California WIC approved foods

6,837 barcodes on the California WIC Authorized Product List, grouped by food. 65% of its packaged foods are also on at least one other state's list.

File posted November 2, 2026California Department of Public Health, WIC Division · official page · list file

Foods on the California list

Milk395 items Soy & plant milk15 items Cheese269 items Yogurt50 items Tofu11 items Eggs71 items Breakfast cereal171 items Juice260 items Bread71 items Tortillas92 items Rice, pasta & oats175 items Beans & lentils794 items Peanut butter84 items Canned fish133 items Baby food347 items Infant cereal21 items Infant formula16 items Medical foods & shakes8 items Fruits & vegetables3,854 items

Is it on the California list?

Brands people ask about most, and how many of their barcodes California lists.

Similac4 items listed Enfamil8 items listed Gerber91 items listed Cheerios12 items listed Chobaninone on this list Lactaid7 items listed Silk6 items listed Tillamook5 items listed Yoplait6 items listed Horizonnone on this list Quaker15 items listed Great Value261 items listed

Brands with the most items here

Counts include every size and flavor. Store brands appear where that store chain operates.

Infant formula on the California list 16

Formula depends on your state's contract. State WIC agencies must hold down formula costs, usually with a single-supplier rebate contract (federal rule 7 CFR 246.16a), so the formula brand on one state's list may not be on the next state's, and it can change when a contract is rebid. Non-contract brands, specialty ("exempt") formulas and WIC-eligible nutritionals are issued only with medical documentation (7 CFR 246.10(d)). Your WIC clinic issues the exact formula, form and can size; check with them before buying. Formula on each list →

Enfamil A.R. Powdered Formula 12.9ozstandard
Enfamil Gentlease Powdered Formula 12.4ozstandard
Similac Soy Isomil Powder Formula 12.4ozstandard
Similac Soy Isomil Concentrate Formula 13ozstandard
Enfamil Infant Powdered Formula 12.5ozstandard
Enfamil Infant Concentrated Formula 13ozstandard
Enfamil Reguline Powder Formula 12.4ozstandard
Enfamil Nutramigen Concentrated Formula 13ozexempt
Enfamil NeuroPro EnfaCare Powder Formula 13.6ozexempt
Similac Neosure Powdered Formula 13.1ozexempt
EleCare for Infants Powdered Formula 14.1ozexempt
PurAmino DHA ARA Infant Powder Formula 14.1ozexempt
Nutramigen Enflora or Probiotic LGG Powder 12.6ozexempt
Similac Alimentum Powdered Formula 12.1ozexempt
Enfamil AR RTF 2 oz 6 pkexempt
Extensive HA Powder Formula 14.1ozexempt

About this file

California's file abbreviates product names (for example "GenMills Cheerios-18oz"); where another state lists the same barcode we show that state's fuller name.

Agency	California Department of Public Health, WIC Division
List date	File posted November 2, 2026
Barcodes	6,837 (2,983 packaged foods, the rest produce)
Also on another list	65% of packaged foods
Downloaded	November 12, 2026 (checked monthly)

Questions

Where does this California WIC food list come from?

From the California Department of Public Health, WIC Division Authorized Product List file (File posted November 2, 2026). We download the file, put each barcode under a food group and compare it with the other lists. The official page is linked above; it is the authority.

How current is the California list?

File posted November 2, 2026. We check every state's file about once a month and show each list's own date.

Is everything on the California list sold in every store?

No. The list says what may be bought with WIC in California; each store stocks its own items, and store brands appear only where that chain operates.

What about infant formula in California?

The California list includes 7 standard formula barcodes (Enfamil 5, Similac 2) and 9 exempt formulas. The formula on your benefits is set by your WIC clinic.

Source: California Department of Public Health, WIC Division, WIC Authorized Product List, https://data.chhs.ca.gov/dataset/wic-authorized-product-list-apl (File posted November 2, 2026). Unofficial; not affiliated with USDA or any state WIC agency. Other states: all lists.