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Wellness LIST: America's Best Healthy Foods


Klondike Slim-A-Bear Ice Cream Sandwich


How's a "Best Dessert for Your Blood Sugar?"

WELLNESS PICKS spotted them - we mean, we spotted Men'sHealth listing "The Best Healthy Foods of America."  Thanks for doing the walk. It is during these times of the year that we get extra super nosy about lists and listings: bests and worsts, ins and outs, hot and not.  You have a month-ful of time to actually try each at the rate daily. If some of the items are not available in your area, you might want to whip up some of your own. And, be reminded that you are not to over-indulge. Serving suggestions included. Have some: 
Best Restaurant Sundae: 
     Uno Chicago Grill's Mini Hot Chocolate Brownie Sundae
Best Restaurant Dessert: 
     Chili’s Sweet Shot Key Lime Pie
Best Frozen Treat:
     Fudgsicle Original Fudge Bar
Best Dessert for Your Blood Sugar:
     Klondike Slim-A-Bear Ice Cream Sandwich
Best Restaurant Sirloin:
     Ruby Tuesday Peppercorn Mushroom Sirloin
Best Restaurant Tilapia:
     Chili's Cedar Plank Tilapia
Best Restaurant Meal for Your Blood Pressure:
     Red Lobster Wood Grilled Sole with Fresh Asparagus
Best Frozen Dinner:
     Stouffer's Meatloaf
Best Mall Chinese Meal:
     Panda Express Mushroom Chicken with Mixed Vegetables
Best Frozen Entrée:
     Marie Callender's Oven Baked Chicken
Best Fast Food Kids Meal: 
     McDonald’s Chicken McNuggets with Apple Dippers, Caramel Dip, and 1% Low-Fat Milk
Best Drive-Thru Meal: 
     Wendy’s ¼-Pound Single with Small Chili and Medium Iced tea
Best Fast Food Burger: 
     McDonald's Big N' Tasty
Best Hawaiian Pizza: 
     Domino’s Thin Crust Ham and Pineapple Pizza (2 slices)
Best Frozen Pizza: 
     Kashi Mexicali Black Bean Pizza (1/3 pizza)
Best Fast Food Pizza: 
     Pizza Hut 12" Fit and Delicious, with Diced Red Tomato, Mushrooms, and Jalapeno (2 slices)
Best Drive-Thru Tacos: 
     Taco Bell Grilled Steak Soft Tacos, Fresco Style (2)
Best Sit-Down Mexican: 
     Baja Fresh Grilled Mahi Mahi Fish Tacos (2)
Best Restaurant Appetizer: 
     Outback Seared Ahi Tuna (small)
Best Supermarket Yogurt: 
     Fage 2% (7 oz)

Best Bottled Tea: 
     Honest Tea Community Green Tea (16 ounces)
Best Mall Snack: 
     Auntie Anne’s Cinnamon Sugar Pretzel, no butter
Best Nuts: 
     Emerald Cocoa Roast Almonds, Dark Chocolate (1/4 cup)
Best Snack Dip: 
     Muir Glen Organic Garlic Cilantro Salsa (2 Tbsp)
Best Cracker: 
      Nabisco Triscuit Original (6 crackers)
Best Sandwich for Your Blood Pressure: 
     Cosi Tuscan Pesto Chicken Sandwich
Best Pita Sandwich: 
     Chili's Fajita Pita Chicken
Best Sub Sandwich: 
     Subway 6" Double Roast Beef
Best Vegetable Sandwich: 
     CosĂ­'s Fire-Roasted Veggie Sandwich
Best Asian Salad: 
     Panera Bread Asian Sesame Chicken Salad (Half Portion with Reduced-Sugar Asian Sesame Vinaigrette)
Best Classic Salad: 
     T.G.I. Friday's Cobb Salad
Best Sweet Coffee Shop Drink: 
     Starbuck’s Vivanno Banana Chocolate with nonfat milk
Best Coffee Drink: 
     Tall Starbucks Skinny Latte + Protein (12 oz)
Best Fast Food Breakfast: 
     Platter Bob Evans 3 Scrambled Egg Lites with 2 Slices of Bacon & Fresh Fruit
Best Fast Food Breakfast Sandwich: 
     McDonald's Egg McMuffin
Best Fast Food Oatmeal: 
     Starbucks Perfect Oatmeal with Nut Medley
Best Supermarket Breakfast Sandwich: 
     Jimmy Dean D-Lights Canadian Bacon, Egg White & Cheese Muffin Sandwich
Best All-Fruit Smoothie: 
     Jamba Juice Peach Perfection (16 Ounces)
Best Instant Oatmeal: 
     Quaker Cinnamon Swirl High Fiber Instant Oatmeal (1 packet)

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