Desserts Roundup
We analyzed 1998 products to help you choose the healthiest & safest options.
Detailed Reviews (Page 36)

Original recipe rice pudding
Ingredients: Reduced fat milk, rice, sugar, contains less than 2% of eggs, salt, natural flavors.
The Good
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Probiotic formula blended whole milk yogurt
Ingredients: Cultured pasteurized grade a milk, sugar, strawberries, modified cornstarch, nonfat milk solids, kosher gelatin, natural flavors, concentrated fruit and vegetable juice (color), pectin, sodium citrate, citric acid, vitamin a palmitate, vitamin d3.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Ice cream
Ingredients: cream, skim milk, liquid sugar (sugar, water), egg yolks, cocoa processed with alkali, sugar
The Good
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

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

Ice Cream
Ingredients: Chocolate ice cream: cream, skim milk, sugar, cocoa processed with alkali, egg yolks. marshmallow swirl: corn syrup, sugar, water, corn starch, egg whites, cream of tartar, pectin, natural flavor. roasted almonds: almonds, safflower oil, salt.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Corn Syrup
- ● High Sugar Content

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

Yoplait peach 32 oz
Ingredients: Pasteurized grade a low fat milk, sugar, modified corn starch. contains 1% or less of: kosher gelatin, citric acid, natural flavor, potassium sorbate added to maintain freshness, annatto extract (for color), yogurt cultures (l. bulgaricus, s. thermophilus, l. acidophilus), vitamin a acetate, vitamin d3.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

French Cheese Cake
Ingredients: Water, sugar, strawberries, vegetable oil (palm oil and soybean oils), milk, enriched flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), whey, skim milk, neufchatel cheese [pasteurized milk and cream, cheese culture, salt, stabilizers (xanthan and/or carob bean and/or guar gums)]. heavy whipping cream, corn syrup. contains 2% or less of each of the following: cream cheese (pasteurized milk and cream, cheese culture, salt, carob bean gum), milk protein concentrate, cream, oats, gelatin, maltodextrin, salt, lactose, molasses, citric acid, baking soda, cheese culture, propylene glycol mono - and diesters of fats and fatty acids, lactic acid, mono - and diglycerides, citric acid, colored with (b-apo-8-carotenal, turmeric and annatto extract, red 40, caramel color), gums (carob bean, xanthan, guar), natural and artificial flavors, propylene glycol alginate, wheat starch, cinnamon, lactylic esters of fatty acids, glucose syrup, soy lecithin, carrageenan, modified tapioca and corn starch, potassium chloride, potassium sorbate (preservative), soy flour.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Red 40 (Allura Red)
- ● High Sugar Content

Vanilla Bean Ice Cream
Ingredients: MILK, SKIM MILK, CREAM, SUGAR, BUTTERMILK, WHEY, CORN SYRUP, NATURAL FLAVORS (WITH VANILLA EXTRACT), VANILLA BEAN SPECS, MONO - AND DIGLYCERIDES, VEGETABLE GUMS (CAROB BEAN GUM, TARA GUM, GUAR GUM, CARRAGEENAN), CELLULOSE GEL, CELLULOSE GUM.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Corn Syrup
- ● High Sugar Content

Ice Cream
Ingredients: Milk, cream, buttermilk, sugar, whey, pecans (pecans, cottonseed oil, salt, butter), skim milk, corn syrup, contains 2% or less of vanilla extract, natural flavors, ground vanilla beans, mono & diglycerides, carob bean gum, guar gum, cellulose gel, cellulose gum, carrageenan, salt.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Corn Syrup

Vanilla Bean
Ingredients: Milk, cream, skim milk, sugar, egg yolks, vanilla flavor and vanilla bean specks.
The Good
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content

Slow churned butter pecan light ice cream
Ingredients: Non-fat milk, cane sugar, cream, roasted pecans (pecans, coconut oil, butter [cream, salt], salt), buttermilk, tapioca starch, molasses, pectin, guar gum, salt, natural flavor.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Sugar free chocolate pudding snack pack
Ingredients: Water, Modified Corn Starch, Sorbitol, Maltitol, Nonfat Milk*, Cocoa (Processed with Alkali), Palm Oil, Less than 2% of: Calcium Carbonate, Salt, Milk Protein Isolate, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Carrageenan, Artificial Flavor, Sucralose, Acesulfame Potassium. *Adds an insignificant amount of sugars.CONTAINS: MILK
The Good
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Fruit Bars Peach
Ingredients: Peach puree, water, cane sugar, pectin, lemon juice concentrate (water, lemon juice concentrate), guar gum, ascorbic acid (vitamin c), carob bean gum, annatto color, natural flavor, turmeric oleoresin color.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Nestle Tollhouse Chocolate Chip Cookie Sandwich 7 oz
Ingredients: Chocolate chip cookies (enriched bleached and unbleached wheat flour [wheat flour, niacin, iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], nestle toll house morsels [sugar, chocolate, cocoa butter, milkfat, soy lecithin, artificial and natural flavor], sugar, margarine [palm oil, soybean oil, water, salt, whey, mono and diglycerides, soy lecithin, sodium benzoate, beta carotene color, artificial flavor, vitamin a palmitate), water, high fructose corn syrup, molasses, dried egg, corn syrup, natural and artificial flavors, leavening [baking soda, ammonium bicarbonate], salt), whey, cream, sugar, skim milk, corn syrup, tapioca maltodextrin, propylene glycol monostearate, guar gum, monoglycerides, sodium carboxymethylcellulose, artificial flavor, carrageenan, caramel color, salt.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains High Fructose Corn Syrup
- ● High Sugar Content

Slow Churned, Light Ice Cream, Classic Vanilla
Ingredients: Non-fat milk, cane sugar, cream, buttermilk, tapioca starch, pectin, guar gum, natural flavor.
The Good
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content

Light greek yogurt
Ingredients: YOGURT Great Value REFRIGERATED ning suggestion 5.307 (150g) K Light GREEK Blueberry 80 Calories Per Serving enlarged to show texture 1/3 FEMER CAURE THAN REGULARIST GRADE FRUIT OTHE NATURAL RACE 32 GREAT FOR YOU
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

dipped salted caramel
Ingredients: non-dairy frozen dessert (cashewmilk [filtered water, cashews], cane sugar, caramel sauce [organic tapioca syrup, water, pea protein, organic molasses, natural flavor, organic cocoa butter, sodium citrate, salt, pectin], sea salt, acacia gum, guar gum, natural flavor, caramel syrup), chocolate coating (cane sugar, coconut oil, chocolate liquor, cocoa [processed with alkali], cocoa butter, sunflower lecithin),
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content

Strawberry/Strawberry Kiwi Smoothies
Ingredients: Cultured Grade A Low Fat Milk, Water, Cane Sugar, Modified Food Starch, Contains Less Than 1% Of: Milk Minerals, Kiwi Puree, Lemon Juice Concentrate, Natural Flavors, Fruit & Vegetable Juice (For Color), Vitamin D3.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

yoghurt
Ingredients: Grade a pasteurized milk, cane sugar, honey, kosher gelatin, pectin, live active cultures (s. thermophilus, l. bulgaricus, l. acidophilus, bifidus, and l. casei.).
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

cookies 'n cream frozen greek yogurt bars
Ingredients: Nonfat milk, greek yogurt (pasteurized nonfat milk, yogurt cultures), sugar, creme filled cookies (unbleached unenriched wheat flour, sugar, palm and palm kernel oil, cocoa processed with alkali, chocolate liquor, salt, sodium bicarbonate, soy lecithin, natural flavor), cream, milk protein concentrate, maltodextrin, locust bean gum, guar gum, natural flavors, soy lecithin.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Vanilla Caramel Swirl
Ingredients: Milk, sugar†, cream, skim milk, dextrose†, corn syrup†, vanilla extract, carob bean gum, natural flavor, lemon peel.
The Good
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Contains Corn Syrup
- ● High Sugar Content

Tropical Italian Ice Combo
Ingredients: water, high fructose corn syrup, corn syrup, sugar, artificial flavor, citric acid, dextrose, lecithin (soy), guar gum, xanthan gum, carrageenan, malic acid, yellow #5.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains High Fructose Corn Syrup

Organic Strawberry Ice Cream
Ingredients: Pasteurized Organic Cream and Organic Nonfat Milk, Organic Cane Sugar, Organic Strawberries, Organic Egg Yolks.
The Good
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content

Coconut Milk Non Dairy Frozen Dessert No Sugar Added Chocolate Pint
Ingredients: Organic coconutmilk (filtered water, organic coconut cream), chicory root extract, acacia gum, erythritol, cocoa (processed with alkali), vegetable glycerin, pea protein, guar gum, sea salt, monk fruit extract, locust bean gum, natural flavor.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Original vanilla Low Fat Yogurt
Ingredients: Cultured Grade A Low Fat Milk, Water, Sugar, Fructose, Modified Food Starch, CONTAINS LESS THAN 1% OF: Modified Corn Starch, Natural and Artificial Flavors, Gelatin, Citric Acid, Sodium Citrate, Vitamin A Palmitate, Vitamin D3. CONTAINS ACTIVE YOGURT CULTURES INCLUDING L. Acidophilus. CONTAINS: Milk.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Ice pops
Ingredients: water, high fructose corn syrup, corn syrup, sugar, less than 1% of: lemon juice (from concentrate), raspberry juice (from concentrate), ascorbic acid (vitamin c), dextrose, malic acid, citric acid, guar gum, modified cellulose, natural and artificial flavor, locust bean gum, red 40, blue 1, cherry juice concentrate,
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Red 40 (Allura Red)

Krunch Ice Cream Bars
Ingredients: Nonfat milk, coconut oil, sugar, corn syrup solids, corn syrup, fructose, whey, chocolate liquor (processed with alkali), less than 2% of: rice flour, milk, soybean oil, cocoa (processed with alkali), mono and diglycerides, locust bean gum, natural and artificial flavor, soy lecithin, guar gum, barley malt extract, salt, rice starch, caramel color.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Corn Syrup
- ● High Sugar Content

Luigi's mango real
Ingredients: Micron filtered water, sugar, mango puree, corn syrup, natural flavors, citric acid, malic acid, guar and xanthan gums, fd&c yellow #6 and fd&c yellow #5.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Corn Syrup

REDUCED FAT ICE CREAM Country Vanilla FLAVOR
Ingredients: Milk, skim milk, polydextrose, cream, sorbitol, maltodextrin, cellulose gel, cellulose gum, vegetable gums (guar, carrageenan, carob bean), natural and artificial flavor, soy mono - and diglycerides, acesulfame potassium, sucralose (splenda brand), annatto color, vitamin a palmitate.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed
