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Reader Favorites: What is your favorite Brand of Dairy Free Milk?

By: Tanya Patrice | Jun 10, 2009

It's been a while since we've done a Reader Favorites, and since this week it's all about the Drinks, I would love to hear your thoughts: What is your favorite type of dairy free milk - soy, rice, oat, hemp? If you have a favorite brand, let us know! I'm a big Rice Dream Rice Milk fan, as is obvious from the review of the Vanilla and Vanilla Hazelnut flavors.

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Reader Favorites: What vegetarian food would you recommend to non-Vegetarians

By: Tanya Patrice | Oct 3, 2008

Here's a chance to WIN FREE STUFF. October is World Vegetarian Awareness Month, so we would love to know: What is one of your favorite Vegetarian food products that even us non-Vegetarians would love?

My recommendation is Morningstar Farms Veggie Tomato and Basil Pizza Burger. I don't eat beef, and with this burger, I certainly don't feel like I'm missing anything.

As with our other Reader Favorites questions, we are giving away something. A random winner will be chosen from the comments to receive a copy of How to Cook Everything Vegetarian: Simple Meatless Recipes for Great Food by Mark Bittman and Alan Witschonke.

UPDATE: Congratulations Lauren!!! You won the cookbook!

Reader Favorites: What is Your Favorite Nutrition Bar

By: Tanya Patrice | Aug 11, 2008

There are so many nutrition/ snack bars out there - just check out our extensive list of reviews, but lets hear What's your FAVORITE Nutrition Bar?

Just for answering the question in the comments, 1 person will be randomly selected to WIN a pack of one of my favorites: Gnu Bars.

UPDATE: Congratulations to Lena!!!

I'm buying the winner a 5 bar Sampler pack, which includes the following varieties: Peanut Butter, Cinnamon Raisin (my favorite), Chocolate Brownie, Orange Cranberry and Banana Walnut. Gnu Bars have almost 50% of the daily value of fiber, is totally natural and has there are only 130 - 150 calories (depending on the flavor).

Reader Favorites: What is Your Favorite Brand of Oatmeal

By: Tanya Patrice | Aug 8, 2008

Here's a chance to WIN FREE STUFF. The oatmeal section in our archives is sadly lacking, so tell us: What is Your Favorite Brand of Oatmeal?

UPDATE: Congratulations to Starlina!!!

Just for answering the question in the comments, 1 person will be randomly selected to receive, courtesy of Quaker, a sports bag filled with some fun (but practical) items for activity-filled family days (i.e., soccer ball, tennis balls, sports socks, fun shoelaces, water bottle, etc.), along with a few boxes of our Quaker Chewy Granola Bars with Protein!

Oatmeal reviews:

Quaker Instant Oatmeal

Quaker Weight Control Oatmeal

Sturm's Cranberry Whole Grain Oatmeal

Photo Credit: functoruser/ Flickr

Reader Favorites: What is Your Favorite Brand of Low Fat Microwave Popcorn

By: Tanya Patrice | Aug 4, 2008

What's your favorite brand of Low Fat Microwave Popcorn? None of the "low fat" popcorns reviewed has received more than 3 out of 5 for the rating! So we need your help - Is there a brand that actually tastes good on it's own, or does everybody do what I do and add a little microwaved margarine or buttery spray?

Popcrons reviewed so far:

Act II Microwave Popcorn with 94% Fat-free Butter

Orville Redenbacher's Movie Theater Butter Popcorn Light

Jolly Time Healthy Pop Caramel Apple Popcorn

Smart Balance Smart n Healthy Microwave Popcorn.

Favorite Healthy Diet Food Finds of 2007

By: Tanya Patrice | Jan 6, 2008

It's hard to believe that we have reviewed close to 300 foods and beverages in 2007. As is our custom, at the end of the year, we like to do a roundup and select our Favorite healthy 'diet' food products reviewed of the year.

Favorite Flavored Waters: Fruit2O, Hint Peppermint, MetroMint LemonMint and O Water with a twist of Mandarin Orange

Favorite Drinks: Honest Mango Acai White Tea

Favorite (Hot) Teas: Lipton Cranberry Pomegranate Green Tea, Celestial Seasonings Original Indian Spice TeaHouse Chai and Celestial Seasonings Sweet Coconut Chai Tea

Favorite Frozen Dinners: Lean Cuisine Butternut Squash Ravioli (also picked by Supermarket Sampler and made the ten most popular reviews at HeatEatReview.com), Lean Cuisine Chicken alOrange, Lean Cuisine Sesame Stir Fry with Chicken, Michelinas Lean Gourmet Vegetable Rice Pilaf and Weight Watchers SmartOnes Southwest Style Adobo Chicken. (Healthy Choice made it on HeatEatReview.com top 10 list because of the bad reviews of some of their products).

Favorite foods to use to cook your own lower calorie meals: Fiber Gourmet Low Carb Pasta, LaTortilla Factory Whole Wheat Low Carb Low fat Tortillas, Chicken of the Sea Salmon Steak in a Mandarin Orange Glaze, Hormel Natural Choice Smoked Deli Ham, Quorn Naked Cutlets and Amys Organic California Veggie Burger (Bumble Bee Prime Fillet Chicken Breasts made the list from FoodProcessing.com and Amy's Texas Burger made the list at Hungry-Girl.com).

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Favorite Diet Food and Drinks of 2006: Beverages

By: Tanya Patrice | Jan 1, 2007

While 2005 was the "Year of flavored water", 2006 was the "Year of the antioxidant beverages and green tea (both hot and cold)." However - none of those made it to my favorites!

1. Slim Fast Optima Hunger Control Shake. I'll admit that I felt this shake helped me with my cravings. I had it for lunch and I was quite fine until dinner time (and I'm not being paid to say this). Judge for yourselves people!

2. V8 Fusion: Fruits and veggies in one drink could have been a disaster, but the folks at V8 know what they are doing. They made drinking your veggies cool! Trick your kids into getting a serving of their veggies by drinking this.

Runner Ups: Diet Lipton Green Tea with Citrus AND Diet Nestea Green Tea. Just because they have no calories and I love tea!

One of my favorite end-of-year "Favorite Food Products of the Year" articles is from FoodProcessing.com. In their Top 8 [link] they included 3 beverages: V8 Fusion [read our review], Special K Protein Water (which I tasted but forgot to review in 2006 - and wouldn't have included anyway) and Diet Pepsi Jazz - what the he$#??!! I don't know where that came from - Am I wrong, or was this one of the most forgetable soda introductions ever? [read our review]. I really need your comments on this one people!

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Favorite Healthy Diet Foods of 2006

By: Tanya Patrice | Jan 1, 2007

Favorite Frozen Dinner: Amys Roasted Vegetable Pizza. This 'cheeseless' pizza is the most amazing frozen pizza I have tasted! It's expensive but worth it.

Runner Up: Lean Cuisine Chicken, Spinach, & Mushrooms Panini and Amys Indian Mattar Tofu.

Favorite Yogurt or Cold Snack: WholeFruit Frozen Yogurt and Sorbet Swirl. This is one of my favorite finds of the year!

Runner Up:
Edys No Sugar Added Frozen Fruit Bars. Only 30 calories and no added preservatives! Need I say more?

Favorite Crunchy Snack: Pepperidge Farm Pumpernickel Snack Sticks. One of the best things about this (other than the taste) is the fact that 15 sticks are 120 calories. That's a pretty filling snack!

Runner Up: Not Nuts Trail Mix. This is one of those snacks that is great for everybody - even people with food allergies. Along with tasting great, it is made with "not-the-usual" ingredients, like sunflower kernels and pumpkin seeds.