DISCOVERING NEW PRODUCTS fights diet boredom. But how do you stick to a budget with so much deliciousness at play? We did the work for you.
So, what makes a winner? We’re looking for foods that are high in protein, healthy fats, and/or fiber while also containing a sensible amount of calories and added sugar. Organic and sustainable products—along with those that have short ingredient lists—are all valued. And this year, we asked: Is this worth the money?
Our food and nutrition-obsessed editors and writers set out to answer this question with each food product we encountered this year. We extensively researched and tested hundreds of foods—from pantry essentials, quality meats, and frozen meals to high-protein snacks and instant coffee that actually tastes like a fresh cup of joe. Our goal: To curate a list showcasing this year’s finest foods. Without further ado, we present the Men’s Health Food Awards 2024.
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Best Granola
Struesli™ Organic Granola | Original
This party of chia, hemp, coconut, pecans, walnuts, and tiger nuts (rawr!) has the sustenance of oatmeal without a sugar pile-on.
Best Yogurt
Icelandic Provisions Extra Creamy Skyr Whole Milk Yogurt, Passion Fruit & Mango
The whole milk in this thick yogurt makes it extra rich, and the flavor is your answer to mixed-berry fatigue. One cup has 11 grams of protein.
Best Eggs
Vital Farms Restorative Pasture-Raised Organic Eggs
The chickens that lay these live off land that is able to restore the soil. The eggs’ flavor is buttery and clean, with a texture that’s supremely fluffy.
Best Bacon
North Country Smokehouse Thick Cut Applewood Smoked Uncured Bacon – 9 lbs.
These strips come from pigs raised without antibiotics or growth hormones. The bacon’s smoky-sweet balance tastes especially amazing worked into chowders, braised greens, and meat loaf.
Best Oats
Quaker Oats Old Fashioned Oatmeal
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With 5 grams of protein and 4 grams of fiber per 1/2 cup serving, it’s your tried-and-true foundation for a better breakfast.
Best Waffles
Banza Homestyle Protein Waffles
These chickpea-reinforced discs of deliciousness taste just like their flour-built counterparts, but contain 10 grams of protein per two-waffle serving.
Best On-the-Go Breakfast
Bob’s Red Mill Organic Pineapple Coconut Oatmeal Cup, Pack of 24
This slightly sweet cup of good has 7 grams of stomach-filling fiber and a flavor that shakes you out of apple-cinnamon boredom.
Best Breakfast Sausage
Applegate Farms Chicken & Sage Breakfast Sausage Patties, 14 count
One on these precooked patties has 5 grams of protein. Stack 2 two on an egg-and-cheese and you have a hearty start to your day (or evening).
Best Frozen Pizza
Genio Della Pizza Broccoli Rabe Wood-Fired Pizza – 4 Pack
The tender-crisp crust, well-balanced toppings, this- is-frozen? surprise factor—all from the chef behind N.Y.C.’s legendary Una Pizza Napoletana. Best enjoyed with a beer.
Best Cold Cuts
Aussie Select Lamb Pastrami
These cold cuts hold way more meaty flavor than the sad roast beef at the deli counter. Try them folded onto a Reuben, atop a burger, or straight out of the pouch. A four-ounce serving has 10 grams of protein and 120 calories.
Best Grains Mix
Near East Quinoa and Brown Rice Blend, Rosemary and Olive Oil (Pack of 6 Boxes)
A duo of grains cooks up fluffy and has 6 grams of protein and 3 grams of fiber—the perfect bed for grilled chicken, salmon, or tofu.
Best Tomato Sauce
Raos Homemade Marinara Sauce
There’s no added sugar in this bright-tasting, smooooooth sauce.
Best Fries
Strong Roots Mixed Root Vegetable Fries
Beets, carrots, and parsnips unite in the best thing to happen to oven fries since the invention of the air fryer.
Best Pasta
Impossible BBQ Impossible Pork Bowl
Beans and potatoes help round out the flavors and nutrition in this plant-based power bowl.
Best Fresh Poultry
Vermont Creamery Cultured Stick Butter Unsalted
That 82% butterfat makes it extra rich in flavor, especially melted into scrambled eggs or atop great bread.
Best Beef Product
Laura’s Beef 85% Grass-Fed Ground Beef
Laura’s is (and has long been) committed to raising amazing-tasting beef without the use of growth hormones or antibiotics.
Best Plant-Based Wings
Wholly Veggie Buffalo Cauliflower Wings
If you’re still knocking cauliflower wings, it’s time you try them. Especially these, which have just 260 calories per dozen.
Best Tortilla Chips
Siete Maíz Totopos, Sea Salt
The hearty tortilla chips are sturdy enough for even the heaviest scoops of guac. They taste nutty and slightly sweet, even with no added sugar.
Best Light Lunch
Scout Seafood Snacks, Chile Jalepeño (3-Pack)
Wild yellowtail tuna, corn nuts, toasted pumpkin seeds, spices: It’s the tastiest way to eat 23 grams of protein with 30 seconds of prep.
Hope Organic Sea Salt & Olive Oil Hummus
With chickpeas and tahini, this is the best-of-both-worlds dunking experience you need. Two tablespoons have a mere 70 calories.
Kosterina Coriander and Pink Pepper Green Olives
They’re big, green, robust olives packed with a spicy- fresh flavoring that blows away those
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