Consumer Reports’ Top Everyday Products

The May issue of Consumer Reports includes a long list of supermarket products that were judged as “top-performing” by CR’s evaluators. You’ll see some familiar brands here, and also some that might surprise you. Here are just some of the picks:

Food

Olive oil: McEvoy Ranch, B.R. Cohn, and Goya
Peaches: Del Monte in Fruit Juice, and Trader Joe’s Halves in White Grape Juice
Balsamic Vinaigrette Dressing: The Silver Palate Country Salad Splash
Trans-fat-free Spread: Smart Balance
Barbecue Sauce: KC Masterpiece Original
Cereal Bars: Kashi TLC Honey Almond Flax Chewy Granola
Chicken Soup: The Original SoupMan Chicken Vegetable
Chocolate-chip Cookie Dough: Trader Joe’s Chunky, Omaha Steaks Chunky, Fat Boy Cookie Company Outrageous Chunk
Toasted Oats: Cheerios, and Malt-O-Meal
Frosted Flakes: Kellogg’s, and Malt-O-Meal
Mini Wheats: Kroger, Malt-O-Meal, and Kellogg’s

Drinks

Hot Chocolate: Ghirardelli Double Chocolate, and Cacao Reserve Mayan Blend by Hershey
Whole-Bean Colombian Coffee: Caribou (caffeinated), and Eight O’Clock 100% Columbian (decaf)
Juices for Kids: Juicy Juice Harvest Suprise Grape, and V8 V-Fusion Pomegranate Blueberry
Iced Tea: Honest Tea Lori’s Lemon Organic, Arizona Lemon, Snapple Lemon, Nestea Sweetened Lemon, and Tazo Lemon

Household Items

Facial Tissues: Puffs Extra (non-lotion)
Dishwasher Detergent: Cascade Complete Liquid, Cascade Complete with Bleach Hydroclean Action Liquid, and Cascade 2 in 1 Action Pacs with the Power of Dawn
AA Batteries: Energizer e2 Lithium
Food Storage Containers: Heritage Lock & Lock Airtight, and Sharper Image Fresher Longer
Fabric Softener: Ultra Gain Joyful Expressions
Food Storage Bags: Great Value (Wal-Mart) Slider, and Ziploc with Easy Zipper
Disposable Plates: Dixie Ultra, and Hefty Everyday
Multipurpose Household Glue: Loctite Sumo Glue

source: Consumer Reports (May 2008)