North Carolina WIC approved foods

15,097 barcodes on the North Carolina WIC Authorized Product List, grouped by food. 68% of its packaged foods are also on at least one other state's list.

Updated February 4, 2025 (21 months old)North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, WIC Program · official page · list file

This list may be out of date. The newest file we could find is 21 months old (Updated February 4, 2025). Items added or removed since then are not shown here; check with North Carolina WIC or your store's shelf tags.

Foods on the North Carolina list

Milk649 items Cheese788 items Yogurt214 items Tofu30 items Eggs629 items Breakfast cereal379 items Juice519 items Bread27 items Tortillas40 items Rice, pasta & oats161 items Beans & lentils961 items Peanut butter161 items Canned fish73 items Baby food459 items Infant cereal25 items Infant formula113 items Medical foods & shakes257 items Fruits & vegetables9,609 items

Not listed by barcode in this file (fewer than 5 items): soy & plant milk. That can mean the state issues them another way (for example, formula by the clinic) or does not list them separately.

Is it on the North Carolina list?

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

Similac42 items listed Enfamil44 items listed Gerber137 items listed Cheerios28 items listed Chobani10 items listed Lactaid8 items listed Silk1 items listed Tillamook8 items listed Yoplait36 items listed Horizon16 items listed Quaker13 items listed Great Value394 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 North Carolina list 113

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 →

Similac Soy Isomil Powder Formula 12.4ozstandard
Similac Soy Isomil Concentrate Formula 13ozstandard
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
Extensive HA Powder Formula 14.1ozexempt
Similac Soy Isomil RTF Formula 32ozstandard
Similac Sensitive 12.5oz powderstandard
Similac Sensitive 32 oz RTFstandard
Similac Advance 12.4 oz. Powderstandard
Similac Advance 13 oz Concentratestandard
Similac Advance 32 oz RTFstandard
Similac Gentle Comfort 12.6 oz PWDstandard
Nutramigen Concentrate Liquid 13 oz 12 can/caseexempt
Nutramigen RTU 32 oz 6 bottles caseexempt
Enfamil Nutramigen RTU Formula 32ozexempt
Enfamil Pregestimil Powdered Formula 16ozexempt
Pregestimil Powder 16 oz can 6 per caseexempt
Enfamil Pregestimil 24cal RTU Formula 6pk*2ozexempt
Pregestimil 24 cal 2 oz bottle 6 pk 8 per caseexempt
Pregestimil 20 cal 2 oz bottle 6 pk 8 per caseexempt
Enfamil Pregestimil 20 RTU Formula 6pk*2ozexempt
Similac Neosure powder 13.1 oz cans 6 cans/caseexempt
Similac Neosure RTU Formula 32ozexempt
Similac NeoSure RTF 32 oz bottles 6 per caseexempt
Similac Expert Care Alimentum 32oz bottle 6/caseexempt
Similac Alimentum RTU Formula 32ozexempt
Similac PM 60/40 14.1 oz powder can 6 per caseexempt
Similac PM 60 40 Powdered Formula 14.1ozexempt
Similac Special Care Adv 20 Cal RTF 2 oz 48pkexempt
Similac Special Care 20 cal with iron 2 oz bottleexempt
Similac Special Care 24 4 - 2 oz bottles cartonexempt
Special Care 24 2 oz 4 pack 12 per caseexempt
EleCare for Infants unflavored case 14.1 oz powderexempt
Enfacare NeuroPro RTU 2 ozexempt
PurAmino Powder 14.1 oz can 4 per caseexempt

And 73 more on the formula page.

About this file

North Carolina's file says "Updated February 04, 2025". It is the file the state's Authorized Product List page links to (checked November 12, 2026).

Agency	North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, WIC Program
List date	Updated February 4, 2025
Barcodes	15,097 (5,488 packaged foods, the rest produce)
Also on another list	68% of packaged foods
Downloaded	November 12, 2026 (checked monthly)

Questions

Where does this North Carolina WIC food list come from?

From the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, WIC Program Authorized Product List file (Updated February 4, 2025). 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 North Carolina list?

The newest file we could find is 21 months old (Updated February 4, 2025). Items added or removed since then are not shown. Ask North Carolina WIC or check shelf tags in your store.

Is everything on the North Carolina list sold in every store?

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

What about infant formula in North Carolina?

The North Carolina list includes 12 standard formula barcodes (Similac 9, EleCare 3) and 101 exempt formulas. The formula on your benefits is set by your WIC clinic.

Source: North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, WIC Program, WIC Authorized Product List, https://www.ncdhhs.gov/nc-wic-program-authorized-product-list (Updated February 4, 2025). Unofficial; not affiliated with USDA or any state WIC agency. Other states: all lists.