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8 "Healthy" Snacks That Are More Fattening Than a Twinkie

Are these 8 fattening foods in your fridge? See the snacks that are sabotaging your diet now

May 25, 2012 | by Sharon J. Yi | 35 COMMENTS

Spaghetti sauce

There's a reason why that jar of Prego can taste as good as a home-cooked sauce from a nonna's kitchen: It's got sugar in it. Loads of it. To be precise, just 1/2 cup of Prego Fresh Mushroom Italian Sauce has 11 g of sugar -- the same amount that's in a glazed Krispy Kreme donut.

Eat this instead: If you read labels and compare brands, it is possible to find a sauce with no added sugar. Another alternative is to make your own spaghetti sauce from chopped canned tomatoes, olive oil, garlic, and a little dried basil.

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Some of these came as a real shock to me--thanks!

by TheDivaRose Thursday, April 25, 2013 at 01:23PM Report as inappropriate

Wow. Some of this information was surprising. Some of these foods though I can't give up. Yogurt and Special K are delicious!

by NillaButterfly Saturday, March 16, 2013 at 02:19PM Report as inappropriate

This was very interesting... too bad about the smoothies and pasta sauce!!

by jennifer_erb Friday, March 15, 2013 at 03:20PM Report as inappropriate

Oh wow good to know

by LittleBunny Sunday, January 13, 2013 at 05:41PM Report as inappropriate

Good info, but people should just check the nutrition information and then this wouldn't be such a surprise:)

by amber.flute Sunday, January 13, 2013 at 04:19PM Report as inappropriate

Love yogurt, can't give that up. That's my nightly snack!

by EricaF123 Thursday, January 10, 2013 at 02:47PM Report as inappropriate

Sad about the spaghetti sauce, but that's not exactly a "snack" though.

by Chris213 Friday, November 9, 2012 at 06:27AM Report as inappropriate

Oh no i love jamba juice.

by andyv1217 Wednesday, September 19, 2012 at 09:50PM Report as inappropriate

I had no idea Jamba Juice had so much sugar! I mean, I knew it couldn't actually be good for me, but I thought it was at least a little good.

by schien Wednesday, September 12, 2012 at 03:55PM Report as inappropriate

Great Inf very informative...

by Monica34 Tuesday, September 11, 2012 at 04:25PM Report as inappropriate

this is really informative...my mom is going crazy about some of this stuff on the list

by jaye_tyler Sunday, September 2, 2012 at 10:01AM Report as inappropriate

Either I should be eating twinkies, or should find some nice recycled cardboard to munch on instead. Wish that the food industry would be more transparent with nutrition/ingredients.

by hiddenexpose Monday, August 20, 2012 at 12:56PM Report as inappropriate

Good article. I knew most of these, but it is still interesting. The more processed it is, the more "junk" like sugar they have to add to make it taste good. I try to stick to fruits and veggies when possible.

by Mrs.Endres13 Monday, August 13, 2012 at 03:19PM Report as inappropriate

wow great article

by Nicole2814 Wednesday, August 1, 2012 at 07:54PM Report as inappropriate

thanks for the info!! i have never tasted fro-yo and i will keep to that and just take my normal yogurt!

by teema Wednesday, July 11, 2012 at 01:36AM Report as inappropriate

I am rating this a 10 because it was information. However, NO article will ever get in the way of me and my Cliff Bars!

by hlm258 Sunday, July 8, 2012 at 01:50PM Report as inappropriate

It makes me sad that yogurt is so full of sugar. Yogurt for kids has even more sugar! I'm lactose intolerant, so I have to have coconut or soy or almond or lactose-free yogurt, and it's hard to find those varieties in plain and unsweetened.

by LipglossandSpandex Monday, June 18, 2012 at 08:03PM Report as inappropriate

Oh my gosh... spaghetti sauce? I'll definitely be checking labels closer.

by VV001 Sunday, June 17, 2012 at 08:12PM Report as inappropriate

This has inspired to me to read labels a lot closer. Maybe I'll try making my own spaghetti sauce sometime as that is a staple for dinner around here!

by hanksa Friday, June 15, 2012 at 09:55AM Report as inappropriate

I was a jar sauce addict, I'm so glad I make my own now!

by LittleBunny Thursday, June 14, 2012 at 09:28PM Report as inappropriate

Wait - You mean twinkies are healthy? Yay!

by niall_lynch Thursday, June 14, 2012 at 05:30PM Report as inappropriate

This is why I read labels at the grocery store!! (Well, this and my gluten intolerance and my boyfriend's high blood pressure.) It takes longer, but we're healthier!

by tallredamanda Wednesday, June 13, 2012 at 05:14AM Report as inappropriate

wow it makes me surprised to know that yogurt, granola, and cereal are on this list. they're pratically all i eat! thanks for the useful article!

by LeSucre Tuesday, June 12, 2012 at 09:17PM Report as inappropriate

Im with Kittykatlover44....your going to die anyway might as well die happy..nutritionist and dietiticians and drs are killing me with eat this not that , oooppps I was wrong eat that not this!

by odie Wednesday, June 6, 2012 at 04:14AM Report as inappropriate

what can you eat anymore? based on this slideshow i'm seriously thinking about eating cardboard

by kittykatlover44 Friday, June 1, 2012 at 06:57AM Report as inappropriate