I know it can be difficult and expensive to find and try all of the available healthy food products. Many simply taste so bad that they  won't get used. The following products are foods that I have come to think taste quite good. They are made with healthy ingredients, trans-fat free, and should make a fine addition to a health promoting diet. Many of these are not necessarily any lower in calories or fat than any other product, but can be part of a healthy eating plan. I receive no compensation from the companies that manufacture these products. I'm simply trying to help direct people who are trying to improve their health to alternatives to the highly processed commercial products that they may be use to. I also feel that this resources page is one small way to promote healthy products within the food product industry.

Nancy's Yogurt.  I'm particularly fond of their Nonfat plain yogurt (for cooking) and their Nonfat single servings with the fruit in a separate cup that has to be combined and mixed. This is the real deal with no fillers, thickeners, coloring agents, or weird chemicals. Fully cultured with casei, rhamnosus, acidophilus, bifidum, thermophilus, and bulgaricus for maximum culture growth. Certified Kosher. Sweetened with honey. No cane sugar or stabilizers. Family run by the Kesey family. SPRINGFIELD CREAMERY, Eugene, Oregon http://nancysyogurt.com

Health Valley^® Soups and Chili. Their line of fat free soups are the best tasting of the canned natural soups I've tasted. The "5 Bean Vegetable" is my favorite. Their 99% fat free vegetarian canned chili comes in an assortment of styles and it quite good. Most have much lower sodium content than other brands. All are made with organic and/or natural ingredients. No artificial colors, flavors or preservatives. Non-GMO. HEALTH VALLEY COMPANY, a division of Hain Celestial Group, Inc. http://www.healthvalley.com

Earth Balance^® Natural Buttery Spread. Non-GMO (genetically-modified organism) 100% Expeller-pressed oils. Vegan. 440 mg Omega-3 per serving. Works great for cooking, baking, and spreading. This product is slightly higher in sodium than some other spreads. Joan from Earth Balance reports, "This product does not contain a preservative and, in addition to being used as a flavoring agent, the sodium is used as a preservative. With a lower sodium content, it might quickly develop mold."   GFA BRANDS, Inc.  http://www.earthbalance.net

bionaturæ^® Organic Whole Wheat Pasta. They have a wonderful 100% "Stone Ground" whole durum wheat Spaghetti that I love. The taste and texture is exceptional. This is the real deal—traditional old world stuff. It's delicious even before you add sauce! Made in Tuscany, Italy. Euro-USA Trading Co., Inc. importers of bionaturæ^®  http://bionaturae.com

Smart Balance^® Buttery Spread. No hydrogenated oil or trans fatty acids. Natural vegetable oil blend. Contains some dairy and a preservative but has a lower sodium content than their Earth Balance spread. I use Earth Balance but in a pinch, this is miles more healthy than any other commercial spread I've found and tastes quite good too.  GFA BRANDS, Inc.  http://www.smartbalance.com

Foster Farms Chicken. January 05, Consumer Reports. CR tested 116 samples from widely sold brands of conventional and organic chickens bought in stores around the U.S. and from a mail-order company. They tested both liver and muscle, the parts most people eat. They found no detectable arsenic in the 15 liver samples from Foster Farms, a conventional chicken brand, and none in the organic chicken samples. I buy their fresh all natural chicken breasts at Costco. They come ready for use or the freezer individually wrapped and taste much better than the pre-frozen boneless skinless chicken breasts. Foster Farms uses no antibiotics in the chicken feed.

Spectum Naturals^® Canola Mayonnaise. Made with expeller pressed non-genetically engineered canola Oil. No preservatives.  SPECTRUM ORGANIC PRODUCTS, Inc., Petaluma, California. 1-800-995-2705  www.spectrumorganic.com

Hain Canola Mayonnaise. All natural, expeller pressed non-genetically engineered canola Oil. No preservatives.  THE HAIN CELESTIAL GROUP, Inc., Melville, New York.   http://www.hainpurefoods.com

Toby's Blue Cheese Dressing & Dip. All natural using expeller pressed canola oil. No MSG or preservatives. 100 calories per 2 tablespoons. This is a refrigerated product. TOFU PALACE PRODUCTS, Eugene, Oregon. 1-800-600-TOFU http://www.tofupalace.com

Naturally Fresh^® Lite Bleu Cheese Dressing. All natural preservative free. 100 calories per 2 tablespoons. This is a refrigerated product. NATURALLY FRESH, Inc., Atlanta, Georgia. 1-800-765-1950  www.naturallyfresh.com

Follow Your Heart, Low Fat Ranch Dressing. All natural. 25 calories per 2 tablespoons. Preservative free all natural refrigerated and dated product. I love this as a dip for fresh raw broccoli. (Note: Their company's building is powered 100% by a roof mounted solar energy system)  Earth Island Natural Foods, Chatsworth, CA.  818-348-3240  http://www.followyourheart.com

Daisy^® Light Sour Cream, Pure & Natural^®  50% less fat and 1/3 less calories than regular sour cream. No additives or preservatives. Kosher, gluten free, not irradiated, contains live cultures like yogurt. Tastes wonderful! INGREDIENTS: Grade A Cultured Cream, Skim Milk, Vitamin A Palmitate.
  40 calories per 2 tablespoons. DAISY BRAND Inc., Dallas, Texas. 877-292-9830  http://www.daisybrand.com

Toby's Lite Tofu Paté. Dairy Free non-GMO bagel spread and dip. Makes great egg salad style sandwiches. 30 calories per 2 tablespoons. This is a refrigerated product. TOFU PALACE PRODUCTS, Eugene, Oregon. 1-800-600-TOFU http://www.tofupalace.com

Healthy Way™ Twenty Grain Bread. Made with organic whole grains including sprouted whole wheat. 80 - 90 calories per slice - very low in simple carbs. No preservatives or artificial ingredients.  Olafson's Baking Company, British Columbia, Canada. 1-888-237-3741 http://www.olafsons.com

Ezekiel 4:9^® Bread. Made from freshly sprouted organically grown grains, is naturally flavorful and bursting with nutrients. Rich in protein (complete), vitamins, minerals and natural fiber with no added fat. Makes about the most delicious and healthy toast possible in my opinion. They make a killer no added salt version. Food For Life Baking Co., Inc.  Corona, California. 1-800-797-5090 http://foodforlife.com

Cascadian Farm Sweet Relish. Organic sweet pickle relish. Small Planet Foods, Sedro-Woolley, Washington, 1-800-624-4123 http://www.cfarm.com

Honeycrisp Apples. This isn't really a brand, but a type of apple. When I tried my first ever honeycrisp apple in the fall of 2004, I knew that I'd finally found the perfect eating apple. A wonderful mixture of sweet and tart, very crisp but not hard, and the skin is not tough or chewy. These are so delicious that eating one is a joyful experience to be savored. I found them for sale at the local "New Seasons" market. All the apples there are organic so they don't have that disgusting taste and texture destroying wax applied to them to make them shiny. Honeycrisp apples are not widely grown or distributed at this point. They don't have the self-life of some apples due to their open cell structure. They are so very worth seeking out or asking for. You won't regret trying them I'm sure.

This web site is for informational purposes only and is not meant to serve as medical advice or to replace consultation with a professional dietician, nutritionist, physician, or mental health professional. None of the information presented within this web site is meant to diagnose, prescribe, or to administer to any physical or emotional ailments or conditions.