Remedy Announces 2011 Food Award Winners

2011 Healthy Food Awards Drives Millions of Readers to Branded Consumer Goods


NEW YORK, Oct. 19, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Remedy Health Media, a leading provider of health information and technology, today announced the winners of its first annual Healthy Food Awards. Released on HealthCommunities.com and in the fall issue of Remedy's Healthy Living magazine, available at pharmacy counters nationwide, this multiplatform program connects millions of health-conscious consumers with healthy, affordable—and delicious—packaged foods chosen by a panel of top dietitians.

Remedy's 2011 Healthy Food Awards honors 25 convenient packaged foods that cost less than $10 and meet strict dietitian-approved guidelines for fat, sugar, and calories. Just as important, all winners got the thumbs-up in an editors' taste test. "We tested hundreds of new packaged foods launched in 2011 and the winners are products that readers can feel good about serving their families," says Diane Umansky, editor-in-chief of Remedy's Healthy Living.

While healthy recipes and actionable nutrition advice has long been front-and-center in Remedy's stable of health information products, the 2011 Healthy Food Awards represents the company's first multiplatform program to honor convenient packaged foods. "Packaged foods have come a long way," notes Umansky, "fueled by growing consumer demand manufacturers have become more creative with their packaged foods so that they're not only great tasting, but in many cases low cost and a healthy alternative when a home-cooked meal isn't an option."

Remedy is excited to kick off its regular series consumer-friendly buying guides with the 2011 Healthy Food Awards. The Awards are grouped into five categories of packaged foods. Here, the winners:

Breakfast
Kashi 7 Grain Waffles 
Malt-O-Meal Blueberry Mini Spoonfuls 
Mango 2% Chobani Greek Yogurt 
Weight Watchers Smart Ones Egg, Sausage and Cheese Smart Morning Wraps

Lunch 
Arnold/Oroweat 100% Whole Grain Sandwich Thins 
Barney Butter Almond Butter 
Boar's Head Black Forest Brand 25% Lower Sodium Smoked Ham 
Finlandia Lacey Swiss 
Healthy Choice Asian-Inspired Café Steamers Lemongrass Chicken & Shrimp 
Pacific Natural Foods Organic Chicken & Wild Rice

Dinner 
Alexia Sweet Potato Puffs 
Amy's Light & Lean Spinach Lasagna 
Blue Horizon Wild Alaskan Salmon Surf Burgers 
Kraft Macaroni & Cheese Dinner Veggie Pasta 
Veggie Patch Veggie Lover's Burger

Dessert 
Justin's Organic Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups 
Kozy Shack Cowrageous Chocolate Pudding 
Lifeway Frozen Kefir in Tart and Tangy Original 
Newtons Fruit Thins in Blueberry Brown Sugar

Snacks 
Cedar's Mediterranean Foods Edamame Hommus 
Food Should Taste Good Toasted Sesame Chips 
Larabar Mini Multipack 
Planters Nut-Rition Heart Healthy Mix Multi-Pack 
Sargento Light String Cheese Fridge Pack 
Sunsweet D'Noir Prunes

About Remedy Health Media

Remedy Health Media is a health information technology company providing trusted health and wellness information in print, at the point of care and on digital and mobile platforms. In addition to its content born of its relationships with The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and the University of California, Berkeley, School of Public Health, Remedy's publications, intuitive tools and online resources empower more than 100 million patients and caregivers to better manage their medical conditions and lifestyles.

Remedy's portfolio of brands include the largest point of care print publication, Remedy's Healthy Living, and the leading diabetes-specific magazine, Diabetes Focus. The Company's list of digital brands includes but is not limited to HealthCommunities.com featuring 30 health channels and over 650 conditions, it's online lead generation platform RemedyLife and Intelecare, an enterprise class mobile and online adherence platform providing on-demand content, customized reminders and mail order pharmacy features.

Based in New York City, Remedy Health Media is a privately held company in partnership with the private equity firm Veronis Suhler Stevenson (VSS). For more information about Remedy Health Media, please visit www.remedyhealthmedia.com.

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