Tuesday, September 23, 2008

The 125 Healthiest Supermarket Foods in America

Men's Health researched every aisle to find the best picks for you, and here they are:

1. Best Cereal: Shredded Wheat
2. Best Instand Oatmeal: Quaker Weight Control
3. Best Hot Cereal: Organic Steel Cut Oats - Arrowhead
4. Best Breakfast Bar: South Beach Living - High Protein Cereal Bars
5. Best Syrup: Smuckers Sugar Free Breakfast Syrup
6. Best Loaf Bread: Arnold Natural 100% Whole Wheat
7. Best Best Burger Bun: Arnold Select Wheat Sandwich Rolls
8. Best Bagel: Thomas' Hearty Grains Whole Wheat Bagel
9. Best English Muffin: Thomas' Oatmeal & Honey English Muffins
10. Best Tortilla: Mex America 100% Whole Wheat Flour Tortilla
11. Best Pita: Thomas' Sahara Pita Pockets, 100% Whole Wheat
12. Best Pizza Crust: Boboli 100% Whole Wheat Pizza Crust
13. Best Pasta: Ronzoni Healthy Harvest Whole Wheat-Blend Spaghetti
14. Best Quick-Cooking Rice: Uncle Ben's Fast & Natural Whole-Grain Brown
15. Best Flour: King Arthur 100% Whole Wheat Flour
16. Best Grain: Bob's Red Mill Organic Quinoa Grain
17. Best Milk: Organic Valley Reduced Fat Milk
18. Best Chocolate Milk: Organic Valley Reduced Fat Chocolate Milk
19. Best Snacking Cheese: Laughing Cow Mini Babybel Original
20. Best Shredded Cheese: Kraft 2% Mozzarella
21. Best Sliced Cheese: Sargento Deli Style Swiss
22. Best Cottage Cheese: Friendship Cottage Cheese
23. Best Cream Cheese: Kraft Philadelphia Light Cream Cheese
24. Best All-Purpose Cheese: Cypress Grove Chevre (All-Purpose Cheese)
25. Best Secret Topping: Vermont Butter and Cheese Co. Creme Fraiche
26. Best Plain Yogurt: Fage Total
27. Best Flavored Yogurt: Fage with Honey
28. Best Kefir: Lifeway Lowfat Blueberry
29. Best Eggs: Eggland's Best
30. Best Butter: Lurpah Imported Danish Butter
31. Best Sour Cream: Breakstone All-Natural Sour Cream
32. Best Flavored Water: Aqua Fina Flavor Splash Grape
33. Best Sports Drink: Accelorade
34. Best Orange Juice: Tropicana Grab-N-Go w/ Calcium & Vitamin D
35. Best Fruit Juice: RW Knudson Family Just Blueberry
36. Best Vegetable Juice: Low Sodium V8
37. Best Bottle Tea: Honest Tea Green Dragon
38. Best Bag Tea: Stash Premium Green Tea
39. Best Bag Herbal Tea: Stash Premium Peppermint
40. Best Coffee: illy Espresso Coffee (Medium Grind)
41. Best Bottled Coffee Drink: Stabucks Double Shot Light
42. Best Hot Chocolate: Bellagio Sipping Chocolate
43. Best Beer: Guinness Draught
44. Best Light Beer: Amstel Light
45. Best Red Wine Under $20: Tenuta di Arceno Prima Voce 2004, Italy
46. Best White Wine Under $20: Montes Limited Edition Sauvignon Blanc 2007, Chili
47. Best Dessert Wine: Symington's Quinta do Vesuvio Vintage Port 2001, Portugal
48. Best Pretzel: Rold Gold Honey Wheat Braded Twists
49. Best Potato Chip: Kettle Brand Krinkle Cut Chips Salt & Fresh Ground Pepper
50. Best Tortilla Chip: Garden of Eatin' Black Bean
51. Best Cracker: Triscuit Original
52. Best Popcorn: Smart Balance Light Butter
53. Best Beef Jerkey: Bridgford
54. Best Mixed Nuts: Planters Nut-rition Heart Healthy Mix
55. Best Almonds: Blue Diamond Smokehouse
56. Best Flavored Nuts: Emerald Cocoa Roast Almonds Dark Chocolate
57. Best Nut Alternative: Hapi Hot Wasabie Peas
58. Best Chocolate Bar: Chocolove Strong Dark Chocolate 70% Cocoa
59. Best Cookie: Late July Organic Vanilla Bean w/ Grean Tea
60. Best Dried Fruit: Welch's Berry Medley
61. Best Trail Mix: Planters Trail Mix Berry, Nut & Chocolate
62. Best Energy Bar: Larabar Apple Pie
63. Best Protein Powder: Nitrean Vanilla Whey-Casein Bland
64. Best Beef Entree: Stouffer's Lean Cuisine Steak Tips Portobello
65. Best Chicken Entree: Marie Callender's Grilled Chicken Breast
66. Best Turkey Entree: Marie Callender's Honey Roasted Turkey
67. Best Frozen Pasta: Bertolli Roasted Chicken & Linquine
68. Best Microwave Pizza: South Beach Diet Pepperoni Pizza
69. Best Frozen Snack: Lean Pockets Mexican Style Three Cheese & Chicken Quesadilla
70. Best Frozen Burrito: Amy's Cheddar Cheese, Beans & Rice
71. Best Pizza: Palermo's Primo Thin Ultra-Thin Crust Pizza Special Edition Pepperoni
72. Best Frozen Vegetable: Birds Eye Garden Peas
73. Best Frozen Fruit: Dole Mixed Berries
74. Best Waffle: Van All-Natural Belgian 7-Grain
75. Best Frozen Breakfast Sandwich: Jimmy Dean's D-Lights Canadian Bacon, Egg Whites & Cheese
76. Best Ice Cream: Breyer's All Natural Mint Chocolate Chip
77. Best Frozen Treat: Edy's/Dreyer's Slow Churned Vanilla w/ Crunch Bar
78. Best Packaged Cold Cuts: Hormel Natural Choice Presliced Deli Meats
79. Best Bacon: Niman Ranch Applewood-Smoked Bacon
80. Best Dinner Sausage: Al Fresco Roasted Garlic Chicken Sausage
81. Best Hot Dog: Applegate Farms The Great Organic Uncured Hot Dog
82. Best Pizza Topping: Columbus Salame Toscano
83. Best Ketchup: Heinz Organic
84. Best Mustard: Grey Poupon Contry Dijon
85. Best Mayonnaise: Spectrum Naturals Canola Mayonnaise
86. Best BBQ Sauce: Dinosaur Bar-B-Que Slathering Sauce
87. Best Steak Sauce: Peter Luger Steak House Old Fashioned Sauce
88. Best Pasta Sauce: Muir Glen Organic Garlic Roasted Garlic
89. Best Salsa: Drew's All Natural
90. Best Hot Sauce: Tuong Ot Sriracha
91. Best Premade Guacamole: Wholly Guacamole
92. Best Pickle: Glaussen Kosher Dill Halves
93. Best Peanut Butter: Crazy Richard's 100% Natural Chunky
94. Best Jelly/Fruit Spread: St. Dalfour 100% All Natural Strawberry
95. Best Salad Topping: Melissa's Fire Roasted Sweet Red Bell Peppers
96. Best Sandwich Spread: Flora Italian Foods Artichoke Pesto
97. Best Vegetable Dip: Guiltless Gourmet Mild Black Been Dip
98. Best Hummus: Athemos Spicy Three Pepper
99. Best Creamy Salad Dressing: Drew's All Natural Smoked Tomato
100.Best Vinagrette: Annie's Naturals Shiitake & Sesame Vinaigrette
101.Best Marinade: Soy Van Veri Veri Teriyaki
102.Best Flavor Enhancer: Roland Chiptle Peppers
103.Best Finishing Salt: McCormick French Grey Sea Salt
104.Best Cooking Salt: Diamond Crystal Kosher Salt
105.Best Every Day Cooking Oil: Colavita Extra Virgin Olive Oil
106.Best High End Olive Oil: Olio Santo Extra Virgin Olive Oil
107.Best Cooking Broth: Swanson Certified Organic Free Large Chicken Broth
108.Best Secret Spice: McCormick Smoked Paprika
109.Best Spice Mix: Nando's Chickenland Medium Peri-Peri Grind
110.Best Cooking Spray: 100% Natural Pam Olive Oil
111.Best Soy Sauce: Kikkoman Less Sodium
112.Best Chocolate Sauce: Nestle Nesquick Chocolate Syrup
113.Best Soup: Lucini Rustic Italian Minestrone
114.Best Chili: Bush's Homestyle Original w/ Beans
115.Best Canned Beans: Goya Black Beans
116.Best Refried Beans: Taco Bell Refried Beans
117.Best Lentils: Arrowhead Mills Organic Green Lentils
118.Best Canned Tomatoes: Flora Foods San Marzano
119.Best Everyday Ready-To-Eat Tuna: Starkist Flavor Fresh Pouch Chunck Light in Water
120.Best Ready-To-Eat Tuna...Period: Ortiz Benito del Norte in Olive Oil
121.Best Ready-To-Eat Salmon: Bumble Bee Premium Wild Pink Salmon
122.Best Vinegar: Monari Federzoni Balsamic of Modena
123.Best Bottled Vegetable: Cento Marinated Artichoke Hearts
124.Best All-Purpose Condiment: Flora Pesto Genovese
125.Best Sandwich Topping: Flora Giardineria

more to come.....