Brands

Is Ensure WIC approved?

Ensure barcodes we found on state WIC approved product lists, and which states list each one.

On 10 of 14 state lists · 77 productsNot on the California, Louisiana, Maine, Washington lists. Each state lists its own flavors and sizes.
PediaSure, Ensure, Boost and similar shakes are WIC-eligible nutritionals: a WIC clinic issues them only with medical documentation, and only the item on your benefits.

Ensure items on each state's list

Number of Ensure barcodes on each list. Lists differ in size; New York, Michigan, Massachusetts, Utah and Connecticut list many more barcodes than California or Washington.

Ensure product lines

Ensure Plus10/14Ensure Original9/14Ensure High Protein2/14Ensure Max Protein1/14

Medical foods & shakes 77

NY on that state's list NJ not on it (as of the list date) IT = ITCA (Arizona tribal WIC) · number = lists out of 14

  • Ensure Plus Nutrition Shake Butter Pecan 6pk*8oz10/14
    UPC 70074517872
  • Ensure Plus Nutrition Shake Chocolate 6pk*8oz10/14
    UPC 70074407029
  • Ensure Plus Nutrition Shake Dark Chocolate 6pk*8oz10/14
    UPC 70074538105
  • Ensure Plus Nutrition Shake Vanilla 6pk*8oz10/14
    UPC 70074407074
  • Ensure Nutrition Shake Butter Pecan 6pk*8oz9/14
    UPC 70074517858
  • Ensure Nutrition Shake Chocolate 6pk*8oz9/14
    UPC 70074407012
  • Ensure Nutrition Shake Dark Chocolate 6pk*8oz9/14
    UPC 70074538075
  • Ensure Nutrition Shake Vanilla 6pk*8oz9/14
    UPC 70074407111
  • Ensure Plus Nutrition Shake Strawberry 6pk*8oz9/14
    UPC 70074407180
  • Ensure Nutrition Shake Strawberry 6pk*8oz8/14
    UPC 70074407050
  • Ensure Nutrition Shake Coffee Latte 6pk*8oz6/14
    UPC 70074560168
  • Ensure chocolate 16pk-8oz RTF4/14
    UPC 70074536231
  • Ensure Chocolate RTF 8 oz 24pk3/14
    UPC 70074572314
  • Ensure homemade vanilla16pk-8oz RTF3/14
    UPC 70074534329
  • Ensure Nutrition Shake Banana Nut 6pk*8oz3/14
    UPC 70074669113
  • Ensure Plus Butter Pecan RTF 8 oz 24pk3/14
    UPC 70074572727
  • Ensure Plus Milk Chocolate 8 oz 24pk3/14
    UPC 70074572666
  • Ensure Plus Vanilla RTF 8 oz 24pk3/14
    UPC 70074572635
  • Ensure Strawberry RTF 8 oz 24pk3/14
    UPC 70074572345
  • Ensure Vanilla RTF 8 oz 24pk3/14
    UPC 70074572437
  • Ensure Butter Pecan RTF 8 oz 24pk2/14
    UPC 70074572406
  • Ensure Clear 10 oz Blueberry Pomegranate RTF2/14
    UPC 70074565019
  • Ensure Clear 10 oz Mixed Fruit RTF2/14
    UPC 70074624815
  • Ensure Dark Chocolate RTF 8 oz 24pk2/14
    UPC 70074538068
  • Ensure High Protein Chocolate 8 oz 6 pack2/14
    UPC 70074641164
  • Ensure High Protein Strawberry 8oz 6 pack2/14
    UPC 70074665474
  • Ensure High Protein vanilla 8 oz 6 pack2/14
    UPC 70074641188
  • Ensure Original Strawberry 16pk 8oz RTF2/14
    UPC 70074633893
  • Ensure Plus Dark Chocolate RTF 8 oz 24pk2/14
    UPC 70074538099
  • Ensure Plus Strawberry RTF 8 oz 24pk2/14
    UPC 70074572697
  • Ensure Plus Vanilla 16pk-8oz RTF2/14
    UPC 70074629322
  • Ensure Plus Vanilla 24 8oz RTF2/14
    UPC 70074583037
  • Abbott Ensure-Vanilla1/14
    UPC 70074668543
  • Ensure Chocolate1/14
    UPC 70074111001
  • Ensure Chocolate RTF 8 oz1/14
    UPC 70074649375
  • Ensure Chocolate RTF 8 oz1/14
    UPC 70074649368
  • Ensure Chocolate RTF 8 oz 16pk1/14
    UPC 70074643458
  • Ensure Chocolate RTF 8 oz 24pk1/14
    UPC 70074577531
  • Ensure Chocolate RTF 8 oz 24pk1/14
    UPC 782560481498
  • Ensure Clear Blueberry Pomogranate RTF 10 oz1/14
    UPC 70074565002
  • Ensure Clear Blueberry Pomogranate RTF 10 oz1/14
    UPC 70074565026
  • Ensure Clear Mixed Fruit RTF 10 oz1/14
    UPC 70074624792
  • Ensure Clear Mixed Fruit RTF 10 oz1/14
    UPC 70074624808
  • Ensure Clear Mixed Fruit RTF 10 oz1/14
    UPC 70074643052
  • Ensure High Protein Caramel 8oz 6 pack1/14
    UPC 70074673318
  • Ensure High Protein Caramel 8oz 6pk 4 per case1/14
    UPC 70074673301
  • Ensure High Protein Chocolate 8oz 6 pk 4 per case1/14
    UPC 70074641157
  • Ensure High Protein Strawberry 8oz 6pk 4 per case1/14
    UPC 70074665467
  • Ensure High Protein Vanilla 8 oz 6 pk 4 per case1/14
    UPC 70074641171
  • Ensure Max Protein Cherry Cheesecake 11 oz 4 pk1/14
    UPC 70074684611
  • Ensure Max Protein French Vanilla 11 oz 4 pk1/14
    UPC 70074671666
  • Ensure Max Protein Milk Chocolate 11 oz 4 pk1/14
    UPC 70074668970
  • Ensure Nutrition Shake Light Chocolate 6pk*8oz1/14
    UPC 70074641225
  • Ensure Nutrition Shake Light Vanilla 6pk*8oz1/14
    UPC 70074641249
  • Ensure orange 6pk-8oz1/14
    UPC 70074544489
  • Ensure Original Institutional Vanilla 8oz RTF1/14
    UPC 70074504612
  • Ensure Orign Institution Choc 8oz RTF1/14
    UPC 70074504636
  • Ensure Plant Based Protein Chocolate 4 PK 11 OZ1/14
    UPC 70074674551
  • Ensure Plant Based Protein Vanilla 4 PK 11 OZ1/14
    UPC 70074674513
  • Ensure Plus Chocolate inst 8oz RTF1/14
    UPC 70074649108
  • Ensure Plus Milk Choc RTF 8 oz 24pk1/14
    UPC 70074577562
  • Ensure Plus Straw RTF 8 oz 24pk1/14
    UPC 70074583013
  • Ensure Plus Strawberry inst 8oz RTF1/14
    UPC 70074583020
  • Ensure Plus Strawberry inst 8oz RTF1/14
    UPC 70074506470
  • Ensure Plus Strawberry RTF 8 oz 24pk1/14
    UPC 70074572710
  • Ensure Plus Vanilla 8oz RTF1/14
    UPC 70074583044
  • Ensure Plus Vanilla inst 8oz RTF1/14
    UPC 70074504650
  • Ensure Plus Vanilla RTF 8 oz 24pk1/14
    UPC 70074572659
  • Ensure Plus Vanilla RTF 8 oz 24pk1/14
    UPC 70074577548
  • Ensure Plus Vanilla RTF 8 oz 24pk1/14
    UPC 70074577555
  • Ensure Strawberry Plus RTF 8 oz 24 pk1/14
    UPC 70074057262
  • Ensure Strawberry RTF 8 oz1/14
    UPC 70074649337
  • Ensure Strawberry RTF 8 oz1/14
    UPC 70074649320
  • Ensure Strawberry RTF 8 oz 24 pk1/14
    UPC 70074536675
  • Ensure Vanilla RTF 8 oz1/14
    UPC 70074649313
  • Ensure Vanilla RTF 8 oz1/14
    UPC 70074649306
  • Ensure Vanilla RTF 8 oz 16pk1/14
    UPC 70074643434
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Questions

Is Ensure WIC approved in every state?

No single answer: Ensure items are on 10 of the 14 lists we compare and on none of the lists for California, Louisiana, Maine, Washington (as of each list's date). States pick their own brands and sizes, so check the product table for your state's column.

Which Ensure products are on the most lists?

Ensure Plus Nutrition Shake Butter Pecan 6pk*8oz (10 of 14); Ensure Plus Nutrition Shake Chocolate 6pk*8oz (10 of 14); Ensure Plus Nutrition Shake Dark Chocolate 6pk*8oz (10 of 14).

My state is California. Can I still buy Ensure?

A product that is not on your state's list will usually be declined at the register, but lists change: New York's list itself says "There may be eligible products that are not on this list." Look for the WIC shelf tag, scan it in your state's WIC shopping app, or ask your WIC clinic.

Why does one Ensure size work and another not?

WIC lists authorize exact barcodes. The same medical foods & shakes in a different size, pack or flavor has a different UPC, and many states allow only certain container sizes. Compare the UPC on your package with the UPC shown here.

List dates for all 14 columns

Source: state WIC Authorized Product List files (linked on each state page). Product names are as printed in the lists; one product can appear under slightly different names in different states. Unofficial; not affiliated with USDA, any state WIC agency or Ensure.