Health's Food Awards: The Best New Eats of 2011

Juice

Bolthouse Farms Bom Dia Açai +10 Superblend

Not all juices bearing "super-fruits" on their label offer healthy benefits, but this one made from açai and 10 other antioxidant-loaded fruits (including goji berries, yumberries, and sea buckthorn) does. Almost 300 milligrams of potassium makes it a good post-gym sip, and it has 50% of tough-to-find vitamin K (vital for blood clotting).

$7.99 for 32-oz bottle; grocery stores

Low-cal drink

Honest Ade 0 Calorie Classic Lemonade

Sweet lemonade with zero calories and no artificial sweeteners ... what’s not to love? Miller is a fan of this sip, which is naturally sweetened with stevia: "I’m a lemonade-drinker and this stuff is great." Drink up during cold-season: It gives you a day’s worth of vitamin C.

$1.79 for 16-oz bottle; grocery stores nationwide

Enhanced water

Bolthouse Farms Cucumber Rosemary Aura Botanical Water

Too many jazzed-up waters get their kick from tons of added sugar and artificial flavorings. But this standout—made with apple juice, lemon juice, cucumber, and rosemary—keeps it real and light (close your eyes and you can almost believe you’re at Canyon Ranch instead of your cubicle). One 90-calorie bottle knocks off one fruit serving, too. Nice.

$1.99 for 15.2-oz bottle; grocery stores

Salad kit

Spinach Cherry Almond Bleu All-Natural Dole Salad Kit

This fresh kit takes the boredom out of greens in five minutes flat with salty blue cheese, tart dried cherries, and heart-healthy slivered almonds, plus a sweet-sour vinaigrette (each in its own stay-fresh bag). And it delivers vitamins A, C, K, and folate, too.

$3.69–$3.99 for package; grocery stores

Dinner starter

Al Fresco All Natural Tomato & Basil Chicken Meatballs

A healthier and better-tasting meatball? Yes! The sweet basil, onion and garlic wowed our tastebuds—but even better, there are no artificial ingredients or preservatives here (and these are low in sodium and saturated fats too). Judge Divya Gugnani liked that you can get a hearty meal on the table—fast—by just heating them with marinara and serving over pasta.

$4.99 for package of 16; grocery stores

Frozen pizza

Kashi Basil Pesto Pizza

Let’s face it: Light frozen pizza isn’t usually a taste sensation. Which is why this 240-calorie (for 1/3 of the pie) offering blew us away. Yes, it’s healthier than most frozen pies, with protein and lots of fiber, thanks to its seven-grain crust.

But it’s the delicious pesto and that thin crispy crust that make this our new freezer staple. As judge Divya Gugnani points out, "It’s quicker than delivery—just 10 minutes to heat in the toaster oven."

$5.99; grocery stores
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