Healthy Food Guide Magazine Awards Announced

Healthy Food Guide Magazine Awards Announced

The best and worst of health food products for 2018 have been decided in the annual Healthy Food Guide magazine Awards.

This year saw a record number of entries from a wide range of food brands across 16 award categories, according to Healthy Food Guide magazine editor Jenny de Montalk.

“Demand for healthier food products continues to grow and is spurring a lot of innovation by food producers. This provides consumers with so much more choice, which is fantastic for those of us who love food,” Ms de Montalk says.

Some areas of noticeable growth include vegetarian and vegan products, paleo, gluten free, yoghurt and fermented foods. And there are some truly excellent products on the market.

“One thing that was quite interesting for us was our Best Dairy category winner Anchor Protein+ plain yoghurt was the very same product that was the recipient of a negative food marketing award recently. We obviously had a difference of opinion on that one. Probably because our criteria are based on the nutrition profile of a product, as well as value for money and how it tastes, rather than just how it’s marketed.

“We did, however, have plenty to choose from for our hall of shame. Each year we highlight products using the ‘health halo’ marketing effect to seem healthier than they really are, and there was no shortage of contenders.”

The first Healthy Food Guide magazine Awards were in 2009.

Healthy Food Guide magazine Award Winners 2018:

Best Bread: Burgen Wholemeal & Seeds

Best Dairy: Anchor Protein+ Plain Yoghurt

Best Fermented: Living Goodness Sum Yum Kimchi

Best Drinks: Mama’s Brew Shop Kombucha: Love and Warrior flavours

Best Cereal: Be Natural Organics Golden Whole Grain Bites Original

Best Crackers & Snacks: The Happy Snack Company Crunchy Roasted Fav-Va Beans Sea Salt and Balsamic Vinegar

Best Gluten Free: Waitoa Gluten-Free Free Range Chicken Tenders

Best Frozen: Birds Eye Steamfresh Plus Pearl Couscous With Chick Peas

Best Dessert or Sweet Treat: Dole Tropical Gold Pineapple

Best Spread: Pic’s Crunchy Peanut Butter No Salt

Best Kids’ Lunchbox Item: Mama San Shelled Edamame Soybeans

Best Vegetarian or Vegan: Tonzu Organic Vegetarian Sausages

Best Ready Meal: Pitango Organic Oats Apple and Sultana Porridge

Best Pantry Staple: Sealord Tuna Pocket Lemon, Sesame & Ginger Tuna

Most Improved: Dole Rainforest Alliance Bananas

Best New Product: Mamia’s Traditional Ethiopian Relish Cooking Sauce

ENDS

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