By La’Keisha Coker, MS, RD, LD
Food Package Coordinator
Division of WIC Services

The WIC food package provides supplemental foods designed to meet the special nutritional needs of low-income pregnant, breastfeeding, non-breastfeeding postpartum women, infants and children up to 5 years of age who are at nutritional risk.

The new WIC food package went into effect October 1, 2017, and there are some exciting new additions in South Carolina!

Chocolate Milk:

• One gallon of milk can be exchanged for one gallon of chocolate milk each month for women and children age 2-5
• Gallon size only
• Lowest cost

Canned Fruits:

• Any variety of canned fruits, including applesauce, juice pack or water pack without added sugars, fats, oils or salt
• Fruit must be listed as the first ingredient

Canned Vegetables:

• Any variety of canned or frozen vegetables without added sugars, fats or oils
• Vegetable must be listed as the first ingredient
• May be regular or lower in sodium

The full South Carolina WIC Food Guide may be found here.