Magazine picks healthiest and tastiest foods

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It takes about 30 seconds to hunt down a bag of tasty potato chips or fresh doughnuts in the grocery store. But shoppers can roam for hours trying to fill their carts with food that is healthy and tastes good. That’s why Fitness magazine has come up with a second installment of its annual Healthy Food Awards.

The magazine, on newsstands today, asked a panel of nutritionists to create criteria to identify healthy foods, such as calorie and fat content. Then Fitness staffers put various foods to the taste test. Their list features 100 food items that can be found nationwide in most grocery stores. The full list is on the Fitness website. Here are a few of the winners:

Best popcorn: Pop Secret Light Butter Popcorn

Best frozen dinner: Kashi All Natural Chicken Florentine

Best sports drink: POWERade Lemon-Lime Energy Drink

Best cereal: Fiber One Honey Clusters

Best yogurt: Dannon Light & Fit Nonfat Vanilla Yogurt

Best energy bar: Clif Bar Oatmeal Raisin Walnut

Best cookie: Newman’s Own Organics Newman-Os Creme Filled Chocolate Cookies

Best veggie burger: Boca Meatless All American Flame Grilled Burgers

Best cheese pizza: Kashi All Natural Original Crust Five Cheese Tomato Pizza

Best sliced bread: Arnold 100% Natural Whole Wheat Bread