
Shop smart
Our healthy shopping guides are jam-packed with brand-name advice to find the best—and dodge the worst—picks at your supermarket.
Shopping guides
From cereals to ice cream—you name it, we rate it.

Plant-based “meats”
The healthiest meat-free burgers, sausage, bacon, chicken, and more
See the guideWhat to buy
More shopping guides
We recommend the best brand-name packaged foods in just about every aisle of the supermarket. Find them all here.

Nutrition Facts
How to decode the new Nutrition Facts panel
Finally! Most foods now disclose added sugars and carry an improved Nutrition Facts label. We've pushed for both since 1999.

Labeling
What to know about the new GMO disclosures
Most foods must now disclose if they contain DNA from a GMO (a “bioengineered” organism). Those foods are safe to eat, but the disclosure rules are confusing and full of loopholes.
Our latest supermarket finds
Food Find: Blueberries and gooseberries

Food Find: Whole heads of lettuce

Food Find: Fennel

Food Find: Fillo's Sofrito Beans

Food Find: Blood oranges & Cara Cara oranges

Want to protect your heart, eat more fruits and veggies, and cut unhealthy carbs?
Processed food watch
Food labels that can fool you
Foods like veggie chips, green juices, “real” fruit snacks, fake yogurt, cauliflower crusts, mini serving sizes, and “grain free” starchy snacks are just the start.
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April Fools! The latest label tricks
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Decoding buzzwords on food labels
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These four healthy-looking packaged foods are overrated
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Foods that look healthier than they are
Ad nauseam
Don't let these ads trick you
We help smart shoppers like you see through these and other tricky claims that food companies make in advertisements.
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The latest ad hype from companies selling health
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Fool us once? Not these ads
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A sampling of tricky food & supplement pitches
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Food ads that twist the truth
More of the healthiest foods

Healthy Eating
Foods with more (or less) of nutrients than you thought
Many people don’t get enough fiber, vitamin D, calcium, or potassium. Others are seeking more protein (whether they need it or not). But we may be looking in the wrong places. Here’s a handful of foods with less (or more) of those nutrients than you might expect. Keep scrolling to see foods with surprisingly high (or low) levels of nutrients we overdo (added sugar, saturated fat, and sodium).

Healthy Eating
The new standbys for healthy cooking right now

Healthy Eating
Our list of 5 underrated foods that deserve a spot in your grocery cart
From the supermarket to your kitchen

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Veggie Nice!
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From the Heart
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Salad Days
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