Sugar Shocker

Healthy Picks

We hit the grocery store using Dr. Lustig's own shopping strategy -- no foods with sugar (of any form) listed in the first three ingredients -- and found these standouts.

Cereal Puffed Rice, Shredded Wheat, Grapenuts
Crackers Triscuit Original, Wasa Crispbread, Kashi Heart to Heart Whole Grain
Peanut Butter Smucker's Natural, 365 Everyday Value, Justin's Classic Peanut Butter
Pasta Sauce Seeds of Change Marinara, Mario Batali Tomato Basil, Classico Tomato & Basil
Fruit Snacks Earthbound Farm Organic Mangoes, Sensible Foods Crunch-Dried Snacks, Trader Joe's Unsweetened Dried Cherries

Originally published in the July 2012 issue of Parents magazine