17. Fruit Roll-Ups

Fruit Roll-Up, Fruit Gusher and Fruit by the Foot
Thomson200 / Wikimedia Commons

This iconic snack isn’t as healthy as it sounds — the sweet strips are fruit-flavored, but don’t actually contain much fruit in them.

One small roll of the Strawberry Sensation type has 7 grams of sugar, and it used to include artificial coloring and flavorings for years before those were phased out.

Just stick with regular fruit. You’ll get far more nutritional value (and reduce your sugar intake) with a container of fresh strawberries instead.

Leave a comment

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.