • Hand-made whole wheat fajita style corn.

  • Shurfresh

    • Whole wheat authentic fajita style.

  • Best Choice

    • Corn, 100% whole wheat.

  • Celia’s

    • White corn, yellow corn, whole wheat flour.

  • Chi-Chi’s

    • White corn soft taco style, whole wheat fajita style.

  • Don Pancho

    • White corn, whole wheat.

  • Essential Everyday

    • Soft white corn, whole wheat.

  • Food Club

    • Whole wheat.

  • Giant Eagle

    • Whole wheat, 100% whole wheat.

  • Hannaford

    • Whole wheat.

  • IGA

    • 6-inch white corn, whole wheat.

  • Kroger

    • Whole wheat, gluten free yellow corn.

  • HyTop

    • 6-inch yellow corn.

  • meijer

    • Corn, white corn, whole wheat.

  • Mission

    • White corn, whole wheat, yellow corn extra thin.

  • my essentials

    • Whole wheat.

Oatmeal

Rules

  • Can be combined up to the number of ounces issued.
  • Sizes vary, may include rolled, quick, or old fashioned oats.

Not WIC approved

  • Items with added fruit, nuts, spices.

Whole grain brown rice

Rules

  • Sizes vary.

Approved brands and varieties

  • Blue Ribbon

    • whole grain brown rice.

  • Kroger

    • long grain brown rice.

  • Mahatma

    • brown rice, jasmine brown rice.

  • meijer

    • long grain natural brown rice.

  • Our Family

    • brown rice.

  • Shurfine

    • brown rice.

  • Spartan

    • long grain brown rice

  • Success

    • whole grain brown rice, brown rice boil in bag.

Not WIC approved

  • White rice

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Breakfast cereal

2 food types · 20 named brands

Cereals

Rules

  • Least expensive brand preferred; may be combined up to the number of ounces issued.

Approved brands

  • Best Choice
  • Essential Everyday
  • Food Club
  • IGA
  • Kellogg’s
  • Kroger
  • Malt-O-Meal
  • meijer
  • Kiggins
  • Nature’s Crunch
  • Our Family
  • Post
  • General Mills
  • Giant Eagle
  • Great Value
  • Quaker
  • That’s Smart!

Hot breakfast cereals

Rules

  • Hot cereals are listed with the state's whole-grains key (ounces shown for each size).

Approved brands and varieties

  • Cream of Wheat

    • Cream of Wheat (1 Minute) (28 ounces).
    • Cream of Wheat (10 Minute) (28 ounces).

  • Quaker

    • Oat Bran Hot Cereal (16 ounces).
    • Instant Grits Original (18 ounces).
    • Instant Grits Original 12 (1-ounce packets).
    • Instant Grits Original (9.8-ounce packets).
    • Instant Grits Super Family Original (24 packets).
    • Instant Oatmeal packets (9.8 ounces).

  • Farina

    • Cream of Wheat (18/28 ounces).

  • Malt-o-Meal

    • Cream of Wheat Original (18/28/36 ounces).

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Beans, peanut butter and fish

5 food types

Peanut butter

Rules

  • 16 ounce to 18 ounce containers only.
  • Regular or natural; smooth; creamy; crunchy or chunky; reduced fat; low sodium; low sugar.

Not WIC approved

  • spreads
  • whipped
  • added jelly
  • marshmallow
  • honey or other foods
  • fortified or enhanced varieties
  • palm oils

Dried beans or peas

Rules

  • 16 ounce packages only.

Canned beans

Rules

  • Canned beans may be combined up to the number of ounces issued.

Not WIC approved

  • baked beans
  • beans with added seasonings, sauces, fats or meats

Canned tuna

Rules

  • Chunk light packed in water only;
  • 5 ounce or 6 ounce can size only.

Not WIC approved

  • tuna in pouches

Canned salmon

Rules

  • Pink salmon only;
  • 14.75 ounce can size only.

Not WIC approved

  • red salmon

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Juice

2 food types · 36 named brands

Shelf stable juice

Rules

  • 100% unsweetened juice; 64 ounce plastic bottles only;
  • orange juice can be any brand.

Approved brands and varieties

  • Always Save

    • Apple, grape, orange.

  • Apple and Eve

    • Apple, cranberry grape, cranberry peach mango, cranberry pomegranate, cranberry raspberry, cranberry wild berry, naturally cranberry.

  • Best Choice

    • Apple, berry blend, cherry blend, grape, grape blend, grapefruit pineapple, orange, punch blend, white grape, tomato, vegetable.

  • Best Yet

    • Apple, cranberry, cranberry grape, grape, grapefruit, white grape.

  • Campbell’s

    • Regular tomato, low-sodium tomato, regular V-8, V-8 spicy hot, V-8 low sodium.

  • Diane’s Garden

    • Vegetable.

  • Essential Everyday

    • Apple juice, berry blend, cherry blend, cranberry blend, grape blend, punch blend, white grape, pineapple, white grapefruit.

  • Everfresh

    • Apple.

  • Food Club

    • Apple, pineapple, cranberry, cranberry grape, cranberry raspberry, grape, vegetable, white grape, white grapefruit.

  • Giant Eagle

    • Apple, cranberry, gala style apple, granny smith apple, grape, white grape, white grapefruit.

  • Great Value

    • Apple, grape, white grape, white grape peach, cranberry, cranberry blend, pineapple, vegetable.

  • Harvest Classic

    • Apple orange pineapple, concord grape, cranberry, cranberry apple, pineapple.

  • HyTop

    • Apple, black cherry concord grape, grape, pineapple, tomato, vegetable, white grape, white grape cherry.

  • IGA

    • Apple, fresh apple, grape, grapefruit, pineapple, white grape.

  • Juicy Juice

    • Apple, apple raspberry, berry, cherry, grape, kiwi strawberry, mango, orange tangerine, peach apple, punch, strawberry banana, strawberry watermelon, tropical, white grape.

  • Kroger

    • Apple, berry, cranberry, grape, grapefruit, pineapple, vegetable, low sodium vegetable, ruby red grapefruit, spicy vegetable, grape, white grape, white grape peach.

  • Langers

    • Apple, apple cranberry, apple grape, apple orange pineapple, grape, orange, pineapple, red grape, ruby red grapefruit, tomato, vegetable, low sodium vegetable, white grape.

  • Libby’s

    • Pineapple.

  • Meijer

    • Apple, cranberry, genuine berry, genuine cherry, genuine fruit punch, genuine grape, grape, ruby red grapefruit, pineapple, prune, raspberry cranberry, spicy vegetable, tomato, tropical blends pineapple, vegetable, low sodium vegetable, white grape, white grape peach.

  • Mott’s

    • Apple.

  • Musselman’s

    • Apple.

  • Nature’s Nectar

    • Apple, grape, white grape.

  • Northland

    • Cranberry raspberry, cranberry, cranberry blackberry, cranberry cherry, cranberry grape, cranberry pomegranate, cranberry blueberry.

  • Ocean Spray

    • Apple, concord grape, cranberry raspberry, cranberry blackberry, cranberry cherry, cranberry concord grape, cranberry mango, cranberry pineapple, cranberry pomegranate, cranberry watermelon, cranberry elderberry.

  • Old Orchard

    • Apple, apple cranberry, berry blend, black cherry cranberry, blueberry pomegranate, cherry pomegranate, cranberry pomegranate, grape, kiwi strawberry, strawberry watermelon, orange tangerine, peach mango, pineapple, red raspberry, white grape, wild cherry, immune health citrus, immune health superfruit, immune health tropical fruit.

  • Our Family

    • Apple, fresh pressed apple cider, grape, grapefruit, pink grapefruit, white grape, 100% juice blend, vegetable.

  • Seneca

    • Apple.

  • Shurfine

    • Apple, grape, pineapple, white grape.

  • Tipton Grove

    • Apple, cranberry, grape, white grape.

  • Tree Top

    • Apple, apple grape.

  • V-8

    • Original 100% Vegetable Juice.
    • Low sodium 100% Vegetable Juice.
    • Spicy Hot 100% Vegetable Juice.

  • Valuetime

    • Grape.

  • Welch’s

    • Concord grape with calcium, grape, white grape, white grape peach, red grape, super berry, tropical trio.

Not WIC approved

  • fruit drinks
  • sweetened juices
  • cocktails or powders

Frozen juice

Rules

  • 100% unsweetened juice; 11.5 ounce or 12 ounce only; must reconstitute to 48 ounces; orange juice can be any brand.

Approved brands and varieties

  • Always Save

    • Orange.

  • Best Choice

    • Apple, orange.

  • Best Yet

    • Apple, grape, orange, grapefruit.

  • Dole

    • Pineapple, pineapple orange.

  • Essential Everyday

    • Apple, orange.

  • Food Club

    • Apple, grapefruit, orange.

  • Giant Eagle

    • Orange.

  • Great Value

    • Apple, grape, orange.

  • HyTop

    • Apple, orange.

  • IGA

    • Apple, orange.

  • Kroger

    • Apple, grape, grapefruit, pineapple, pineapple orange.

  • Langers

    • Apple, apple cranberry, apple orange pineapple, grape, orange, pineapple, white.

  • Meijer

    • Apple, orange.

  • Old Orchard

    • Apple, apple cherry, apple cranberry, apple kiwi strawberry, apple passion mango, apple raspberry, apple strawberry banana, berry blend, black cherry cranberry, blueberry pomegranate, cranberry pomegranate, cranberry raspberry, grape, pineapple, pineapple orange, pineapple orange banana, strawberry rhubarb, white grape.

  • Our Family

    • Apple, orange.

  • Seneca

    • Apple, orange.

  • Shurfine

    • Apple, orange.

  • Tipton Grove

    • Apple, orange.

  • Welch’s

    • Apple, grape, white grape, white grape cranberry, white grape peach, white grape raspberry.

  • Welch’s (concentrate)

    • Apple, fruit fantastic, grape, tropical passion.

  • Giant Eagle (concentrate)

    • Pineapple, apple, grape.

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Fruits and vegetables

4 food types

How the benefit works

Rules

  • Participants can choose from any combination of fresh, frozen or canned fruits and vegetables up to the maximum dollar amount authorized.
  • Participants cannot receive cash or credit refunds for any amount not used.

Fresh

Rules

  • Any variety of fresh fruits, vegetables, or herbs.
  • Whole, cut, bagged, or packaged.

Not WIC approved

  • Fruit and vegetable party trays or individual servings sizes with sauces or dips
  • fruit baskets
  • decorative or ornamental fruits or vegetables
  • garlic on a string
  • salad bar items
  • fruit with added nuts
  • baked goods with added fruit
  • dried fruit
  • edible blooms or flowers
  • spices

Frozen

Rules

  • Any variety of fruits or vegetables.

Not WIC approved

  • Fruits: with syrup, added sugar, fruit bars, baked goods with fruit (e.g. pies).
  • Vegetables: added sugar, butter, oil, sauces or glaze; with pasta, noodles, nuts, rice, cheese, or meat; sweet potato fries, french fries, or shaped potatoes.

Canned (cans, jars, plastic containers)

Allowed

  • Fruit in juice;
  • Juice concentrate or nectar;
  • Fruit in water with artificial sweetener;

Not WIC approved

  • Fruits: in gelatin, sorbets, fruit crisp, fruit parfaits, fruit with added sugar or nuts, fruit in heavy, light or extra light syrup, pie fillings.
  • Vegetables: with any oil or brine, vinegar, pickles and pickled vegetables, creamed vegetables, beans, peas, lentils, baked beans, pork and beans, refried beans, ketchup, relishes, olives; pizza, lasagna, spaghetti sauce, or salsa.

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How to check a product before you buy

  1. 1

    Check your benefits. Your "EBT Card Benefits" printout and receipts show the items on your WIC Nutrition Card.

  2. 2

    Match the size and type. Use this page for the allowed sizes and the "not allowed" lists.

  3. 3

    Scan the product. The WICShopper app can scan products to check that they are WIC-authorized. It cannot scan fresh fruits and vegetables.

  4. 4

    Couldn't buy it? Ohio says to use "I couldn't buy this!" in the WICShopper app to report the problem, or call the help line below.

Common questions

Is every Ohio WIC brand listed on this page?

No. Ohio's Authorized Food List shows most brands as logos and package photos. We typed in the ones we could read with confidence. A few logos were too small to read and the cereal pages show boxes, so a brand missing here may still be approved. Scan the product in the WICShopper app or check the state's list.

What does "least expensive brand preferred" mean on Ohio's list?

It is printed on the cover of the state's list and above its cereal pages. It means the state prefers the least expensive approved brand where you have a choice. Your WIC Nutrition Card benefits and the WICShopper app show what is approved for you.

Which milk does Ohio WIC allow?

White, pasteurized, vitamin D fortified milk. It is low fat (1% or ½%) or skim unless whole or reduced fat (2%) is specified for you. Flavored, organic, super skim and fat free plus milk are not allowed. Gallon is 128 ounces, half gallon 64 ounces and quart 32 ounces. Non-fat dry milk, low lactose, lactose free and soy milk are allowed only when specified.

What size cheese, yogurt and eggs are covered?

Cheese is 16 ounces only, yogurt is 32-ounce containers only, and eggs are a one dozen carton of large, grade A or AA, white chicken eggs that are cage-free.

How do whole grains add up to 32 ounces?

Ohio's whole-grains key shows that sizes can be combined to reach the full 32 ounces: 8 and 24 ounces, 12 and 20, 14 and 18, 16 and 16, or one 32-ounce item. Cereal, oatmeal, brown rice, bread and tortillas follow the same idea. Check the exact ounces in your benefits.

Which juice sizes are covered?

Shelf stable juice is 100% unsweetened juice in 64 ounce plastic bottles only, and orange juice can be any brand. Frozen juice is 100% unsweetened in 11.5 or 12 ounce cans that reconstitute to 48 ounces. Fruit drinks, sweetened juices, cocktails and powders are not allowed.

Can I use WIC fruits and vegetables for any kind?

You can choose any combination of fresh, frozen or canned fruits and vegetables up to the dollar amount authorized, and unused dollars are not refunded as cash or credit. Each form has a not-allowed list, such as party trays and dried fruit for fresh, and added sugar or sauces for frozen.

How current is this page?

We built it from Ohio's Authorized Food List, dated April 6, 2026, which the state posted in April. We last checked it in September 2026. Ohio updates its list over time, so confirm a product in the WICShopper app or with your WIC clinic before you shop.

About this page: This is general information, not medical or nutrition advice, and it does not replace what your WIC clinic tells you. WIC Compass is an independent website, not part of the USDA, the WIC program, or Ohio's WIC agency. We turned the state's product database into groups and counts; we do not add, change, or guess which products are approved. See how we verify our information.

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