Cooking Helpers Roundup
We analyzed 509 products to help you choose the healthiest & safest options.
Detailed Reviews (Page 16)

The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

The Good
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content

The Good
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content

SUPER GRAINS
Ingredients: WATER, WHEATBERRIES, YELLOW BELL PEPPER, WHITE QUINOA, SPINACH, BROWN LONG GRAIN RICE, GREEN LENTILS, KALE, LEMON JUICE, RED RICE, OLIVE OIL, SUNFLOWER SEEDS, PUMPKIN SEEDS, PARSLEY, ROASTED GARLIC PUREE, RED WINE VINEGAR, LEMON ZEST, SALT, CILANTRO, ONION POWDER, DATE POWDER, YEAST EXTRACT, GUAR GUM, DRIED OREGANO, LEMON FLAVORED OIL.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Protein, pancake mix, buttermilk
Ingredients: Whole wheat flour, wheat protein isolate, whole grain oat flour, nonfat dry milk, sugar, milk protein isolate, buttermilk powder, whey protein isolate, sodium bicarbonate, monocalcium phosphate, salt, sodium acid pyrophosphate. Contains: milk, wheat.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

The Good
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Gluten Free Vanilla Bean Cupcake Mix
Ingredients: Cluten Free Flour Blend (White Rice Flour, Whole Grain Brown Rice Flour, Whole Gran Sorghum Flour, Potato Starch, Tapioca Flour, Xanthan Gum), Cane Sugar, Brown Sugar, Baking Powder (Monocalcium Phosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate, Corn Starch), Salt, Baking Soda, Vanilla Bean
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Good & GATHER
Ingredients: ENRICHED UNBLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, CANE SUGAR, BUTTERMILK, LEAVENING, SALT.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

S'mores Pancake Mix
Ingredients: UNBLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR), WHOLE WHEAT GRAHAM FLOUR, CANE SUGAR, DEHYDRATED MARSHMALLOW BITS (SUGAR, CORN SYRUP, FOOD STARCH-MODIFIED, GELATIN, NATURAL FLAVOR), SEMISWEET CHOCOLATE CHIPS (SUGAR, CHOCOLATE LIQUOR, COCOA BUTTER, SOY LECITHIN, VANILLA EXTRACT), LEAVENING (GLUCONO DELTA LACTONE, SODIUM BICARBONATE), MOLASSES POWDER (MOLASSES, WHEAT STARCH, SILICON DIOXIDE, SUNFLOWER LECITHIN), NATURAL FLAVORS, SALT
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Contains Corn Syrup

Reguloid
Ingredients: Sucrose, Psyllium Husk, Citric Acid, Arabic Gum, Starch, have s Natural Flavor, FD&C Yellow #6, Tocopherols and FD&C Yellow #6 Lake.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Rainbow Softies
Ingredients: CANE SUGAR, TAPIOCA STARCH, PALM OIL*, PALM KERNEL OIL*, SUNFLOWER LECITHIN, COLORING (VEGETABLE JUICES, SPIRULINA, ANNATTO AND TURMERIC), CARNAUBA WAX. (*RSPO CERTIFIED)
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Mezcla para panqueques sabor Original
Ingredients: Harina de trigo (clorinada y fortificada con tiamina, riboflavina, niacina, hierro y ácido fólico), azúcar, harina de maíz, leche en polvo, sal, fosfato monocálcico anhidro (leudante), bicarbonato de sodio (leudante). Contiene leche y trigo. Elaborado en equipo que procesa productos que contienen huevo, soya, tartrazina (amarillo No.5) y sulfitos en proporción mayor a 10 ppm.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Homestyle Pancake Mix
Ingredients: Unbleached Wheat Flour, Organic Ground Oat Flour, Milk Powder, Dehydrated Bananas, Monk Fruit Sweetener (Erythritol, Monk Fruit Extract), Ground Flaxseed, Organic Pea Protein, Baking Powder (sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate, corn starch, monocalcium phosphate), Baking Soda, Powdered Butter (Butter, Nonfat Milk), Natural Vanilla Flavor, Organic Vegetable Blend (Broccoli, Spinach, Sweet Potato, Orange, Pumpkin, Maitake Mushroom, Papaya)
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Creamy Rice Carrotcake
Ingredients: White rice, Natural flavor, Sea salt, Sucralose, Xanthan gum, Stevia
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Chocolate Cake Mix
Ingredients: CANE SUGAR, GLUTEN FREE FLOUR (CASSAVA FLOUR, POTATO STARCH, ORGANIC COCONUT FLOUR, XANTHAN GUM), COCOA POWDER, BAKING POWDER (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM BICARBONATE, CORN STARCH AND MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE), BAKING SODA, SEA SALT, VANILLA FLAVOR, TREE NUTS (COCONUT)
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Contains Tree Nuts

Chocolate Cake Mix
Ingredients: CANE SUGAR, GLUTEN FREE FLOUR (CASSAVA, FLOUR, POTATO STARCH, ORGANIC COCONUT FLOUR, XANTHAN, GUM), COCOA POWDER, BAKING POWDER (SODIUM ACID, PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM BICARBONATE, CORN STARCH AND, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE), BAKING SODA, SEA SALT, VANILLA, FLAVOR
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Power Cakes Flapjack & Waffle Mix
Ingredients: 100% whole grain wheat flour, 100% whole grain oat flour, vital wheat gluten, whey protein concentrate, brown sugar, wheat protein isolate, milk protein concentrate, leavening (monocalcium phosphate, baking soda), buttermilk, sea salt
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Perfectly Moist Lemon Supreme
Ingredients: ENRICHED BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR (BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), SUGAR, LEAVENING (SODIUM BICARBONATE, SODIUM ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE), WHEAT STARCH, CANOLA DIL, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF:, PROPYLENE GLYCOL MONO-AND DIESTERS, SALT, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, DICALCIUM PHOSPHATE, FRACTIONATED PALM OIL, SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, CELLULOSE GUM, XANTHAN GUM, CITRIC ACID, NATURAL FLAVOR, TAPIOCA DEXTRIN, YELLOW 5 LAKE, ASCORBIC ACID, MODIFIED CORN STARCH
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Marie go round
Ingredients: Refined Wheat Flour (Maida), Refined Palm Oil, Sugar, Invert Syrup, Raising Agents [INS 500(ii), INS 503(ii)], Todised Salt, Milk Solids, Emulsifiers [INS 322, INS 472e (Plant Origin)], Flour Treatment Agent [INS 223, INS 1100(i)] 20 15.60% & Colours (INS 150d, INS e102). Contains Added Flavour [Nature Identical and Artificial Flavouring Substances - Vanilla & Milk]. 7702420 7220 10.9 6% 5.2 9% ed Fat (g) 4.4 d Fat (g) 1.2 Contains Wheat, Milk Solids 0% and Soy. 9) 365 7%
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content

Organic Chocolate Chip
Ingredients: ORGANIC WHEAT FLOUR, ORGANIC CANE SUGAR, ORGANIC DARK CHOCOLATE CHIPS (ORGANIC CANE SUGAR, ORGANIC CHOCOLATE LIQUOR, ORGANIC COCOA BUTTER, ORGANIC DEXTROSE, ORGANIC VANILLA), ORGANIC TAPIOCA STARCH, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: ORGANIC POTATO STARCH, ORGANIC BUTTERMILK BLEND (ORGANIC BUTTERMILK, ORGANIC SKIM MILK), LEAVENING (SODIUM BICARBONATE, CALCIUM PHOSPHATE), ORGANIC GUAR GUM, ORGANIC NATURAL FLAVOR, SALT, ORGANIC LOCUST BEAN GUM, ORGANIC COCOA POWDER (PROCESSED WITH ALKALI), ORGANIC GUM ARABIC
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content

Banana Nut Muffin Mix
Ingredients: CANE SUGAR, RICE FLOUR, POTATO STARCH, BANANA POWDER, SWEET BROWN RICE FLOUR, WALNUTS, TAPIOCA STARCH, BAKING POWDER (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, POTATO STARCH, SODIUM BICARBONATE), XANTHAN GUM, SEA SALT
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content

Chocolate Softies
Ingredients: CANE SUGAR, TAPIOCA STARCH, PALM OIL*, PALM KERNEL OIL, FAIR TRADE COCOA POWDER PROCESSED WITH ALKALI, SUNFLOWER LECITHIN, CARNAUBA WAX, (*RSPO CERTIFIED)
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Mini Blueberry Muffin Banana Bread Mix
Ingredients: gluten-free oat flour, brown sugar, vanilla powder, freeze dried blueberries, baking soda, baking powder, sea salt, natural blueberry flavor
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Complete Pancake & Waffle Mix
Ingredients: UNBLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, VITAL WHEAT GLUTEN, WHEY PROTEIN ISOLATE, CANE SUGAR, LEAVENING (MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, BAKING SODA), CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: SALT, POTATO STARCH, TAPIOCA STARCH
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Christmas Tree Mix
Ingredients: Christmas Tree Mix - Sugars (sugar, dextrose, glucose syrup), Comstarch, Dextrin, Hydrogenated palm kernel oil, Artificial flavour(vanilla), Hydroxypropyl distarch phosphate, Gum arabic, Magnesium stearate, Sunflower lecithin, Shellac, Water, Potassium aluminium silicate-based titanium dioxide, Xanthan gum, Titanium dioxide, Artificial colours (tartrazine, brilliant blue FCF, allura red, erythrosine, sunset yellow FCF, indigotine), Carnauba wax. Christmas Decoration Mix - Sugars (dextrose, sugar), Comstarch, Dextrin, Artificial flavour (vanilla), Magnesium stearate, Gum arabic, Shellac, Titanium dioxide, Artificial colours (tartrazine, allura red, brilliant blue FCF, erythrosine), Camauba wax. Sweet Sand Mix - Sugar, Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, Shellac, Potassium aluminium silicate-based titanium dioxide, Propylene glycol, Water, Camauba wax, Artificial colours (tartrazine, brilliant blue FCF, allura red, sunset yellow FCF)
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Contains Titanium Dioxide

Homestyle Ranch, mini creamer, potatoes with artisan seasoning blend included, baby, red and yellow potatoes with homemade ranch seasoning
Ingredients: Baby red and yellow potatoes, artisan seasoning blend (Homestyle Ranch seasoning).
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Spring Sprinkles
Ingredients: CORN STARCH, GLAZE, CARNAUBA WAX, YELLOW 5, RED 40, BLUE 1, RED 3, TITANIUM DIOXIDE (COLOR), FÉCULA DE MAÍZ, AZÚCAR, DEXTRINA GLA, DE CONFITERÍA, CERA DE CARNAUBA, AMARILLO 5, ROJO 40, AZUL 1, ROJO 3, DIOXIDO DE TITANIO (COLORANTE
The Good
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Contains Red 40 (Allura Red)

Time Sweets
Ingredients: SUGAR, CORN STARCH, DEXTROSE, PALM AND PALM KERNEL OILS, DEXTRIN, MAGNESIUM STEARATE, SOYA LECITHIN, SHELLAC, CARNAUBA WAX, APPLE JUICE, RED APPLE JUICE, PAPRIKA OLEORESIN (COLOR), BETA CAROTENE (COLOR), SPIRULINA EXTRACT (COLOR), TURMERIC (COLOR)
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Sprinkles Easter Confetti
Ingredients: Sugar, Icing Sugar, Palm Oil, Palm Kernel Oil, Canola Oil, Fractionated Palm Oil, Corn Starch, Confectioner's Glaze (Shellac), Soy Lecithin, Glucose Syrup, Rice Flour, Cellulose Gum, Carrageenan, Carnauba Wax, Salt, Gum Arabic, Food Starch-Modified (Corn), Polysorbate 60, Artifical Flavor, Artifical Colors (FD&C Red 3, FD&C Blue 1, FD&C Red 40, FD&C Yellow 5)
The Good
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Contains Red 40 (Allura Red)
