If your food doesn’t scan:

• Check the size and brand against your Texas WIC Shopping Guide.
• Be sure you have enough benefits left on your card for the item.
• You can pay for it with your other groceries or return the food. 

If you have any problems at the grocery store, call your WIC clinic or 800-942-3678.

Tips for using the card reader:

• Tell the cashier you’re using the Texas WIC card.
• The cashier will tell you when to insert your card in the card reader and when to enter your PIN.
• Leave the card in the card reader until the cashier tells you to take it out.

Check and save your store receipt:

• Check the “Items Purchased” on your receipt.
• Make sure all WIC foods you bought are on it.
• Your receipt will show you what you have left.
• Save your WIC receipt for your next shopping trip so you know how much you have left in your “WIC balance.” 

Take your Texas WIC Shopping List and your Texas WIC card to a store that sells WIC foods. Every eligible family members’ WIC foods are added together and printed on this list. You can also keep track of your benefits using the myWIC app. 

Most numbers on the WIC Shopping List show quantities. For example, “4.50 gal” means 4 1/2 gallons. For fruits and vegetables, a dollar amount is listed. For example, “$8.00 VALUE” means that you can buy $8 worth of fruits and vegetables.

When you use your Texas WIC card, another WIC foods receipt prints out after shopping. This WIC receipt shows your ending balance of what and how much food is left on your card for the rest of the month. Take this receipt on your next shopping trip.

If you lose your receipt, don’t worry. You can get another copy that shows your balance from your local clinic and grocery store, or by downloading the myWIC app.