Colorado WIC Approved Foods

Colorado WIC Food List

Colorado WIC food benefits are loaded onto an eWIC card accepted at authorized grocery stores and retailers statewide. Your monthly food package depends on your participant category — pregnant, breastfeeding, postpartum, infant, or child — and is determined at certification based on a nutrition and health assessment. The current food list is effective March 1, 2026, with a separate yogurt list effective March 31, 2026. New foods are added each March and September. Use the WICShopper app or the Colorado WIC Food List and Shopping Guide at coloradowic.gov/wic-foods-list to confirm products before purchasing.

Your eWIC Card and WICShopper App

Set a 4-digit PIN before using your card for the first time — do this online at ebtedge.com or by calling 1-844-234-4950. Benefits load at 12:01 am on the first of each month and expire at midnight on the last day of the month. Unused benefits do not carry over to the following month.

Download the free WICShopper app from the App Store or Google Play. During setup, select Colorado as your WIC agency, then register your eWIC card using the 16-digit number on the front. In the store, scan any product's barcode to instantly confirm whether it is WIC-eligible. The "My Benefits" screen shows your current balance by food category. You can also check your balance at ebtedge.com, call 1-844-234-4950, or review the bottom of your last WIC shopping receipt.

Coupons, store loyalty cards, and buy-one-get-one offers may be used alongside your eWIC card. Substitutions are not allowed — you may only purchase foods listed on your WIC benefits. If a package size you choose is smaller than your full benefit amount, any remaining balance for that food category is lost at month-end; stores do not carry every package size needed to use every remaining ounce.

Fruits and Vegetables

Colorado WIC provides a monthly cash value benefit for fruits and vegetables — the amount is shown on your WIC benefits list or in the WICShopper app. Any brand is allowed.

Fresh and frozen: any package size or type, including plastic bags, boxes, and tubs; whole, cut, or sliced; organic; bulk; mixed fruits and vegetables; frozen smoothie mixes (fruits and vegetables only); salad and mixed greens (fruits and vegetables only); garlic, ginger root, and turmeric root. Fresh herbs are also covered — they must be fresh (not dried or potted) and can be in plastic containers or bunches, single or blended. Colorado WIC authorizes these specific herbs: basil, bay leaf, chives, cilantro, dill, fennel, lemon grass, marjoram, mint, oregano, parsley, rosemary, sage, tarragon, and thyme.

Do not buy: french fries, hash browns, or tater tots with added sugar, fat, or oil; items from the deli or salad bar; party trays; fruit baskets; dried fruit or vegetables; nuts (including peanuts or fruit/nut mixtures); dried spices; dried or potted herbs; produce with added sauce, meat, pasta, rice, or noodles; items with added syrup, sweetener, flavoring, sugar, fat, or oil; salad kits with dressing, croutons, or cheese.

Canned: cans, jars, pouches, and single-serve packages in any size; packed in water or natural fruit juice; applesauce (unsweetened or cinnamon); organic; regular or low sodium; pastes, purees, whole, diced, and crushed tomatoes; salsa without added sugars, oils, fats, cheese, or cream; sweet peas; garlic. Do not buy: sauerkraut; pickles, pickled vegetables, or creamed vegetables (including corn); ketchup, relish, or olives; canned items with added meats, oats, nuts, seeds, or condiments; products packed in syrup; soups or sauces; home-canned produce; jams, jellies, or preserves.

Your fruit and vegetable benefit can be used at WIC-authorized farm vendors. Find the current list of approved farms and farm stands at coloradowic.gov/farmers.

Whole Grains: Bread, Tortillas, and Pasta

100% Whole Wheat Bread: any brand, 8–32 oz. The front label must say "100% Whole Wheat." Loaves, rolls, and buns are all OK. Do not buy: deli bread, organic, products made with non-sugar substitutes (stevia, sucralose, acesulfame), bagels, pita, flatbread, or English muffins.

Whole Grain Bread (not 100% whole wheat): specific brands only — Nature's Own (100% Whole Grain); Oroweat (Whole Grain Multigrain Bread, Whole Grain Oatnut Small Slice); Pepperidge Farm (Whole Grain 15 Grain, Whole Grain Honey Wheat, Whole Grain Oatmeal). Same do-not-buy rules apply.

Corn Tortillas: 8–80 oz; white corn, yellow corn, and soft corn tortillas. Approved brands: Albuquerque Tortilla, Best Choice, Candy's, Don Julio, Food Club, Great Value, Guerrero, Herdez, Kroger, La Banderita, La Favorita, La Tortilla Factory, Lynn Wilson's, Mission, New Mexico, Santa Fe Tortilla, Signature Select, and Tortillas Mexico.

Whole Wheat Tortillas: 16 oz. Approved brands: Best Choice, Great Value, Kroger, Mission, Santa Fe Tortilla, Signature Select. Do not buy: white flour tortillas, taco or tostada shells, flavored tortillas, tortilla chips, uncooked, added modified food starch, organic, fried, bulk, or products with non-sugar substitutes.

100% Whole Wheat Pasta: 16 oz; any shape (spaghetti, spirals, penne, rotini, elbows, macaroni, shells); organic OK. Approved brands: Barilla, Clearly Organic, Food Club, Full Circle Market, Good & Gather, Great Value, Kroger, O Organics, Ronzoni, Signature Select, Simple Truth Organic. Do not buy: added sugars, fats, oils, or salt; pasta made from rice, quinoa, lentils, flax, corn, or vegetables; bulk.

Whole Grains: Brown Rice, Bulgur, Quinoa, and Oats

Brown Rice: 12–80 oz; any brand; regular, quick cooking, instant, natural, boil-in-bag, long/medium/short grain, and wild rice are all OK. Do not buy: red or black rice, pouches, added sugar/salt/flavoring/fat/oil.

Bulgur: 20–35.27 oz; any brand. Do not buy: organic, pouches, added sugar/fat/oil/salt/flavoring.

Quinoa: 12–48 oz; any brand. Same do-not-buy rules as bulgur.

Oats (whole grain benefit): 16–42 oz. Approved brands: Avelina Oats, Better Oats Organic, Bob's Red Mill, Bob's Red Mill Organic, Granvita, McCann's, Mom's Best, Quaker. Quick, rolled, and old-fashioned oats are OK; organic is OK. Do not buy: instant or individual packets (those use the cereal benefit, not the whole grain benefit), steel-cut oats, bulk, or products with added sugar/fat/oil/salt/flavoring.

Breakfast Cereal

All cereals must be 8 oz or larger. Granola, organic cereals, and single-serving cold cereal packets are not allowed.

Hot cereals: Cream of Rice (Instant); Cream of Wheat (Original 1 Minute, Original 2½ Minutes, Original Instant); Great Value (Instant Grits Butter, Instant Grits Original); Malt-O-Meal (Unflavored); Quaker (Instant Grits Original). Oatmeal individual packets — plain, unflavored only — from: Best Choice, Food Club, Great Value, Kroger, McCann's Irish Oatmeal, Our Family, Quaker, or Signature Select.

Cold cereals — approved brands and products:

• General Mills: Bluey, Cheerios, Cheerios Multi Grain, Cheerios Hearty Nut Medley, Cheerios Veggie Blend Apple Strawberry, Cheerios Veggie Blend Blueberry Banana, Blueberry Chex, Corn Chex, Rice Chex, Strawberry Vanilla Chex, Wheat Chex, Fiber One Honey Clusters, Kix, Total Whole Grain, Wheaties.
• Kellogg's: All-Bran, Corn Flakes, Crispix, Complete Wheat Flakes, Frosted Mini-Wheats (Original, Blueberry Muffin, Cocoa, Pumpkin Pie Spice, Strawberry), Raisin Bran, Rice Krispies, Special K Original, Special K Protein Original Touch of Cinnamon.
• Malt-O-Meal: Raisin Bran.
• Post: Bran Flakes, Grape-nuts Original, Grape-nuts Flakes, Great Grains (Banana Nut Crunch, Cranberry Almond Crunch, Crunchy Pecan, Raisins Dates & Pecans, Red Berry Almond Crunch), Honey Bunches of Oats (Almonds, Cinnamon Bunches, Honey Roasted, Maple & Pecans, Strawberries, Vanilla), Raisin Bran.
• Quaker: Life, Mighty Life Mixed Berry, Mighty Life Very Vanilla, Oatmeal Squares Brown Sugar, Oatmeal Squares Honey Nut.
• Store brands — Bran Flakes, Crispy Rice, Frosted Shredded Wheat, Frosted Shredded Wheat Strawberry, Oat Squares, Toasted Oats from: Always Save, Best Choice, Food Club, Freedom's Choice, Great Value, Kiggins, Kroger, Our Family, Signature Select. Scan with WICShopper to confirm which specific store-brand products are authorized.

Milk

Size: quart, half-gallon, or gallon; any brand. Buy the fat content shown on your WIC benefits or in the WICShopper app — Whole, 2% (Reduced Fat), or 1% (Lowfat)/Skim (Fat Free).

OK to buy: fresh, canned, and powdered milk; plastic and paper cartons; UHT (long-life/shelf-stable) milk; buttermilk; milk with added calcium; lactose-free (any brand); Meyenberg Goat Milk; organic.

Do not buy: flavored milk; Fairlife and A2 brands; raw milk; beverages made from nuts, coconut, or rice (those are a separate benefit — see Plant-Based Milk Alternatives below).

Plant-Based Milk Alternatives

If your WIC benefits include "plant-based milk alternatives," purchase one of the following approved products. Size: quart, 48 oz, 59 oz, or half-gallon.

• 8th Continent Soy Milk — Original, refrigerated half-gallon
• Bettergoods Soy Milk — Original, half-gallon
• Ripple Kids Plant-based Milk — Original 48 oz; Unsweetened Original 48 oz
• Silk Aseptic Soy Milk — Original, shelf-stable quart
• Silk Kids Oatmilk Blend — 59 oz
• Silk Original Soy Milk — Original, refrigerated half-gallon
• Silk Vanilla Soy Milk — refrigerated and shelf-stable, quart and half-gallon

Do not buy: light versions, organic, or any flavor or brand not listed above.

Yogurt

Size: 32 oz tub, 8-pack of 2 oz tubes, or 16-pack of 2 oz tubes. Buy the fat content shown on your WIC benefits — whole, or nonfat/lowfat.

Whole yogurt: Dannon (Vanilla); Mountain High (Plain, Strawberry, Vanilla).

Nonfat/lowfat yogurt: Best Choice (Strawberry Banana Lowfat, Peach Lowfat); Dannon (Plain); Food Club (Blended Strawberry Lowfat, Blended Vanilla Lowfat, Peach Lowfat, Raspberry Lowfat); Lala (Mango Lowfat, Strawberry Lowfat, Vanilla Lowfat); Lucerne (Plain Lowfat, Plain Nonfat); Mountain High (Plain Nonfat, Plain Lowfat, Vanilla Lowfat); Oikos (Vanilla Bean Blended Greek Nonfat); Our Family (Strawberry Lowfat, Vanilla Lowfat); Stonyfield Organic Tubes (Strawberry Lowfat; Cherry, Berry Lowfat; Strawberry, Mixed Berry Lowfat); Yoplait Go-Gurt Tubes (Simply Vanilla and Raspberry; Simply Strawberry and Mixed Berry; Simply Strawberry; Simply Mixed Berry and Strawberry Banana).

Do not buy: flavors or brands not listed; goat, soy, or non-dairy yogurt; yogurt with mix-ins such as granola, nuts, or candy pieces; drinkable yogurt; products made with non-sugar substitutes (stevia, sucralose, acesulfame); multipacks or individual cups.

Eggs and Cheese

Eggs: Half dozen (6-count) or dozen (12-count); any brand. OK to buy: small through jumbo; Grade A and AA; white or brown shells; organic, free range, or cage free; specialty eggs (pasteurized, or enriched with vitamin E, DHA, or omega-3); hard-boiled if specified on your WIC benefits. Do not buy: Grade B eggs.

Cheese: 8 oz, 16 oz, or 32 oz packages; any brand; block, sliced, string, or shredded. OK to buy: American (white, yellow, sliced), Cheddar, Colby, Colby Jack, Monterey Jack, Mozzarella (whole or part skim), Muenster, Provolone, Swiss, blends of these varieties, organic. Do not buy: cheese food, cheese product, or cheese spread; individually wrapped cheese except string cheese; flavored, imported, or deli cheese; Pepper Jack; Mexican or fiesta blends.

Tofu

Size: 12–16 oz; fresh, refrigerated, water-packed, organic. Approved brands and available firmnesses:

• Azumaya — Extra Firm, Firm
• Good & Gather — Extra Firm
• House Foods Premium — Extra Firm, Firm
• Nasoya Organic — Firm
• O Organics — Extra Firm, Firm
• Simple Truth Organic — Firm
• Wildwood — Extra Firm, Firm

Do not buy: tofu with added sodium, flavoring, fat, or oil.

Canned Fish

Size: 2.5–30 oz; any brand. Four types are authorized:

• Chunk Light Tuna — packed in water, oil, or vegetable broth; plain; cans or pouches; multipacks OK.
• Salmon — packed in water or oil; plain; cans or pouches; multipacks OK.
• Mackerel — North Atlantic (Scomber scombrus) or Pacific chub (Scomber japonicus) only; packed in water or oil; added flavorings including mustard, lemon, and tomato sauce are OK; cans and multipacks.
• Sardines — packed in water or oil; added flavorings including mustard, lemon, and tomato sauce are OK; cans and multipacks.

Do not buy: solid white or albacore tuna; Blueback, Sockeye, Red King, or Coho salmon; organic; tuna or salmon kits; items containing olives, peppers, or any other piece of vegetable; any other fish type, flavor, or size not listed.

Peanut Butter and Alternative Nut and Seed Butters

Peanut Butter: 16–18 oz; any brand. Crunchy, extra crunchy, creamy, smooth, whipped, natural, regular/low-salt/reduced-salt, regular/low-sugar/reduced-sugar, and organic are all OK. Do not buy: spreads; reduced fat peanut butter; products with added flavoring, honey, or jelly; squeeze tubes; other nut or seed butters unless your benefits specifically include them.

Alternative Nut and Seed Butters: Only available if your WIC benefits specifically include this item. Size: 16 oz. Approved brands: Open Nature (Almond), Simple Truth (Almond), SunButter (Sunflower). Almond and sunflower varieties are OK; no added sugar; creamy or crunchy; organic is OK. Do not buy: pecan, cashew, mixed nut, soy, or other nut/seed butters; spreads; brands not listed.

Beans

Dry beans: 1 lb (16 oz) or 2 lb (32 oz) bags; any brand; any type of unflavored dry beans, peas, or lentils; organic OK. Do not buy: added flavoring or soup mix.

Canned beans: 15–16 oz; any brand. Approved varieties: black beans, black-eyed peas (cowpeas), butter beans, garbanzo beans (chickpeas), Great Northern beans, kidney beans (white or red), lentils, lima beans, mung beans, navy beans, pinto beans, red beans, refried beans (no fat or fat free), Roman beans, soybeans, split peas. Regular, low-salt, and no-salt versions are all OK; organic is OK. Do not buy: baked beans or chili beans; soup or soup mix; products with added flavoring, fat, oil, or meat.

Juice

Size: 64 oz plastic bottles. Less-than-100% juice, cocktail juices, glass bottles, organic, unpasteurized, and juice blends not listed are not allowed. Also OK: 64 oz orange or grapefruit juice in refrigerated plastic bottles or cartons; may have added calcium, vitamin D, or fiber; pulp and pulp-free both OK.

Approved brands and selected flavors: Always Save (Apple, Grape, Orange); Best Choice (Apple, Apple Cider, Grape, Pineapple, Tomato, White Grape); Campbell's (Low Sodium, Original); Diane's Garden (Vegetable); Food Club (Apple, Apple Cider, Grape, Grapefruit, Orange, Pineapple, Tomato, Vegetable, White Grape); Freedom's Choice (Apple, Grape); Good & Gather (Orange); Great Value (Apple, Cranberry Blend, Cranberry Grape, Cranberry Pomegranate, Grape, Mango Peach, Orange, Pear, Pineapple, Ruby Red Grapefruit, Tomato, Vegetable, White Grape, White Grape Peach); Juicy Juice (Apple, Apple Raspberry, Berry, Cherry, Grape, Kiwi Strawberry, Mango, Orange Tangerine, Peach Apple, Punch, Strawberry Banana, Strawberry Watermelon, White Grape); Kroger (Apple, Apple Cider, Cranberry, Cranberry Cherry, Grape, Orange, Pineapple, Pineapple Mango, Ruby Red Grapefruit, Vegetable, White Grape); Langers (Apple, Apple Orange Pineapple, Apple Peach Mango, Orange, Pineapple); Libby's (Pineapple); Market Pantry (Apple, Pineapple, White Grape); Motts (Apple, Apple Cherry, Apple Mango, Apple White Grape, Fruit Punch, Pineapple Passion Fruit); Northland (Cranberry, Cranberry Pomegranate); Ocean Spray (Cranberry, Cranberry Cherry, Cranberry Concord Grape, Cranberry Elderberry, Cranberry Mango, Cranberry Pineapple, Cranberry Pomegranate, Cranberry Raspberry, Cranberry Watermelon); Old Orchard (Apple, Apple Cranberry, Berry Blend, Black Cherry Cranberry, Blueberry Pomegranate, Cranberry Pomegranate, Grape, Kiwi Strawberry, Orange, Peach Mango, Red Raspberry, White Grape, Wild Cherry); Our Family (Cranberry, Cranberry Grape); Signature Select (Apple Cider, Grape, Grapefruit, Orange, Pineapple, Tomato, Vegetable, White Grape); Tipton Grove (Apple, Grape, Orange, Pineapple, Red Ruby Grapefruit, White Grape); Tree Top (Apple); Tropicana (Orange); V8 (Low Sodium, Spicy Hot, Original); Welch's (Grape, White Grape, White Grape Peach).

If your WIC benefits include "juice-convenient pack," purchase individual servings (cans, bottles, or boxes) of: Apple, Grape, or Orange-Pineapple (Welch's); Orange, Grapefruit, or Orange-Grapefruit (any brand); Pineapple, Pineapple-Banana, Pineapple-Mango, or Pineapple-Orange (Dole); Tomato (Campbell's); Vegetable (V8).

Infant and Baby Foods

Infant formula: Purchase the exact size, brand, and form (powdered, concentrate, or ready-to-feed) of iron-fortified formula shown on your WIC benefits or in the WICShopper app. No substitutions are allowed.

Infant fruits and vegetables: 4 oz containers, glass or plastic; multi-packs OK; organic OK; mixed fruits and vegetables OK. Approved brands: Beech-Nut Nothing Artificial Added, Beech-Nut Organic, Beech-Nut Naturals, Earth's Best Organic, Gerber, Gerber Natural, Gerber Organic, Good & Gather, Happy Baby Organics, O Organics, Parent's Choice, Simple Truth Organic, Tippy Toes, Tippy Toes Organic. Do not buy: products with added DHA or ARA; added sugar, salt, starch, flour, cereal, rice, pasta, noodles, or meat; Graduates, dinners, or 3rd foods; pouches; desserts, custard, or yogurt; Parent's Choice sweet potato.

Infant cereal: 8 oz boxes. Approved brands: Earth's Best Organic, Gerber. Approved grain types: barley, corn, mixed grains, multigrain, oatmeal, whole wheat; organic OK. Do not buy: cereal with added fruit or formula; cereal sold in jars; products with added DHA or ARA; rice cereal.

Infant meats: 2.5 oz containers, glass or plastic; multi-packs OK; organic, and varieties with broth or gravy are OK. Approved brands: Beech-Nut Nothing Artificial Added, Earth's Best Organic, Gerber, O Organics. Do not buy: products with added DHA or ARA; added sugar, salt, rice, pasta, noodles, fruits, or vegetables; Graduates, dinners, or 3rd foods; pouches.

WIC Farm Vendors and Farmers' Market Note

Colorado WIC authorizes individual farmers and farm stands to accept eWIC benefits for fresh fruits and vegetables. Your monthly fruit and vegetable benefit can be used at any WIC-authorized farm vendor — find the list of currently approved vendors at coloradowic.gov/farmers. Farmers must apply to the program each year and are approved on a rolling basis.

Note: the federal Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (FMNP) — which issued separate paper FMNP coupons distinct from eWIC — ended in Colorado after the 2024 season. The eWIC benefit at approved farm vendors is a separate, continuing program unaffected by FMNP's discontinuation.

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