what are WIC coupons?

Answer 1

The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children - better known as the WIC Program - serves to safeguard the health of low-income women, infants, & children up to age 5 who are at nutritional risk by providing nutritious foods to supplement diets, information on healthy eating, and referrals to health care.

The coupons are used at the stores that accept them for stuff like cheese. milk, formula, beans and things that are included in the program. You have to be under a certain income level. Look at the link below to get enrolled if you need it.

Answer 2

WIC stands for Women, Infants, and Children. It is a program to help encourage healty eating and nutrition awareness for mothers of children under 5. They give you voucher, that can be used at the grocery store of your choice. Each voucher is for a specific item. For example, 1 voucher for 2.5 gallons of milk. and 4 vouchers each with 4 cans of formula, cereal (only the brands WIC participates in, like KIX and Rice Krispies, etc). You get vouchers for milk or formula, cereal, beanut butter or beans, cheese, eggs, and a few other things. Check out the site below, it is the WIC site.

Hope this helps, BTW, it isn't like food stamps, almost all women with kids under 5 qualify.

Answer 3

It is Women Infants and Children. It is a program set up to help needy mothers. You are given vouchers that you can take to any supermarket and get free, Similac, Baby juice, baby food. Even some foods for the mom. Like Cereal, cheese, bread, juice, milk. If you need it look it into it. WIC Program.

Answer 4

Here is the WIC website. If you don't qualify for WIC, check with the county you live in for other assistance. If you happen to live in California, First Five California can be of enormous help (see second link)

Answer 5

WIC means Womem infants and children program it's coupons that give you free dairy cereal juice eggs peanut butter and in some places you get fruit and veggies.

Answer 6

WIC provides monthly food checks which are used to buy nutritious foods. WIC foods provide high levels of protein, iron, calcium and vitamins A and D. The food package you receive is tailored to your specific dietary needs and preferences.

Answer 7

for one wic does not give out bread. It helps mothers that can't afford formula for the infants. It supplies milk,cheese,cereal,eggs, and juice for pregnant women and children that are off of formula. You do get it for free but its not like food stamps. food stamps buys all of you food and you are dependent on them unlike wic it HELPS you with what you or your child needs.

Answer 8

It stands for Women, Infants and Children (WIC), and is a federal assistance program for healthcare and nutrition of low-income mothers and children under the age of five. This program is unrelated to the USDA's "Food Stamp" program.

Answer 9

Women Infant Children. It is a voucher you get from the government. It helps buy baby formula, milk, cheese, eggs, cereal, beans, peanut-butter and other food items.

Answer 10

W-women
I-infant
C- children
these coupons help people with food items while pregnant and/or nursing. You usually get milk , cheese, cereal, and a few more things. Also when you start formula, they help pay for that too. Good program and very helpful. They monitor your childs growth too.