Summary
Most Americans will remember 2008 as the year the economy tanked, we elected our first black president, and Jennifer Aniston and John Mayer broke up, then got back together again. We Supermarket Samplers, on the other hand, see 2008 as the year the microwave became a steam machine, canned spaghetti and beef stew got put into spiffy new pouches, and Betty Crocker re-marketed dehydrated potatoes as an 80-calorie snack.
In other words, we've kept our attention focused on our stomachs. In this, our end-of-the-year column, we hit on the highs and lows of a year's worth of new food tasting, including products we both recommend you avoid, our individual best-of-the-year lists and, finally, one outstanding 2008 supermarket offering that was tasty and good for you -- and was thus the winner of our annual Golden Shopping Cart Award.See the full content of this document
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Double Forks Down
DOUBLE FORKS DOWN
1. Muir Glen Chef Inspirations Organic Soups. These boring, not very filling soups with organic meats would "inspire" nothing but derision from any decent chef.2. Tropicana Coastal Groves Lemonade. An all-natural product that seemed fake and contained none of real lemonade's vitamin C. The company says it's stripped away during processing -...See the full content of this document
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