WIC Inspired Recipe – French Toast & Grilled Peaches
Looking for a delicious way to eat your WIC-approved foods. Give this WIC inspired recipe a try for breakfast, lunch or dinner:
French Toast & Grilled Peaches
Try out this breakfast classic with a fresh twist!
Ingredients:
4 slices of bread
4 eggs
1 ripe peach
1 tbsp Butter
Cinnamon
Honey or Maple Syrup
Powdered Sugar, optional
Cut slices of bread in half, triangle-shaped & set aside. Crack 4 eggs into a medium-sized bowl & whisk. Heat pan on medium-high heat & melt 1 tbsp of butter. Take a slice of bread & dip into egg mixture on both sides, then add to pan & repeat. Brown each side of toast on both sides & add cinnamon as it’s cooking. Cut the peach into slices & add to pan. Cook until browned on each side. Top the french toast with the peaches, add honey, a dash of cinnamon, & any other toppings of your choice. Makes 2 Servings. Enjoy!
WIC INSPIRED RECIPES FROM GROCERY SERVICES NORTH
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Expecting A Baby in 2022? Let Texas WIC Help
If you are expecting a baby in 2022, Texas WIC can help you get off to a healthy start.
The program is open to eligible expecting mothers and mothers with children up to age five. To qualify, Texas residents must meet certain income requirements. (Learn more about the requirements below.)
Texas WIC benefits are offered to qualifying expectant mothers in order to help them get proper nutrition and education while they are pregnant.
Pregnant mothers can even get a free food package to help ensure they are getting healthy foods. Expecting mothers can access their FREE benefits with a Texas WIC ebt card, which allows clients to pay for their FREE monthly WIC food benefits such as eggs, cereal, fruits and vegetables and more!
The WIC program also provides important pregnancy education, including FREE online classes that help mothers to be on everything from how to plan for a healthy pregnancy and how to eat healthy while pregnant. Their education guidance also helps mothers know what to expect during pregnancy.
The program continues to help once the baby arrives by providing breastfeeding support and access to healthy nutrition for mothers and their babies.
Mothers can access all their WIC benefits in an easy, hassle-free shopping experience at any Lone Star Family Market store. There are 7 locations in Austin, Round Rock and San Marcos. All the groceries in the Primarily WIC store are WIC approved, and our bilingual clerks help make WIC shopping super easy. Find a location online at LoneStarFamilyMarket.com/locations.
Are you Eligible for Texas WIC? Find Out If Texas WIC Can Help
To qualify for Texas WIC is open to Texas residents that are:
- Pregnant women
- Breastfeeding women
- Infants
- Families with children younger than 5 years old
Texas residents must also meet income requirements to join Texas WIC.
According to Texas WIC: “If you are on Medicaid, TANF, or SNAP you meet the income eligibility guidelines for WIC. If you don’t qualify for these programs, you may still qualify for WIC by meeting the income guidelines for your household. The Recovery Rebate Credit, also known as stimulus checks, and the Child Tax Credit direct payments are not included when calculating your income to determine eligibility.”
WIC has provided these Gross Yearly Income guidelines from its website and was updated as of 7/19/22:
| Number of Household Members* | Gross Yearly Household Income** |
| 1 | $0 up to $25,142 |
| 2 | $0 up to $33,874 |
| 3 | $0 up to $42,606 |
| 4 | $0 up to $51,338 |
| 5 | $0 up to $60,070 |
| 6 | $0 up to $68,802 |
*A pregnant woman’s household is increased by the number of infants she is expecting. For more than 6 household members, or if you have any income questions, call 1-800-942-3678. This information is provided by Texas WIC, and is subject to change. Last updated 7/19/2022.
**Income can also be determined on a weekly or biweekly basis. For more information, call 1-800-942-3678. This information is provided by Texas WIC, and is subject to change. Last updated 7/19/2022.
Apply for Texas WIC online at TexasWIC.org/apply
Weekly Recipe Featuring WIC Foods
Healthy Snack: Peanut Butter, Banana Sushi
Start the New Year off right with a healthy snack for your kids using WIC foods.
All the ingredients in this recipe are WIC foods. Plus, it’s just as fun to eat as it is healthy. It’s also a recipe the kids can help make.
PEANUT BUTTER, BANANA SUSHI
2 Tablespoons creamy peanut butter
1 Banana
¼ Cup crispy rice cereal such as Rice Crispy Treats
Peel Banana and place on a plate. Spread a layer of peanut butter on all sides of the banana. Roll peanut butter coated banana in cereal. Cut banana into slices and serve on a plate.
Get all your WIC ingredients in one stop at Lone Star Family Market, which offers hassle-free WIC grocery shopping. Find a location at LoneStarFamilyMarket.com/locations.
12 Recipes Using WIC Foods For Christmas
This is the perfect time to spend quality time in the kitchen with your family. Food and holidays go hand-and-hand. To help you get in the holiday spirit, here are 12 recipes using WIC foods you might consider making for your family this Christmas.
BERRY BREAD PUDDING
This recipe from the USDA’s MyPlate, features several WIC foods: frozen berries, whole wheat bread and yogurt. https://www.myplate.gov/recipes/supplemental-nutrition-assistance-program-snap/berry-bread-pudding
HOMEMADE CHEESE STICKS 
Spending time in the kitchen is the perfect way to get quality time with your kids. This fun snack or appetizer from CookingMatters.org is sure to be a fun one for the whole family to make. It also has several WIC foods. Consider making your own bread crumbs with a slice or two of whole-wheat bread. https://cookingmatters.org/recipe/mozzarella-sticks/
PINEAPPLE CARROT MUFFINS
Every holiday needs a muffin. This one from CookingMatters.org won’t disappoint. It even features WIC-friendly fruits and vegetables. https://cookingmatters.org/recipe/pineapple-carrot-muffins/
Texas WIC Fruits, Veggie Benefit Expansion Extended Thru March
WIC clients are getting a little something extra for the new year: an extension on the expanded fruit and vegetable benefits.
Texas WIC announced on its website that the expanded benefits will be offered through the end of March 2022.
“This extension has different dollar amounts based on your category. Eligible clients will receive the following,” according to Texas WIC.
- Children get $24 each month
- Pregnant, postpartum and some breastfeeding clients get $43 each month
- Fully and partially breastfeeding clients get $47 each month
Here is an example the agency provided: If you are pregnant and have two children (ages 1-5) receiving WIC, you will get $91 ($43 mom + $24 child + $24 child = $91) each month in January, February and March to buy fruit and vegetables, according to Texas WIC.
WIC clients will find this new amount on your shopping list under their benefit amount.
Texas WIC urges clients that have already received benefits on their WIC cards for the first three months of year to contact their local WIC office to get the expanded fruit & vegetable benefits. Produce benefits are expected to return to regular levels at the end of March.