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Nutrition experts consistently assert that the best way to improve your health is to incorporate more fruits and vegetables into your diet. But we get it: Hectic mornings make it hard to pack a salad for lunch. Office deadlines can make getting dinner on the table seem impossible. And sometimes a bowl of (vegan) ice cream just really hits the spot.

That’s why we’re thrilled to present the sterling winners of Delicious Living’s fifth-annual Best Bite Awards, which, from maple syrup-sweetened paleo granola to protein-dense pasta made from chickpeas, celebrate natural food and beverage brands that make healthy living easier by sourcing ingredients with integrity, formulating products with reasonable amounts of sugar and sodium, and minimizing the impact on the environment. (And they taste great, too!)