The Healthy Holiday Recipe Contest was a chance to share ideas for a brighter holiday – with dishes that were both healthy and full of flavor. The recipes were evaluated based on three criteria - Nutrition (25%), Taste (50%) and Originality (25%).
First, to ensure that all recipes met the 'healthy' criteria, we had our expert dietitian and personal trainer, Rebecca Mohning, analyze the recipes and narrow them down to six semi-finalists (3 side-dishes and 3 desserts), based on the nutritional value of each recipes. These six semi-final recipes were then prepared by the Ignite team and presented to 19 judges who evaluated them based on taste and originality. Our winners were based on the scores provided by these 19 judges.
And, the winners are 
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Best Side Dish: Hearty Lentil Soup by Ignite user margarittm
Best Dessert: Berry Healthy Holiday Trifle by Ignite user ericap
Congratulations to both of you as you've won $250 gift card to a local grocery store of your choice. The Ignite team will contact the winners individually to send them their prizes. All recipes submitted during the contest are available to view in the Healthy Holiday Recipe Contest thread.
Happy Healthy Holidays to all of you from the Ignite Team!
Reena (A Lumen)
