FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Macuga Daniel A.
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
12/14/2011		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
USANA HEALTH SCIENCES INC [USNA]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
3838 WEST PARKWAY BLVD.		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chief Communications Officer
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84120		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 175 (1)
I
401(K)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock-Settled Stock Appreciation Rights 02/19/2008(2) 08/19/2012 Common Stock 25,000 $ 60.7 D  
Stock-Settled Stock Appreciation Rights 04/19/2008(2) 10/19/2012 Common Stock 16,000 $ 40.59 D  
Stock-Settled Stock Appreciation Rights 07/21/2009(2) 01/21/2014 Common Stock 43,200 $ 26.06 D  
Stock-Settled Stock Appreciation Rights 04/27/2014(3) 10/27/2015 Common Stock 25,250 $ 35.47 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Macuga Daniel A.
3838 WEST PARKWAY BLVD.
SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84120		       Chief Communications Officer  

Signatures

Daniel A. Macuga 12/21/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Shares held in the filer's 401(k) as of December 20, 2011.
(2) Stock-Settled Stock Appreciation Rights granted vest at 20% per year for five years, commencing on the first anniversary of the grant date.
(3) Stock-Settled Stock Appreciation Rights vest 50% on the fourth anniversary of the grant date and 50% on the fifth anniversary of the grant date.

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