Getting Sneaky at the Grocery Store

There are a million ways to be a "sneaky mom." I choose to be a sneaky mom and wife by sneaking healthy ingredients, including pureed fruits and vegetables, into everyday foods that my family enjoys. Another way that I have found to be sneaky is to make healthier choices at the grocery store. This can be hard as everything in the store seems to scream low fat, low sugar, all natural, light or healthy and deciding what to buy can seem overwhelming. I have become a huge fan of the "Eat This, Not That" series of books to help me make more informed decisions about what to buy for my family. So, I thought that I would try to share some of that information with you. If you are interested in learning more, you can click on the "Eat This, Not That" book in my sidebar. My goal is to share some of the suggestions from the book with you, so that you, too, can make better choices at the grocery store.


First, here are several great options for yogurt:

Breyers' Yo Crunch Light
120 calories
1-2.5 g. fat

11 g. sugar

Great for a super healthy dessert





Dannon Light-n-Fit

80 calories

0 g. fat

11 g. sugar

The lightest cup of yogurt at your grocery store.

BONUS: 15% of your calcium and 20% of your vitamin D


Dannon All Natural

110 calories

1 g. fat

19 g. sugar

Made with real fruit and no chemicals.



Yoplait Kids Yogurt Drink
70 calories

1.5 g. fat

10 g. sugar

Made with REAL fruit puree.

Also, fortified with DHA.

Here are some other recommended brands that I could not find pictures of or are just not as common in my area of the country:

FAGE total 0% non-fat Greek style

FAGE total 2%
Whole Soy & Co.

Stonyfield Farm lowfat plain

Oikos Greek vanilla

Stonyfield Farm Organic YoBaby Simply PLAIN

Brown Cow Low Fat Maple

Now, look closely before you buy these yogurts:

Dannon All-Natural, Low-Fat Yogurt

150 calories

2.5 g. fat

25 g. sugar

Contains as much sugar as a Kit Kat!!!

Danimals Drinkables

180 calories

3 g. fat

30 g. sugar

Yoplait

170 calories

1.5 g. fat

27 g. sugar

Others to avoid:

Stonyfield Farm Organic Lowfat Caramel

la Creme by Dannon

Stonyfield Farm o'Soy All Natural

Horizon Organic Fat-Free Vanilla

Stonyfield Farm Organic Fat Free Chocolate Undercover - 35g sugar!!!

Breyers Fruit on the Bottom

Stonyfield Farm Whole Milk French Vanilla

Now, I am sure that some of these brands may have come out with better versions of their yogurts since this book was published, but at least we have some place to start when trying to shop for healthfully.

Enjoy!