7 Yogurts That Are Way Higher in Sugar Than You Think

When I was a kid, I truly believed that yogurt was a health food. What I have learned as a food and nutrition writer is that some yogurts are basically dessert in disguise, loaded with hidden sugar. However, it’s important to distinguish between total sugar and added sugar in yogurt, explains Tara Collingwood, MS, RDN, CSSD, LD/N, ACSM-CPT, a Board Certified Sports Dietitian and co-author of the Flat Belly Cookbook for Dummies. “Yogurt naturally contains lactose, so the sugar number on the label isn’t all added sugar. Some flavored yogurts can be high in added sugar, but they also provide protein and important nutrients. They’re not nutritionally equivalent to something like a donut.” This means that if you see a yogurt label that reads 18–22 grams of sugar, that does not mean all of it is added sugar. “Most plain yogurt has 10–12g natural lactose per cup and flavored yogurt has additional sugar is often added on top of that,” she says. Here are 7 yogurts way higher in sugar than you think, including some that a...