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Healthy Choice is the name of a brand of refrigerated and frozen foods owned by
ConAgra Foods Conagra Brands, Inc. (formerly ConAgra Foods) is an American consumer packaged goods holding company headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. Conagra makes and sells products under various brand names that are available in supermarkets, restauran ...
. According to ConAgra's official corporate history, it came into being after then-ConAgra CEO Charles "Mike" Harper suffered a heart attack in 1985. Forced to dramatically alter his diet, he came up with the idea of a line of healthier frozen foods. ConAgra sells a broad array of dishes through its Healthy Choice brand, including frozen dinners, side dishes, cold cuts and other meats, canned soups,
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, bread,
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, and even popcorn. In April 2009, ConAgra reintroduced Healthy Choice's line of frozen meals along with new products, including a line of All Natural Entrees. To promote the changes, Healthy Choice spent between $900 million and $1.5 billion on a
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campaign that includes advertisements with actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus featured in commercials directed by
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. Other rebranding efforts included new packaging designs. In Canada, Healthy Choice is a brand of ConAgra Brands. In Australia,
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, a Canadian company, owns the Healthy Choice name.


See also

* David Phillips - who won a large amount of frequent flyer points in a Healthy Choice promotion. A subplot in the film '' Punch-Drunk Love'' is based on Phillips. * List of popcorn brands


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