2015 Delicious Living Magazine's Best Bite Awards Winners Revealed

BOULDER, Colo., June 17, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Delicious Living magazine, a trusted health and wellness resource for more than 30 years, announces the winners of its third annual Best Bite Awards. These awards feature the top natural, organic, and healthy living packaged food and beverage products available in natural retailers today.

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"We received thousands of nominations for the Best Bite Awards this year," says Delicious Living's Senior Food Editor Jenna Blumenfeld. "These 99 winners and finalists rose to the top for their clean and consciously sourced ingredients, excellent taste, and supercharged health."

The winning lineup includes products in key special diet categories including paleo, vegan, and raw, as well as brands innovating in sustainability, social advocacy, and market influence.

To determine the winners, natural retailers, manufacturers, and readers nominated individual products for consideration. Delicious Living's experienced editorial team assessed products based on a variety of factors including flavor, ingredients, nutrition, sourcing, and leadership in packaged foods.

Delicious Living's 2015 Best Bite Award winners and finalists are:

Best Vegan Ice Cream
Winner: Luna & Larry's Organic Coconut Bliss Salted Caramel & Chocolate
Finalist: Amy's Organic Non-Dairy Mocha Chocolate Chip  
Finalist: Vixen Kitchen Naked Chocolate Premium Vegan Gelato

Best Vegan Butter Substitute   
Winner: Ellyndale Organics Coconut Infusions Butter   
Finalist: Earth Balance Avocado Oil Spread   
Finalist: Sutter Buttes Extra Virgin Butter Olive Oil

Best Vegan Cheese   
Winner: Kite Hill Almond Milk Cheese Soft Ripened
Finalist: Daiya Cheddar Style Shreds   
Finalist: Field Roast Vegan Chao Slices Tomato Cayenne

Best Meat Replacement     
Winner: Upton's Naturals Jackfruit Chili Lime Carnitas    
Finalist: Sweet Earth Natural Foods Tuscan-Style Savory Grounds   
Finalist: Gardein Gluten-Free Beefless Ground

Best Vegetarian Frozen Meal    
Winner: Evol Butternut Squash & Sage Ravioli    
Finalist: Saffron Road Vegetable Pad Thai   
Finalist: Artisan Bistro Veggie Chorizo Huevos Rancheros

Best Vegetarian Burger    
Winner: Giv Sriracha with Sweet Chili Burger   
Finalist: Beyond Meat Beast Burger    
Finalist: Carla Lee's NutBurgers Original

Best Burrito   
Winner: Amy's Black Bean and Quinoa Burrito    
Finalist: PJ's Organics Bean and Cheese Burrito    
Finalist: Good Food Made Simple Breakfast Burrito Veggies & Potato

Best Meal Helper    
Winner: Cooksimple Tibetan Dal    
Finalist: Earthbound Farm Organic salad kits    
Finalist: Modern Table Meals Italian Red Lentil Penne

Best Jerky    
Winner: New Zealand Jerky Original    
Finalist: The New Primal Free Range Turkey Jerky   
Finalist: Epic Bites Bison Meat Bacon, Chia & Raisins

Best Kids' Snack    
Winner: Rhythm Superfoods Broccoli Bites Garden Ranch    
Finalist: Snack Out Loud Power Puffs White Cheddar    
Finalist: Baobest BaoBites Superfruit Snack

Best Paleo Snack    
Winner: Chia Pod Dark Cacao    
Finalist: Navitas Naturals Superfood + Turmeric Tamari Almonds    
Finalist: Pacific Superfood Snacks Kale Chips Rosemary Truffle

Best Nutrition Bar   
Winner: Elemental Superfood Seedbar Cranberry, Almond + Lucuma   
Finalist: Nature's Path Organic Qi'a Superfood Bars   
Finalist: GoMacro Thrive Blueberry Lavender

Best Chip   
Winner: Bare Sweet 'n Heat Crunchy Coconut Chips    
Finalist: SuperEats Kale + Chia Chips Sea Salt   
Finalist: Jackson's Honest Organic Potato Chips Purple Heirloom

Best Cracker   
Winner: Way Better Snacks Sprouted Barley Crackers Rosemarry Me + Olive Oil    
Finalist: Two Moms in the Raw Almond Protein Crackers Jive 'n Chive & Onion     
Finalist: Primizie Thick Cut Crispbreads Smoked Dutch Gouda and Garlic

Best Low- or No-Calorie Drink   
Winner: KeVita Cleansing Probiotic Tonic Cinnamon    
Finalist: Dry Cucumber Soda   
Finalist: Jade Monk Matcha Green Tea Slightly Sweet 

Best Juice    
Winner: Daily Greens Chia Balance    
Finalist: Purity Organic Superjuice Orange Carrot Turmeric Mango    
Finalist: Garden of Flavor Appleade

Best Coffee    
Winner: Kohana Cold Brew Coffee Concentrate Organic French Roast    
Finalist: Califia Farms Dirty Chai Cold Brew Coffee with Almondmilk    
Finalist: High Brew Cold Brew Coffee Dairy Free Black & Bold

Best Energy Drink    
Winner: Temple Turmeric Pure Prana    
Finalist: Gr3en Energy   
Finalist: Runa Clean Energy Zero Unsweetened Guava

Best Pouch   
Winner: Fishpeople Chinook Salmon in a Chardonnay Reduction Sauce    
Finalist: Nutiva CHIApple   
Finalist: Batter World Multigrain Pancake Batter 

Best Cereal    
Winner: Back to the Roots Organic Stoneground Flakes    
Finalist: Earnest Eats Detoxifying Hot Cereal Spark    
Finalist: Living Intentions Superfood Cereal Raspberry Detox

Best Smoothie Booster    
Winner: Coromega Be Bright Non-GMO Superfood Oil Blend   
Finalist: Amazing Grass Green Superfood Watermelon Energy   
Finalist: Kura Start Your Smoothie Berry protein powder

Best Yogurt   
Winner: Smari Organic Icelandic Yogurt Pure Whole Milk    
Finalist: Siggi's Icelandic Style Skyr 0% Milkfat Peach    
Finalist: Stonyfield Organic Oh My Yog! Gingered Pear

Best Granola    
Winner: Mamma Chia Chia Vitality Granola Wild Blueberry Clusters   
Finalist: Van's Gluten-Free Cranberry Almond granola clusters   
Finalist: The Toasted Oat Gluten Free Granola No. 4 Cashew + Apricot

Best Gluten-Free Pasta   
Winner: Capello's Fettuccine   
Finalist: Banza Pasta Made from Chickpeas   
Finalist: Annie's Gluten Free Rice Shells & Creamy White Cheddar

Best Condiment   
Winner: Bragg Organic Apple Cider Vinegar   
Finalist: Hampton Creek Just Mayo    
Finalist: Tessemae's All Natural Green Goddess 

Best Nut Butter   
Winner: Kalot Fruit & Cashew Butter with Blueberries, Pure Vanilla, and Chia Seeds  
Finalist: YumButterGo Superfood Almond Butter   
Finalist: NuttZo Smooth Power Fuel Seven Nut & Seed Butter

Best Hummus   
Winner: Hope Organic Super Hemp Hummus   
Finalist: Love & Hummus Caramelized Garlic   
Finalist: Roots Chipotle Hummus 

Best Grain    
Winner: Planet Rice Sprouted California Brown Rice    
Finalist: Bob's Red Mill Organic Whole Grain Kamut   
Finalist: Freekeh Foods Organic Freekeh Original

Best Chocolate Bar    
Winner: Alter Eco Dark Salted Burnt Caramel    
Finalist: Madecasse Salted Almond    
Finalist: Eating Evolved Primal Chocolate Crunchy Caramel

Best Candy   
Winner: Justin's Mini Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups   
Finalist: Little Secrets Dark Chocolate candies    
Finalist: JJ's Sweets Chocolate Covered Cocomels Vanilla 

Best Dessert    
Winner: Zaza Chocolate Mousse    
Finalist: Canyon Bakehouse Gluten Free Brownie Bites    
Finalist: Talenti Coffee Toffee Gelato

Best Cookie   
Winner: Barbara's Snackimals Cookies    
Finalist: Liz Lovely chewy vegan cookies   
Finalist: Jen & Joe's Cookie Dough Chocolate Chunk

Best Gluten-Free Baking Mix 
Winner: Enjoy Life Brownie Mix   
Finalist: Simple Mills Vanilla Cake    
Finalist: Living Now Chocolate Chip Banana Bread Mix 

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