Cooking Helpers Roundup
We analyzed 509 products to help you choose the healthiest & safest options.
Detailed Reviews (Page 17)

Dolly Parton's Yellow Cake Mix
Ingredients: BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, SUGAR, LEAVENING (SODIUM BICARBONATE, SODIUM ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE), WHEAT STARCH, CANOLA OIL, LESS THAN 2% OF:, SALT, PROPYLENE GLYCOL MONO - AND DIESTERS, MONO - AND DIGLYCERIDES, CELLULOSE GUM, XANTHAN GUM, FRACTIONATED PALM OIL, SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, VANILLA POWDER, NATURAL FLAVOR, GUM ACACIA, ASCORBIC ACID, YELLOW 5 LAKE, RED 40 LAKE
The Good
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Contains Red 40 (Allura Red)

Protein Pancake & Waffle Mix Vanilla
Ingredients: Whole grain whole wheat flour, Whey protein concentrate, Wheat protein isolate, Wheat bran, Brown flax milled, Aluminium free low sodium baking powder, Natural flavour, Salt, Monk fruit juice concentrate., Contains: Milk, Wheat.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Carrot Cake Banana Bread Mix
Ingredients: gluten-free oat flour, brown sugar, white baking chips (sugar, palm kernel oil, tapioca starch, sunflower lecithin, vanilla, salt), carrot powder, cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder, sea salt, allspice (cinnamon, clove, nutmeg)
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Organic Blueberry Muffin Mix
Ingredients: ORGANIC WHEAT FLOUR, ORGANIC CANE SUGAR, ORGANIC TAPIOCA STARCH, ORGANIC DRIED BLUEBERRIES, ORGANIC POTATO STARCH, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF:, ORGANIC BUTTERMILK BLEND (ORGANIC BUTTERMILK, ORGANIC SKIM MILK)., LEAVENING (SODIUM BICARBONATE. CALCIUM PHOSPHATE)., ORGANIC NATURAL FLAVOR, ORGANIC GUAR GUM, SALT, ORGANIC LOCUST BEAN GUM, ORGANIC GUM ARABIC.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content

Rainbow Sprinkles
Ingredients: SUGAR, PALM KERNEL OIL, PALM OIL, CORN STARCH, BEET JUICE (COLOR), VEGETABLE JUICE (COLOR), ANNATTO EXTRACT (COLOR), SPIRULINA EXTRACT (COLOR), TURMERIC (COLOR), BETA-CAROTENE (COLOR), PAPRIKA OLEORESIN (COLOR), SUNFLOWER LECITHIN, MALTODEXTRIN, CARNAUBA WAX, SODIUM CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content

Classic Yellow Cake Mix
Ingredients: GLUTEN-FREE FLOUR BLEND (white rice flour, potato starch, tapioca starch, cellulose gum, xanthan gum), CANE SUGAR, BAKING POWDER (sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate, corn starch, monocalcium phosphate), NATURAL FLAVOR, SALT, CREAM OF TARTAR, BAKING SODA
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content

Rainbow Nonpareils Sprinkles
Ingredients: Sugar, corn starch, annato extract, carnauba extract, confectioner’s glaze, spirulina extract, turmeric extract, vegetable juice
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

French Style Crepe Mix
Ingredients: Bleached Enriched Flour (Wheat Flour, Malted Barley Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Nonfat Dry Milk, Vanilla Powder (Dextrose, Vanilla Extractives, Vanillin), Granulated Cane Sugar, Salt.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Pancake & Waffle Mix Chocolate Chip
Ingredients: Wheat Flour, Chickpea Flour, Sugar, Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips (Sugar, Unsweetened Chocolate, Cocoa Butter, Soy Lecithin, Vanilla Extract), Wheat Protein Isolate, Non-GMO Soybean Oil, Leavening (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate, Non-GMO Monocalcium Phosphate), Sea Salt, Faba Bean Flour
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Complete Buttermilk Pancake & Waffle Mix
Ingredients: Bleached Wheat Flour, Sugar, Leavening (Baking Soda, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate, Calcium Phosphate), Dextrose, Contains 2% Or Less Of: Dried Buttermilk, Salt, Canola And/Or Soybean Oil, Corn Starch, Malted Barley Flour.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Flapjack and Waffle Mix Chocolate Chip
Ingredients: 100% whole grain wheat flour, 100% whole grain oat flour, organic cane sure, wheat protein isolate, whey protein concentrate, milk protein concentrate, buttermilk solids, mono-calcium phosphate, blueberries, sodium bicarbonate, sea salt, natural flavor,
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Gluten Free Pancake Mix
Ingredients: Gluten Free Flour Blend (Sweet White Rice Flour, Whole Grain Brown Rice Flour, Potato Starch, Whole Grain Sorghum Flour, Tapioca Flour, Xanthan Gum), Sugar, Baking Powder (Monocalcium Phosphate, Cornstarch, Sodium Bicarbonate), Sea Salt.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Protein-Packed Power Waffles
Ingredients: 100% whole grain wheat flour, water, 100% whole grain oat flour, sunflower oil, egg whites, sugar, wheat protein isolate, whey protein concentrate, whey protein isolate, natural vanilla flavor, sunflower lecithin, buttermilk, baking powder (monocalcium phosphate, baking soda), and sea salt.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Pumpkin Bread & Muffin Mix
Ingredients: unbleached enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), sugar, dried pumpkin flakes, spices, salt, arabic gum, soybean oil, leavening (sodium bicarbonate, sodium acid pyrophosphate)
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content

Large Flake Nutritional Yeast
Ingredients: Inactive Nutritional Yeast [Dried Yeast, Niacin (Vitamin B3), Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B6), Riboflavin (Vitamin B2), Thiamin Hydrochloride (Vitamin B1), Folic Acid, Vitamin B12].'
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

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

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

Bisquick Original Pancake and Baking Mix
Ingredients: Enriched Flour, Bleached (wheat flour, niacin, iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), Corn Starch, Vegetable Oil (palm, sunflower, canola, and/or high oleic soybean oil), Leavening (baking soda, monocalcium phosphate, sodium aluminum phosphate), Dextrose, Sugar, Salt, Monoglycerides, Contains Wheat Ingredients.
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Bread Crumbs Italian Style
Ingredients: Wheat Flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), Salt, Vegetable Oil (high oleic safflower, high oleic soybean oil, high oleic sunflower oil, high oleic canola and/or canola oil). Contains less than 2% of: Yeast, Sugar, Dried Parsley, Spice, Onion Powder, Natural Flavor, Paprika. CONTAINS WHEAT, EGG, SOY, SESAME, SUNFLOWER, MILK.
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Power Cakes Flapjack & Waffle Mix Dark Chocolate
Ingredients: 100% whole grain wheat flour, 100% whole grain oat flour, cane sugar, pea protein concentrate, brown rice protein concentrate, wheat protein isolate, baking powder (sodium acid pyrophosphate, baking soda, corn starch, monocalcium phosphate), natural flavor, sea salt.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Power Cakes Flapjack & Waffle Mix Buttermilk
Ingredients: Whole grain wheat flour, Whole grain oat flour, wheat protein isolate, whey protein concentrate, brown sugar, milk protein concentrate, buttermilk powder, leavening (monocalcium phosphate, baking soda), sea salt. Contains milk and wheat. Due to processing on shared equipment, may also contain trace amounts of egg, soy, and tree nuts.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
The Bad
- ● Contains Tree Nuts

Buttermilk Complete Pancake Mix
Ingredients: Enriched bleached flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), sugar, dextrose, leavening (baking soda, sodium aluminum phosphate, monocalcium phosphate), salt, food starch-modified, buttermilk. soybean oil, CONTAINS: Wheat, Milk. May contain Egg, Soy and Tree Nuts.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Tree Nuts

Power Cakes Flapjack & Waffle Mix Buttermilk
Ingredients: 100% whole grain wheat flour, 100% whole grain oat flour, 100% whole grain oat flour, protein blend (wheat protein isolate, whey protein concentrate), non-fat sweet cream buttermilk powder, brown sugar, baking powder (mono-calcium phosphate, sodium bicarbonate), sea salt.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Pancake & Waffle Mix Organic Classic
Ingredients: organic wheat flour, organic evaporated cane juice, leavening (sodium bicarbonate, monocalcium phosphate, non-gmo corn starch), salt, organic potato starch, organic cassava starch,
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

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

corn muffin mix
Ingredients: WHEAT FLOUR, DEGERMINATED YELLOW CORN MEAL, SUGAR, LARD (HYDROGENATED LARD, BHT AND CITRIC ACID PRESERVATIVES), CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF: BAKING SODA, TRICALCIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, SALT, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID, WHEAT STARCH.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content

premium baking 60% cacao bittersweet chocolate chips
Ingredients: Unsweetened chocolate, cane sugar, cocoa butter, milkfat, soy lecithin, vanilla extract.
The Good
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content

Harina preparada completamente para hacer Hot Cakes
Ingredients: HARINA DE TRIGO ENRIQUECIDA Y BLANQUEADA (HARINA DE TRIGO, HARINA DE CEBADA MALTEADA, NIACINA, HIERRO REDUCIDO, TIAMINA, RIBOFLAVINA, ÁCIDO FÓLICO), AZÚCARES AÑADIDOS (AZÚCAR, DEXTROSA), LEUDANTES (BICARBONATO DE SODIO, FOSFATO DE ALUMINIO Y SODIO, FOSFATO MONOCÁLCICO), ALMIDÓN MODIFICADO (GRADO ALIMENTICIO), SAL, ACEITE VEGETAL (DE SOYA), CLARAS DE HUEVO, SÓLIDOS DE LA LECHE (SUERO DE MANTEQUILLA). _CONTIENE: TRIGO (GLUTEN), CEBADA (GLUTEN), SOYA, DERIVADO LÁCTEO, HUEVOS._ _PUEDE CONTENER NUECES DE ÁRBOLES._
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

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