Foods

WIC approved cereal by state

Hot and cold breakfast cereals, whole grain and non-whole grain. How 14 state WIC lists compare.

1,260 barcodes on 14 lists29 on every list · 560 on only one list

Breakfast cereal items per state list

Tap a state to see its full list for this food.

Brands on the most lists

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

Breakfast cereal products on the most lists

  • General Mills Cheerios 12oz14/14
    UPC 16000487727Cheerios →
  • General Mills Cheerios 18oz14/14
    UPC 16000170032Cheerios →
  • General Mills Cheerios 20oz14/14
    UPC 16000125414Cheerios →
  • General Mills Cheerios 24oz14/14
    UPC 16000224698Cheerios →
  • General Mills Kix 12oz14/14
    UPC 16000275676Kix →
  • General Mills Kix 18oz14/14
    UPC 16000171046Kix →
  • General Mills Multi Grain Cheerios 12oz14/14
    UPC 16000487697Cheerios →
  • General Mills Multi Grain Cheerios 18oz14/14
    UPC 16000168756Cheerios →
  • General Mills Rice Chex 12oz14/14
    UPC 16000487949Chex →
  • General Mills Rice Chex 18oz14/14
    UPC 16000171022Chex →
  • General Mills Rice Chex 22.2oz14/14
    UPC 16000206960Chex →
  • General Mills Total Whole Grain 16oz14/14
    UPC 16000275638General Mills →
  • General Mills Wheat Chex 14oz14/14
    UPC 16000275492Chex →
  • General Mills Wheat Chex 19oz14/14
    UPC 16000427242Chex →
  • General Mills Wheaties 15.6oz14/14
    UPC 16000275652
  • Kelloggs Frosted Mini Wheats 14.5oz14/14
    UPC 38000270864Frosted Mini-Wheats →
  • Kelloggs Frosted Mini Wheats 18oz14/14
    UPC 38000199349Frosted Mini-Wheats →
  • Kelloggs Frosted Mini Wheats 24oz14/14
    UPC 38000318344Frosted Mini-Wheats →
  • Kelloggs Frosted Mini Wheats 29.5oz14/14
    UPC 38000269967Frosted Mini-Wheats →
  • Kelloggs Frosted Mini Wheats 32oz14/14
    UPC 41192100147Frosted Mini-Wheats →
  • Kelloggs Frosted Mini Wheats Little Bites 14.8oz14/14
    UPC 41192102035Frosted Mini-Wheats →
  • Kelloggs Frosted Mini Wheats Little Bites 20.2oz14/14
    UPC 41192102608Frosted Mini-Wheats →
  • Kelloggs Frosted Mini Wheats Original 16oz14/14
    UPC 41192102394Frosted Mini-Wheats →
  • Malt O Meal Frosted Mini Spooners 18oz14/14
    UPC 42400025542Malt-O-Meal →
  • Malt O Meal Frosted Mini Spooners 36oz14/14
    UPC 42400925019Malt-O-Meal →
  • Quaker Life Original Multigrain Cereal 13oz14/14
    UPC 30000063545Quaker →
  • Quaker Life Original Multigrain Cereal 18oz14/14
    UPC 30000061190Quaker →
  • Quaker Oatmeal Squares Brown Sugar 14.514/14
    UPC 30000064412Quaker →
  • Quaker Oatmeal Squares Brown Sugar 21oz14/14
    UPC 30000064030Quaker →
  • General Mills Blueberry Chex 12oz13/14
    UPC 16000492349Chex →

Questions

Which state lists the most cereal?

Massachusetts (591 barcodes), then Michigan (492) and New York (484). Counts include every size and flavor, so they say more about how a state writes its list than about what you get.

Which cereal brands are on the most state lists?

Frosted Mini-Wheats (14 of 14), Honey Bunches of Oats (14 of 14), Cheerios (14 of 14), Kellogg's (14 of 14).

Is the same cereal WIC approved everywhere?

Rarely. Of 1,260 barcodes, 560 are on only one list and 29 are on all 14. Check your own state's column or page.

List dates for all 14 columns

Source: state WIC Authorized Product List files (linked on each state page). Unofficial; not affiliated with USDA or any state WIC agency.