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To come up with our nutritional criteria, we turned to these food leaders:

Cheryl Forberg
RD, chef and nutritionist for NBC’s “The Biggest Loser,” and founder of Napa Valley Table, a healthy-dining program.

Frances Largeman-Roth
RD, Senior Food and Nutrition Editor at Health magazine.

Deborah Madison
Author of eight cookbooks including Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone.

Michael Oshman
Founder and executive director of the Green Restaurant Association.

Hope S. Warshaw
MMSc, RD, author of Eat Out, Eat Right: The Guide to Healthier Restaurant Eating.

Margo Wootan
DSc, director of nutrition policy at the Center for Science in the Public Interest, a health-advocacy nonprofit organization.

 
By Tracy Minkin