Best Picks

Three grass-fed whey protein powders, a grass-fed beef snack stick and a beef bone broth, with each brand’s exact wording and what “grass-fed” means on a US label.

Six USDA Organic snacks, pantry staples and a protein powder, each matched to a certified maker in the USDA Organic Integrity Database, plus what each organic label tier means.

Seven snacks whose brand label and an independent source both show 0 g added sugars, with serving sizes and a plain note on total sugars.

Ten snacks and pantry staples their brands call vegan, each backed by an independent source, with the two Certified Vegan picks marked.

Seventeen Non-GMO Project Verified snacks, staples and a multivitamin, checked in the Project’s Product Finder, plus four brand non-GMO claims labeled as such.

Seven snacks and pantry staples their brands call keto, paleo or both, each checked against an independent listing, with certified claims marked.

Fourteen snacks, pantry staples and protein powders their brands call kosher, each checked against the OU directory, the brand or an independent listing.

Seven snacks and supplements that their brands call dairy-free, each backed by an independent retailer listing.

These gluten-free snacks and pantry staples are for anyone who avoids gluten and wants to stock a cupboard without reading every label in the aisle. Every pick below is called gluten-free by its own brand, on the package or the brand’s product page, and a second, independent source backs that up. Five of them also…

Eight protein powders and supplements their brands list as vegan or Certified Plant Based, from pea protein and creatine to a multivitamin, probiotic, greens powder and electrolyte mix.