The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) recognizes that breastfeeding women have additional nutritional requirements. West Virginia WIC participants who exclusively breastfeed their infants are eligible to receive the following monthly food package:
- 2 pounds carrots
- 4 cans (5 or 6-oz cans) tuna
- 1 pound of dry beans/dry peas
- 7 cans (46-oz) cans juice or 7 cans (12-oz) frozen concentrate juice
- 2 pounds cheese
- 36-oz cereal
- 2 dozen eggs
- 18-oz. peanut butter
- 24 quarts milk
Please contact the Nutrition Education Coordinator for the West Virginia WIC Program at 304-558-0030 with any questions.