Idaho WIC Approved Foods
Updated August 2026
Once you're approved for Idaho WIC, your benefits are loaded monthly onto a WIC card that works like a debit card at authorized stores. Here's what's covered, how to check whether a specific brand or item is approved, and how the cash-value benefit for fruits and vegetables works.
Approved WIC Foods in Idaho
Idaho WIC food benefits are loaded monthly onto an eWIC card, which works like a debit card at authorized grocery stores statewide, including Albertsons, Walmart, Fred Meyer, and Rosauers. Benefits become available on the first of each month and do not carry over if unused. The free WICShopper app helps participants identify approved items in the store, check their food list, and find nearby WIC-authorized stores.
Fruits and Vegetables
All participants receive a monthly Cash Value Benefit (CVB) for fresh, frozen, or canned fruits and vegetables without added sugars, fats, or oils. The current monthly CVB is $26 for children, $48 for pregnant or postpartum participants, and $52 for breastfeeding participants.
Whole Grains, Dairy, and Protein
Approved options include 100% whole wheat bread, brown rice, whole wheat pasta, corn and whole wheat tortillas, and oatmeal; low-fat or non-fat milk and yogurt (whole milk yogurt for children age 1); cheese; eggs; peanut butter or dried and canned beans; and canned fish such as tuna and salmon for women and children age 2 and older. Items must match the brands and sizes on your current WIC food list — check the WICShopper app before you shop.
Infant Foods
Formula-fed infants receive infant formula; breastfed infants receive an enhanced food package with more fruits, vegetables, and protein. Iron-fortified infant cereal, jarred infant fruits and vegetables (or a produce CVB), and jarred infant meats for fully breastfed infants become available starting at 6 months.
Shopping Tips
Use the WICShopper app to scan barcodes at checkout and confirm an item is approved before you buy it. Benefits do not roll over month to month, so use your full balance before your benefit period ends. If an item won't scan as approved, check the brand and size against your current WIC food list or ask your local clinic.
Idaho WIC Approved Food Questions
How much is the Idaho WIC Cash Value Benefit for fruits and vegetables each month?
The monthly Cash Value Benefit is $26 for children, $48 for pregnant or postpartum participants, and $52 for breastfeeding participants. Benefits do not roll over from month to month, so use them before the end of each benefit period.
Does Idaho WIC have a mobile app to check approved foods?
Yes. The free WICShopper app lets you scan barcodes in the store to check whether an item is approved, view your current food list and benefit balance, and find nearby WIC-authorized stores.
When do Idaho WIC benefits become available each month?
Idaho WIC benefits load onto your eWIC card on the first of each month. Unused benefits do not carry over to the following month, so plan your shopping trips before the end of each benefit period.
Helpful Resources
Idaho WIC Program
Contact information, benefits, and how the Idaho WIC program works.
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See the current household income limits to qualify for Idaho WIC benefits.
Learn more →How to Apply for Idaho WIC
Step-by-step instructions, required documents, and what to expect at your Idaho WIC appointment.
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