Looks like there is a duplicate of Deliciously Organic

Many thanks to the lovely DDD reader who nominated my blog--happy to be among such great company. (DDD readers really are the BEST). :D

thank you to the sweet reader who nominated the full plate blog! i truly appreciate being in such AMAZING company!!! what a thrill!

The Full Plate has user friendly creative recipes with great photography to guide you through the recipes!
Sun Valley

I nominate http://www.bettybake.co.za

oh man, can't choose one -- love too many of these!

I am surprised to see Civilized Caveman because he has so much junk food on his website!

I would like to nominate mummy, I can cook!

The Clothes Make the Girl-ALL THE WAY!!!! Melissa has inspired myself and allowed me to inspire my clients with her cooking!!!!

Hi~ It looks like there is a double of Tune-Up Nutrition! Let's combine them.
Thank you!

I love the recipes that I receive from edible harmony!

I agree. I can't imagine bacon being considered "healthy" by anyone!...
http://civilizedcavemancooking.com/grain-free-goodies/chocolate-bacon-almond-butter-bananas/

I would like to nominate myself! Please check out my new and slightly struggling blog - Vegetarian Dad!

http://pulsecafe.wordpress.com/

Junk food? Please look again real ingredients cooked in tasty ways does not equal junk!

I think he's referring to the extensive amount of sweets on the first page. Although many of them are made made-over, desserts are calorie sinks for the most part.

glad I found this blog! will go great with another awesome find http://the-dinner-party.com

I nominated one a while ago, Vegan Snackums, but it's not showing? http://vegansnackums.wordpress.com/

I agree!

The detailed nutrition info and step-by-step instructions with excellent photography make Modern Vintage Cooking a perfect resource for newbies as well as experienced cooks who want to create delicious, healthful food.

So both myself and my mom have nominated my blog and it's still not up there. Hmmmmmm.......

Vegan Snackums - http://vegansnackums.wordpress.com/

Can you please change the name of my blog from my name to the blog's name? "Pragati Coder - http://rugratchow.blogspot.com/" should be "Rugrat Chow - on a wholesome PBJ! - http://rugratchow.blogspot.com/" Thanks so much!

@Prags, I'm sorry! We don't have the ability to edit entries. You can resubmit under the correct name, however. Thanks!

I see mine, it's up there twice, thank you so much!!!! Shauna

Wow! Your comment convinced me to take a look. And, you're right about this awesome resource. Thanks for the tip!

I nominate www.YumVeg.com

Healthy, easy to make recipes and beautiful photography as well! Fun, tasty site.

I was very excited to see someone nominated me! Thank you whoever did this, and everyone who voted too! I was especially stunned to see NeoHomesteading in a "healthy cooking" category.

http://www.NeoHomesteading.com

no problem :)

I nominated Nutritious America, it's my favorite blog and I really hope it makes it to the top! Keep voting everyone!! www.nutritiousamerica.com

I nominate Civilized Caveman Cooking Creatios.

Nominating:
Hungry Artist - http://thehungryartist.wordpress.com/

Prettyeasylife - http://prettyeasylife.com

Fuss free cooking - http://www.fussfreecooking.com/

Food to glow - http://kelliesfoodtoglow.com/

They all have great healthy and creative recipes!

so happy to be a part of this! my blog is up there twice... is it possible to combine them? ( A House In The Hills ) thank you!

Happy Herbivore definitely! Her wonderful site has completely changed how I and my family eat ~ and feel! Nominate, nominate, nominate!

Thank you for the nominate! What an honor to be with such company. I admire all of you bloggers who devote so much to help others live their healthiest, sumptuous life!

Laura,
food-alovestory.com

Thank you to everyone who voted for My Vegan Journal! SO many great blogs listed on here! Happy to be in such great company! Hurray!! www.MyVeganJournal.com

Thank you for voting for My Vegan Journal! Happy to be in such great company! Lots of great blogs on this list! :D

Bacon is NOT a healthy food.

Too bad SkinnyTaste is retired; that is one of my favorite blogs!! I'll have to check out some of these new ones though ;)

What about AMAZINGPALEO.com? Mariel has a ton of really delicious healthy recipes! :)

In my opinion, any diet that is ranked at the bottom for overall health and considered unsafe by experts (see the US News and World Report findings.... http://health.usnews.com/best-diet/best-healthy-eating-diets?page=3) should not be considered in a HEALTHY food competition regardless of how popular it is. I'm sorry, but a paleo diet is just not good for long-term health. I'm going to stick with a plant-based diet for life longetivity.

To those who are maligning the paleo plan, please note that you will find quite a lot of variance in opinion and practice among health and nutrition "experts". Many nutrition studies are funded by large corporations and are skewed at best and, at worst, dangerous. Some nutritionists tout a whole foods, plant-based diet while others include more animal foods. It depends on the perspective taken by the person as well as the client's genetic history and physical condition. The paleo plan, for instance, can work really well for a Type II Diabetic.

Pseudo or made-over desserts or junk foods are still junk foods and treats regardless of whether they're paleo, vegan or omnivorous, but the paleo diet in essence -- meat, eggs, fish, produce, seeds, nuts -- is healthy. Reduced sodium and nitrate/nitrite/sugar-free bacon can be part of a healthy diet. There's absolutely no clinical evidence to show saturated fat contributes to disease (most of what we know is based on lofty research.) Inuits and those who live in extremely cold climates consume a lot of saturated fat and little fibre. Surprisingly, Western diseases (heart disease, heart attacks, etc) are nearly non-existent within those groups.

In the same breath, you'd be hard-pressed to convince me that refined and heavily processed vegan substitutes are a healthier alternative to the originals.

I feel this list mostly stresses real foods and cooking over alternatives, and that I'm totally for.

To me, this voting makes me feel very much out-of-sync with this blog's readership.

That is, after being a daily reader of The Kitchn for 4 or 5 years, I just don't see this (The Kitchn) as being a blog that fans of the paleo diet bother with...

Considering the rampant obesity epidemic and how many people have type 2 diabetes, it's no wonder that a "caveman" diet blog is winning this competition. The public is confused - or apathetic - as to what's healthy and what's not. Next year someone might as well nominate the McDonald's Blog - if one exists. Most Americans love McDonald's - so I bet it would get a lot of votes. They have salads, and I'm sure you can get some ice water upon request - so that can be the excuse for claiming it's healthy when McDonald's wins its prize.

I didn't expect my blog to win - as there are far healthier blogs on the list (admittedly, I often write about vegan cupcakes!)... but I was hoping that one of the many plant based blogs would surpass the caveman diet blog, as so many other blogs listed really DO promote good health. Sadly, it looks like the "Healthiest Food Blog" prize this year is going to a blog that raves about fried eggs and fried bacon... and lots of other meals that I'm sure Paula Dean would approve of... before she got ill.

I strongly encourage everyone to check out the "runner-ups" on the list for some healthy and delicious fare. They're the real winners in my book.