Cooking Helpers Roundup
We analyzed 503 products to help you choose the healthiest & safest options.
Detailed Reviews (Page 3)

Organic Mix Corn Bread, Original
Ingredients: Organic corn meal, organic wheat flour, organic cane sugar, organic canola oil, organic non fat dry milk, organic yellow corn flour, leavening (baking soda, sodium acid pyrophosphate, monocalcium, phophate), organic egg yolk powder, sea salt.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content

Complete Pancake Mix
Ingredients: Enriched bleached flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid, malted barley flour), sugar, leavening (baking soda, sodium aluminum sulfate, monocalcium phosphate), dried pumpkin flakes, soy flour, soybean oil. less than 2% of: dextrose, molasses powder, salt, spices, maltodextrin, caramel color, beta carotene (color), sodium stearoyl lactylate, corn flour.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content

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

Betty Crocker Rich & Creamy Lemon Frosting
Ingredients: Sugar, palm oil, water, high maltose corn syrup, corn starch. contains 2% or less of: salt, distilled monoglycerides, color (yellow 5 lake and other color added), polysorbate 60, natural and artificial flavor, sodium stearoyl lactylate, sodium acid pyrophosphate, citric acid. freshness preserved by potassium sorbate and bha.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Corn Syrup
- ● High Sugar Content

Signature perfectly moist spice cake mix
Ingredients: Sugar, enriched bleached wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin. reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate. riboflavin, folic acid), emulsified palm shortening (palm oil, propylene glycol mono-and diesters of fats and fatty acids, mono - and diglycerides, sodium stearoyl lactylate), leavening (baking soda, sodium aluminum phosphate, dicalcium phosphate, monocalcium phosphate), wheat starch, spice, salt, caramel color, palm oil, cellulose gum, xanthan gum, yellow 5 lake.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content

Super moist chocolate fudge cake mix
Ingredients: enriched flour bleached (wheat flour, niacin, iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), sugar, corn syrup, cocoa processed with alkali, leavening (baking soda, monocalcium phosphate, sodium aluminum phosphate), contains 2% or less of: corn starch, modified corn starch, palm oil, propylene glycol mono and diesters of fatty acids, distilled monoglycerides, carob powder, salt, dicalcium phosphate, sodium stearoyl lactylate, xanthan gum, cellulose gum, artificial flavor,
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Corn Syrup
- ● High Sugar Content

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

Baking mix
Ingredients: Sugar, enriched flour bleached (wheat flour, niacin, iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), palm oil, cocoa, corn syrup, corn starch. contains 2% or less of: cocoa processed with alkali, nonfat milk, salt, canola oil, carob powder, artificial flavor.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Corn Syrup
- ● High Sugar Content

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

Fudgy chicolate quinoa loaf & cake mix
Ingredients: SUGAR, QUINOA FLOUR COCOA PROCESSED WITH ALKALI, CHOCOLATE FUDGE SAUCE (SUGAR, WATER, VEGETABLE GLYCERIN, COCOA PROCESSED WITH ALKALI, CORNSTARCH, NONFAT DRIED MILK, NATURAL FLAVOR, CITRIC ACID (ACIDIFIER), SOY LECITHIN, XANTHAN GUM), BAKING POWDER (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM BICARBONATE, CORNSTARCH, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE), NATURAL FLAVORS, SALT. CONTAINS MILK, SOY.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Paleo Pancake & Waffle Mix
Ingredients: Cassava Starch, Organic Coconut Flour, Almond Flour, Eggs, Leavening (Monocalcium Phosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate), Salt, Monk Fruit, Spice.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Perfectly moist red velvet
Ingredients: Sugar, enriched bleached wheat flour (flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), emulsified palm shortening (palm oil, propylene glycol mono - and diesters of fats and fatty acids, mono - and diglycerides, sodium stearoyl lactylate), cocoa powder processed with alkali, leavening (sodium bicarbonate, dicalcium phosphate, sodium aluminum phosphate, monocalcium phosphate), wheat starch, dextrose, salt, colored with (red 40), cellulose gum, xanthan gum.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Red 40 (Allura Red)
- ● High Sugar Content

gochujang
Ingredients: Water, corn syrup, brown rice, red pepper powder, sea salt, isomalto oligosaccharide, spirts, garlic, soybean, soybean cultured with aspergilus cryzae, roasted soybean powder, glutrous brown rice flour, onion, monosodium glutamate, yeast extracts, seed malt, dextrin.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Corn Syrup
- ● High Sugar Content

Organic Whole Grain Emmer Pancake And Waffle Mix
Ingredients: Organic emmer wheat flour, non-aluminum baking powder, baking soda, and sea salt
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Organic Brownie Mix
Ingredients: ORGANIC CANE SUGAR, ORGANIC WHEAT FLOUR, ORGANIC COCOA POWDER, ORGANIC TAPIOCA STARCH, SEA SALT, BAKING POWDER (sodium acid pyrophosphate, baking soda, non-GMO corn starch, monocalcium phosphate)
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content

Waffle & pancake mix
Ingredients: sweet brown rice flour, tapioca starch, arrowroot powder, rice syrup solids (rice syrup solids, rice protein, tocopherols), cream of tartar, baking soda, salt and vanilla,
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Almond Paste
Ingredients: Almonds (45%), sugar, glucose syrup (from wheat), water, invertase (a natural enzyme to preserve moisture)
The Good
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content

Graham style crumb
Ingredients: Pea starch, non-hydrogenated shortening (palm oil)t, brown rice flour, potato starch*, brown sugar*, sweet rice flour, tapioca starch, water, cane sugar, tapioca syrup, rice bran, molasses*, salt, sodium bicarbonate, pea protein, natural flavor, pea fiber, inulin, sunflower lecithin, mono calcium phosphate, modified cellulose, guar gum.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content

French Bread
Ingredients: enriched flour bleached (wheat flour, niacin, ferrous sulfate, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, contains 2% or less of: vital wheat gluten, sugar, dextrose, leavening (glucono delta-lactone, baking soda), soybean oil, salt, potassium chloride, hydrogenated vegetable oil (soybean, palm, and/or cottonseed), natural and artificial flavor, mono and diglycerides, xanthan gum, yeast, yeast extract, azodicarbonamide (dough conditioner),
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Contains Azodicarbonamide (ADA)

Blondie bar
Ingredients: Enriched unbleached flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid, may contain malted barley flour, enzymes, ascorbic acid), semi sweet chocolate chips (sugar, chocolate liquor, cocoa butter, soy lecithin, vanilla), sugar, brown sugar, salt, soybean oil, sodium bicarbonate, molasses powder, maltodextrin, natural flavor.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content

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

Italian Seasoned Bread Crumbs
Ingredients: Enriched flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, high fructose corn syrup, yeast, salt, vegetable oil (soybean oil, cotton seed and/or canola oil), sugar, contains 2% or less of the following: wheat gluten, dextrose, soy flour, whey, calcium propionate (preservative), sodium stearoyl lactylate (dough conditioner), mono - and diglycerides, soy lecithin, molasses, honey, whole wheat flour, white corn flour, white corn meal, citric acid, grain vinegar, wheat starch, cornstarch, potato flour, rice flour, wheat bran, oat hull fiber, calcium sulfate, datem, potassium iodate, guar gum, calcium phosphate, enrichment (vitamin e [alpha]-tocopherol acetate, vitamin a palmitate, vitamin d3), lactic acid, ascorbic acid (dough conditioner), romano cheese made from cow's milk (skim milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes), spices, onion, garlic, celery, paprika (color), annatto (color), parsley, oregano, black pepper, basil, fennel, sesame seeds.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains High Fructose Corn Syrup

Gluten Free Two 9
Ingredients: Brown rice flour, water, non-hydrogenated palm fruit shortening, organic evaporated cane juice, tapioca starch, potato starch, sea salt, aluminum free baking powder (sodium acid pyrophosphate, baking soda, monocalcium phosphate), xanthan gum.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Pancake & waffle mix
Ingredients: Organic whole grain wheat flour, organic enriched wheat flour (flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), buttermilk powder (buttermilk, whey), baking powder (monocalcium phosphate, sodium bicarbonate), sea salt, sodium bicarbonate.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Coating mix fish fry seasoned
Ingredients: Enriched corn flour (corn flour, niacin, iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), salt, spices (including red pepper), natural flavor, monosodium glutamate (flavor enhancer), garlic, onion, and lemon juice concentrate.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Pancake Mix
Ingredients: Unbleached enriched flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), sugar, whey powder (milk), toasted coconut (desiccated coconut, sugar, dextrose, salt), organic corn flour, expeller pressed canola oil (ascorbic acid and rosemary added to preserve freshness), leavening (sodium acid pyrophosphate, baking soda), non fat dry milk, sea salt, egg yolk powder, buttermilk powder (milk), natural vanilla powder, natural flavor, and egg white powder.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content

Wild Blueberry Muffin Mix
Ingredients: sugar, whole grain sorghum flour, whole grain millet flour, food starch-modified, contains 2% or less of the following: arabic gum, sodium bicarbonate, sodium aluminum phosphate, monocalcium phosphate, propylene glycol monoester, mono-diglycerides, sodium stearoyl lactylate, soybean oil, salt, natural and artificial flavors (contains milk derivatives), guar gum, xanthan gum, blueberries: blueberries, water,
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content

Pie filling
Ingredients: Cherries, water, high fructose corn syrup, corn syrup, food starch-modified (corn), sugar, citric acid, and ascorbic acid added to maintain color. red 40 color added.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Red 40 (Allura Red)
- ● High Sugar Content

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

Betty Crocker Delights Super Moist Red Velvet Cake Mix
Ingredients: enriched flour bleached (wheat flour, niacin, iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), sugar, corn syrup, leavening (baking soda, monocalcium phosphate, sodium aluminum phosphate), cocoa processed with alkali, contains 2% or less of: corn starch, modified corn starch, palm oil, propylene glycol mono and diesters of fatty acids, distilled monoglycerides, salt, dicalcium phosphate, sodium stearoyl lactylate, red 40, xanthan gum, cellulose gum, artificial flavor,
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Red 40 (Allura Red)
- ● High Sugar Content
