Chris Shipman
From Health magazine
In a world where new food products appear on shelves every week, it can be hard to tell which are the healthiest to toss in your cart. Health’s food and nutrition experts are here to help. We tested more than 500 new products (some delicious, some interesting, and some just plain awful) to come up with this year’s list of the healthiest, tastiest, and most convenient foods for you.
Frozen breakfast: Weight Watchers Smart Ones Morning Express English Muffin Sandwich with Egg Whites and Cheese ($3.19) For those rush-out-the-door mornings, this sandwich is the perfect take-along. It’s impressively fresh after nuking and packs 13 grams of protein for only 210 calories and 5 grams of fat—that’s 90 calories and 7 grams of fat less than a McDonald’s Egg McMuffin.
Cereal: Kashi U ($5) With its tasty seven-whole-grain flakes, omega-3-packed walnuts, antioxidant-rich black currants, and açai-flavored granola bites, Kashi U is a well-rounded cereal. A 1-cup serving has 7 grams of fiber, 5 grams of protein, 20% of your daily calcium needs, 50% of your daily requirements for vitamins A, C, E, and zinc, and 100% of the folic acid and B vitamins you need every day.
Grab-and-go breakfast: Eggology Certified Organic Hardboiled Eggs ($1.30 for a two-pack) For a lean, no-fuss breakfast, help yourself to an Eggology hard-boiled egg from the fridge—no cooking or peeling required. Each egg has 70 calories, 4 grams of fat, and 6 grams of protein, and comes with salt and pepper packets for quick seasoning. They taste really fresh, too.
Brian Henn
Snacks
Salsa: Wholly All Natural Salsa, Medium ($3.25) Fresh-tasting salsa is hard to find at the grocery store, but this one tastes like it was just whipped up. Wholly Salsa is all-natural, made with vine-ripened tomatoes, onions, green bell peppers, lime juice, and garlic, and has a subtle heat. It’s also superlight—a 2-tablespoon serving has only 10 calories and no fat. (Also available in mild and hot.)
Popcorn: Orville Redenbacher’s Gourmet Popping Corn, Natural Lime and Salt ($2.69) Mr. Redenbacher’s popcorn has been kicked up with a splash of lime flavor—and we‘re digging it. There are no artificial flavors, colors, or preservatives, plus it’s whole-grain. One bag has 190 calories, 4 grams of fiber, and 3 grams of protein.
Cracker: Kellogg’s Special K Snack Crackers, Multi-Grain ($3.69) These crunchy, crispy, wheaty bites are tough to turn away, so we’re thankful they come in handy 90-calorie packs for portion control. Each bag, filled with crackers made with whole-wheat flour, honey, and wheat germ, has 1 gram of fiber and 2 grams of protein. Pair it with a little peanut butter or cheese, and you have an even more filling afternoon snack.
