Top pick is listed first, followed by runners-up, in order of preference.

artichokes, canned  — Fanci Food, Roland, Progresso
bacon — Oscar Mayer, Farmland, Boar's Head
basil pesto — Trader Joe's, Cibo Naturals
beans, black, canned  — Bush's, Goya
beans, cannellini,  canned — Bush's, Pastene, Progresso
beans, chickpeas, canned  — Goya, Pastene, Bush's
broth, beef — Pacific, Kitchen Basics
broth, chicken — Swanson Natural Goodness, Pritkin, Pacific
cheese, Cheddar — Cabot, Heluva Good, Tillamook
cheese, cottage, whole-milk — Breakstone's, Horizon
cheese, cottage, low-fat — Friendship
cheese, feta — Valbreso, President
cheese, goat — Ile de France, Montchevré, Cyress Grove, Vermont Butter & Cheese
chocolate, bittersweet — Lindt Excellence, Valrhona Le Noir Gastronomie, Guittard, Ghirardelli, Callebaut, Scharffen Berger
chocolate, semisweet chocolate chips — Guittard, Nestlé, Tropical Source, Ghirardelli 
ice cream, chocolate — Ben & Jerry's, Ciao Bella, Edy's
ice cream, organic chocolate — Green & Black's
ice cream, vanilla — Edy's Dreamery, Double Rainbow, Häagen Daz, Edy's Grand, Breyers
ketchup — Heinz, Hunt's, Del Monte
mayonnaise — Kraft, Hellmann's
mozzarella — Sorrento, Polly-O
mustard, Dijon — Maille, Grey Poupon, French's
olive oil, extra-virgin — Lucini, Unió, Colativa, Carapelli, Dal Raccolto
pasta, dried — Barilla, Bionaturae, De Cecco
pasta, dried, penne, multigrain — Barilla Plus, Mueller's Muliti Grain
pasta, dried, penne, whole-wheat — Whole Foods Organic, Bionaturae
peanut butter, emulsified —Jif, Skippy
peanut butter, natural — Smucker's, Teddie
raspberry preserves — Polaner Spreadable Raspberries, Bonne Maman, Smucker's
soy sauce — Kikkoman
tomato paste — Amore, Bionature, Contadina
tomatoes, dried, in oil — Alessi
tomatoes, diced — Progresso, Contadina, Muir Glen
tomatoes, whole — Muir Glen, Progresso, Redpack
tuna, packed in olive oil — Ortiz Bonito, Genova
tuna, packed in water — Chicken of the Sea, Bumble Bee
tuna, ventresca — Zoe Diva Select, Callipo, Ortiz
vinegar, balsamic — Monari Federzoni, Fini, Lucini, Colativa
vinegar, Champagne — Delouis Fils, Reims/Clovis, La Marne, Bellino, O Basics
vinegar, red wine — Unió, Heinz
vinegar, white wine — Dal Raccolto, Spectrum Organic, Maille, Colavita
yogurt, low-fat — Dannon Premium, Colombo, Stonyfield
yogurt, whole milk — Horizon Organic, Dannon Natural, Brown Cow