Cash Value Vouchers
- Benefits will specify ‘Fresh only’ or ‘Fresh/Frozen/Canned’
- Organic vegetables and fruits are allowed
‘Canned’ means food that has been preserved in an air tight container. The container could be metal, glass, or plastic.
Fresh Vegetables and Fruits:
- Any variety of fresh vegetables and fruits
- May be whole or cut up
- Bagged salad mixtures, bagged vegetables
- NOT ALLOWED: Items from the salad bar; party trays, fruit baskets, decorative vegetables and fruits; dried products; nuts, including peanuts, fruit/nut mixtures; herbs, spices, salad dressing
Canned Fruits:
- Any brand packed in water or juice
- Any variety of fruit, fruit mixture
- Products with artificial sweeteners
- Any size/container/package type (except single-serving pouches)
- Fruit must be the first ingredient
- Applesauce: ‘No sugar added’ or ‘Unsweetened” varieties only
- NOT ALLOWED: Cranberry sauce; pie filling; any syrup (heavy, light, “naturally light”, extra light, etc.); added sugar (“lightly sweetened in fruit juice”, nectar, etc.), nectar; added salt, fat, oils; single-serving pouches
Canned Vegetables:
- Any brand
- May be regular or low sodium/salt
- Any variety of vegetable, vegetable mixtures
- Any size
- Any container/package type
- Vegetable must be the first ingredient
- Canned tomatoes (paste, puree, whole, crushed, stewed, diced, sauce, salsa)
- NOT ALLOWED: Pickled or creamed vegetables (including corn); baked beans, pork and beans; soups; ketchup; relishes; olives; products with added fats, oils, sugars, mature beans, peas, and lentils (for example: black beans, garbanzo beans, kidney beans)
- (To lower salt intake, rinse canned vegetables)
Frozen Fruits:
- Any brand
- Any container/package type
- Any size
- Fruit must be the first ingredient
- Any variety of fruit, fruit mixtures
- NOT ALLOWED: Ingredients other than fruit; added sugar; any syrup (corn syrup, high fructose corn syrup, maltose, dextrose, sucrose, honey, maple syrup, etc.)
Frozen Vegetables:
- Any brand
- Any containers/package type
- With or without salt
- Frozen beans, peas and lentils are allowed
- Any size
- Any variety of vegetable, vegetable mixtures
- Vegetable must be the first ingredient
- NOT ALLOWED: Added sugars, fats, or oils; cheese sauce or any other type of sauce; breaded