allowed Food Guide - Summer EBT for Children

allowed Food Guide - Summer EBT for Children

SUMMER 2014
Shopping Tips
• Make sure the foods you buy with your SEBTC
Bridge Card are allowed foods from this list.
•At checkout, group your SEBTC foods together
so they can be paid for separately with your
SEBTC Bridge Card.
•Choose lower priced foods when you shop.
•Manufacturers’ coupons and store promotions
may be used with your SEBTC Bridge Card.
•Be sure to select “WIC” as the type of
transaction when making a purchase or
completing a balance inquiry with your SEBTC
Bridge Card.
About Your SEBTC Bridge Card
•See the instructions sheet
that came with your SEBTC
Bridge Card for important
information.
•If you have Bridge Card
problems or questions call
1-888-678-8914 or visit www.ebt.acs-inc.com.
•SEBTC foods cannot be purchased before the
first day of your first benefit month or after
midnight Eastern Standard Time on the last day of
your last benefit month.
For SEBTC Program Help
Food List
Allowed Food Guide
Detroit Area Benefit Months
June 13 - July 12
July 13 - August 12
August 13 - September 1
Call: 1-888-265-3291
Email: [email protected]
Visit: www.sebtc-mi.com
Your Rights
In accordance with Federal Law and U.S. Department of Agriculture
policy, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis
of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability. To file a complaint
of discrimination, write USDA, Director, Office of Adjudication, 1400
Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410 or call toll
free (866) 632-9992 (Voice). Individuals who are hearing impaired or
have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay
Service at (800) 877-8339; or (800) 845-6136 (Spanish).
The usda, MDE and MDCH are equal
opportunity providers and employers.
$30 FOOD PACKAGE
Publication Developed with Grant Funds
This project has been funded at least in part
with Federal funds from the U.S. Department
of Agriculture. The contents of this publication
do not necessarily reflect the view or policies
of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, nor does
mention of trade names, commercial products,
or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S.
Government.
Understanding Your Balance Inquiry and Receipts
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beginning of each benefit month for one enrolled child.
•Your food amounts will be more if you have more than
one child enrolled (double the amount for two children,
triple the amount for three children, etc.).
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WIC BENEFI
REMAINING
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1
18
SKIM MILK
, 1/2% or
GAL 2%, 1%
DOZ EGGS
1
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8.00
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Dry, 15-16o
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amounts
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•Food package benefits are loaded
BY:
C BENEFITS
USE YOUR WI
7/10/2014
onto your SEBTC Bridge Card on a
benefit month basis. Reference the
cover of this Food List to see the
2014 benefit months for your
program area.
Use your benefits by the specified date at the bottom of
your balance inquiry or receipt because unused benefits
will NOT roll over to the next month.
Be sure to visit www.sebtc-mi.com to:
•Each time you shop, your amounts will change and your receipt
will show you your remaining balances for the benefit month.
• Watch training videos
•Download healthy eating and
shopping tips
• Get help with the SEBTC Program
Understanding Beans, Lentils, Peas & Peanut Butter Choices
1 is the per child per benefit month amount
Depending on how many children are enrolled in your family, and what you choose to buy each time
you shop, many combinations may be possible. It is important to know the following amounts:
1= One 18 oz jar of peanut butter
.75= Three cans of 15-16 oz beans or peas
or One 16 oz (1 lb) package of dry beans, lentils or peas
.50=
Two cans of 15-16 oz beans or peas
or Four cans of 15-16 oz beans or peas
.25=
One can of 15-16 oz beans or peas
If your receipt or balance inquiry shows: 2 Jar 18 oz Pnut Btr, lb Dry, 15-16 oz Cn Bean you can buy:
Two 18 oz jars of peanut butter
Two 16 oz packages of dry beans, lentils or peas
Eight cans of 15-16 oz beans or peas
One 18 oz jar of peanut butter + One 16 oz package of
dry beans, lentils or peas
One 18 oz jar of peanut butter + Four cans of 15-16 oz
beans or peas
One 16 oz package of dry beans, lentils or peas +
Four cans of 15-16 oz beans or peas
BEANS, LENTILS & PEAS
PEANUT BUTTER
ALLOWED DRY
u
No organic allowed
No organic allowed
u
• 16 oz (1 lb) package
• Any type
16-18 oz store brand jar ONLY
Smooth, creamy, crunchy, extra crunchy
NOT ALLOWED
• Specialty brands like Arrow Head Mills or Fifty50
•Peanut butter mixed with jelly, marshmallow,
honey, other flavorings
• Reduced fat peanut butter
• Peanut spread
• Peanut butter with DHA or Omega 3
NOT ALLOWED DRY
• Barzi beans
• Dry beans with
seasoning packets
ALLOWED CANNED
• 15-16 oz can
• Any type
•Brands – Bush’s, Centrella, Essential Everyday,
Great Value, Goya, Halstead Acres, IGA, Joan of Arc,
Kroger, La Preferida, Meijer, Our Family, Progresso,
ShurFine, Spartan, Valu Time, Wylwood
• Low sodium of any allowed brand
NOT ALLOWED CANNED
•Beans with added fat, oil,
or meat
• Baked beans
• Pork and beans
• Chili beans
• Refried beans
No organic allowed
u
1 dozen
per child
per benefit month
1 dozen
ALLOWED
• Grade A or AA
• Medium or large
• White only
• Green beans
• Snap beans
• Wax beans
• Yellow beans
• Green peas
• Sweet peas
NOT ALLOWED
• Extra large
• Jumbo
•Free range, cage free, low cholesterol, Omega 3,
pasteurized
• Eggland’s Best, Gold Circle Farms, Good News Eggs
FRESH FRUITS & VEGETABLES
Organic is allowed
u
EGGS
$8 cash value
per child
per benefit month
You can pay for fruits and vegetables that cost more than your cash value benefit
ALLOWED
•Any variety fresh fruit or vegetable
without added sweetener
or fat
•May be whole,
cut, bagged or
packaged
•Sweet potatoes
and yams
NOT ALLOWED
•White potatoes, any variety like
red skin, russet, Yukon Gold
•Fruit or vegetable party trays with dip, dressing or other added food items
• Fruit and nut mixtures
• Fruit baskets
•Fruits or vegetables from salad bars
•Herbs, spices, edible blossoms or flowers (broccoli, cauliflower, artichoke
are allowed)
•Ornamental or decorative fruits or vegetables such as chili peppers or
garlic on a string, gourds or painted pumpkins
•Salad kits with dressing or other added food items
WHOLE WHEAT BREAD
No organic allowed
u
1 lb loaf = 16 oz
Bunny
100% Whole Wheat
u
One 1 lb loaf
per child
per benefit month
These brands and types ONLY
Healthy Life
100% Whole Wheat
Whole Grain
Hearth Oven Bakers
100% Whole Wheat
No organic allowed
u
11 oz package or larger
Nickles
Country Style
100% Whole Wheat
u These
brands and flavors ONLY
Cream of Wheat
Cream of Rice
Original Flavor
Original Flavor
14 oz or 28 oz,18 oz
Whole Grain p,
12 oz Instant Individual Packets
Regular or Healthy Grain p
Quaker Instant Grits
Original & Butter Flavor
Individual Packets ONLY
Meijer
100% Whole Wheat
18 ounces total for
hot and cold cereals
per child
per benefit month
HOT CEREALS
COCO Wheats
Pepperidge Farm
Stone Ground
100% Whole Wheat
Malt-O-Meal
Original c &
Chocolate c Flavor
Quaker Instant Oatmeal
Regular Flavor p
Individual
Packets ONLY
Maypo
Better Oats Oat Revolution
Instant Classic
Instant Oatmeal p
only
Individual Packets ONLY America’s Choice,
Essential Everday, Great Value, IGA, Kroger,
Meijer, Our Family, Parade, Roundy’s, Spartan
Pepperidge Farm
Swirled
100% Whole Wheat
Cinnamon with Raisins
Pepperidge Farm
Very Thin Sliced
Soft
100% Whole Wheat
Sara Lee
Classic
100% Whole Wheat
3 gallons
per child
per benefit month
MILK
No organic allowed
ALLOWED
• Fat free milk (skim)
• Low fat milk (½%, 1%)
• Reduced fat milk (2%)
• Buttermilk
Spartan
100% Whole Wheat
Store Brand Instant Oatmeal
Regular Flavor p
NOT ALLOWED
•Whole milk
•Chocolate or flavored milk
• Evaporated filled
•Nut or grain milk
(like almond or rice)
• Guernsey
•Value added (Kid’s Milk,
Fit Milk, Over the Moon)
• Vitamite
• Glass bottles
• Unhomogenized
All SEBTC hot and cold cereals provide a good source of iron
Cereals with (c) provide 100% Daily Value folic acid
Cereals with (p) are made with whole grains and provide good fiber
COLDCEREALS
CEREALS
COLD
organic
allowed
NoNo
organic
allowed
u 11 oz package or largeru
16 oz
package or larger
18 ounces total for
hot and cold cereals
per child
per benefit month
u These brands and flavors ONLY
These
brands and flavors ONLY
HOT CEREALS
No organic allowed
u
11 oz package or larger.
u
Kix
Plain p
Cheerios
Plain p
Multi Grain cp
Special K
Original c
Corn Flakes
Plain
Frosted cp
These brands and flavors ONLY
Mini Spooners
Strawberry
Cream cp
Blueberry cp
Dora the Explorer p
Scooby-Doo! p
Mini-Wheats
Unfrosted p Frosted p
Frosted Big Bite p
Bran Flakes p
Honey Bunches of Oats
Vanilla Bunches p
Honey Roasted, Almonds,
Cinnamon Bunches
Fruit Blends Banana Blueberry
Fruit Blends Peach Rasberry
Tropical Blends Mango Coconut
Life
Originalp
Crispy Rice
Original c
12 oz package or larger
Oat Blenders
Honey
Honey Almond
Store Brands:
Centrella
Essential Everyday
Great Value
Kroger
Meijer
Spartan
Our Family
Chex
Rice
Wheat cp
Corn p
Oatmeal Squares
Brown Sugar cp
Cinnamon cp
Honey Nut cp
Golden Maple cp
Great Grains
Banana Nut Crunch p
Hy-Top
IGA
Kiggins
Parade
Nature’s Crunch