Saw the sugar content on my old 'healthy' granola and had to change my mind

I used to buy this one brand of granola because it said 'all natural' on the front in big letters... thought I was making a good choice for breakfast. Then last week I flipped the bag over while waiting in line at the grocery store and saw it had 16 grams of sugar per serving. That's more than a candy bar. The front label made it look like a health food but the back told the real story with small print. Now I actually read the ingredient list even on stuff that sounds good on the package. Has anyone else been burned by the 'natural' label trick like this?

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nathana4827d ago

Same thing happened to me man... now I only buy stuff with 5 ingredients max.

sandrat2427d ago

Yeah I feel you on that. I started checking ingredient lists after I found out one of my favorite snacks had like 40 things in it, half of which I couldn't even pronounce. Now I try to stick with stuff that has maybe 7 or 8 ingredients max, but 5 is a solid rule too. It's honestly amazing how much junk they pack into things you think are simple.

ross.kevin26d ago

That's a good rule, but I kind of see it differently. Something like a can of diced tomatoes might have only one ingredient, but the lemon curd I made last weekend had six eggs, sugar, butter, lemons, and a pinch of salt. That's already 5 ingredients, and it's basically just lemon and butter. I guess what I'm trying to say, @sandrat24, is that a short list isn't always a sign of quality. You can have five processed isolates and a lot of natural stuff with far more than five whole foods in it.