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Annie’s Naturals: Cucumber Yogurt Dressing

Taste	Value	Health	Ingredients	Prep	Appearance	Packaging	Total
30	19	14	15	n/a 10	5	5	98

This product is a HIT!

Annie’s Naturals has been a leader in tasty organic foods; this dressing is a combo of yogurt, cucumber and mint with a “sprinkle of Indian spice”. Most salad dressing on the market is loaded with High Fructose Corn Syrup, but not this one that uses honey instead. But could I really believe that this dressing with 60% less fat and 50% less calories would taste good? Annie’s has made a believer out of me: this dressing has a great clean flavor with no aftertaste, and would be great on meats and sandwiches as well as salads. Available in other flavors. Retails for $3.99 / 8 oz.

Annie’s Inc.,
Napa, CA
800 288 1089
AnniesNaturals.com

GoGo squeeze: Apple Flavor

Taste	Value	Health	Ingredients	Prep	Appearance	Packaging	Total
29	19	13	15	n/a 10	5	5	97

This product is a HIT!

60 Minutes made French wine famous in the US by reporting on the French Paradox. SupermarketGuru.com wants to make the French famous for applesauce! GoGo squeeZ (the most popular brand of applesauce in France) is a convenient and fun way to enjoy applesauce while walking, skateboarding, cycling or sneaking a snack at the movies. The only question I have about this tasty product is will a 3.2 oz. serving satisfy? But this handy pouch can be frozen to cool a lunch box or to create a healthy apple Slurpee-on-the-go! Available in other flavors. Retails for $2.99 / 4 x 3.2 oz.

GoGo squeeZ
Westport, CT
800 848 1127
materne.us

San-J: Black Sesame Rice Crackers

Taste	Value	Health	Ingredients	Prep	Appearance	Packaging	Total
30	18	15	15	n/a 10	5	4	97

This product is a HIT!

If you’ve never had a black sesame rice cracker this would be the one to try. San-J, one of the oldest Japanese food companies has produced an oven-baked, tasty rice cracker, which is a great alternative for those trying to avoid wheat. These crackers are great by themselves, but you might have to experiment with topping flavors so that they don’t interfere with the tamari soy sauce taste. At one gram of good fat per cracker from the sesame seeds this is a very satisfying munch! Available in other flavors. Retails for $3.99 / 8 oz.

San-J International Inc.,
Richmond, VA
804 226 8333
san-j.com

Hansen’s Sugar Free: Natural Blueberry Pomegranate Sparkling Water

Taste	Value	Health	Ingredients	Prep	Appearance	Packaging	Total
22	19	15	15	n/a 10	5	5	91

This product is a HIT!

When is the pomegranate phenomenon going to end? Don’t get me wrong, I love pomegranate, but it’s getting to the point of ENOUGH! I usually like Hansen’s recipes, but the taste of this combo doesn’t do much for me: I can feel the bubbles dancing on my tongue, but I can’t taste the Washington blueberries or the Italian pomegranates. There’s no artificial color or preservatives, but there’s also no juice. They are touting the fact that they didn’t use aspartame, but they did use sucralose which is Splenda – and that there’s no caffeine, but isn’t that a given in a sparkling water? Available in other flavors. Retails for $3.99 / 4 x 10.5 fl oz.

Hansen Beverage Company
Corona, CA
800-426-7367
hansens.com

Tyson: South of the Border Chicken Wrap

Taste	Value	Health	Ingredients	Prep	Appearance	Packaging	Total
26	10	7	5	10	5	5	68

This product is a MISS!

I’m not a big fan of microwavable wraps or sandwiches because they usually come out either gooey, or falling apart. The folks at Tyson have figured that part out with a unique molded cooking tray that keeps the two wraps separated and in place. It cooks the wrap perfectly and it is actually very tasty. On the plus side it contains only white meat chicken, but I got a headache trying to find it on the list of ingredients. The “Salsa Tortilla” used for the wrap is interesting – it’s got an unexpected orange color, but also a nice flavor. Keep in mind, if you eat both of these wraps at one meal you’ll be getting 38 grams of protein – along with 800 calories, 42 grams of fat, 1720 milligrams of sodium and 60 carbs! Available in other varieties. Retails for $3.99 / 10 oz.

Tyson Foods, Inc.,
Springdale, AR
800 643 3410
tyson.com

Points System:

Each product is judged and taste-tested based on the following seven criteria:

1. (30 points) Taste: The most important attribute of any food

2. (20 points) Value: Is it worth it?

3. (15 points) Health: Based off the nutritional information, is it nutritionally balanced?

4. (15 points) Ingredients: What's in it, how natural is it?

5. (10 points) Preparation: When applicable, how accurate or good are the directions?*

6. (5 points) Appearance: Is it appetizing and does it resemble its photo or description?

7. (5 points) Packaging: Is it appropriate for the product and does it have any benefits such as reseal ability, added freshness, better storage, etc?

*Products that do not require any preparation will have the full value of these points included in their total score.

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