{"id":377097,"date":"2026-04-06T01:14:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T01:14:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/377097\/"},"modified":"2026-04-06T01:14:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T01:14:17","slug":"7-yogurts-that-are-way-higher-in-sugar-than-you-think","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/377097\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Yogurts That Are Way Higher in Sugar Than You Think"},"content":{"rendered":"

These 7 popular yogurts have surprisingly high amounts of added sugar.<\/p>\n

When I was a kid, I truly believed that yogurt<\/a> 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\u2019s 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<\/a>. \u201cYogurt naturally contains lactose, so the sugar number on the label isn\u2019t all added sugar. Some flavored yogurts can be high in added sugar, but they also provide protein and important nutrients. They\u2019re not nutritionally equivalent to something like a donut.\u201d This means that if you see a yogurt label that reads 18\u201322 grams of sugar, that does\u00a0not\u00a0mean all of it is added sugar. \u201cMost plain yogurt has 10\u201312g natural lactose per cup and flavored yogurt has additional sugar is often\u00a0added on top of that,\u201d she says. Here are 7 yogurts way higher in sugar than you think, including some that aren\u2019t as bad for you as you would assume.<\/p>\n

\tDannon Low-Fat Vanilla<\/p>\n

\"\"Dannon Yogurt<\/p>\n

Dannon Low-Fat Vanilla yogurt has been a popular grocery store staple for decades. Each small cup has 140 calories, 20 of which are from fat, 7 g of protein, and 21 g of sugar. Of those, 12 grams are added sugar.<\/p>\n

\tYoplait Raspberry Mousse Whips<\/p>\n

\"\"Walmart<\/p>\n

Who didn\u2019t grow up eating those creamy and delicious containers of Yoplait? One popular type, Yoplait Raspberry Mousse Whips, has a dessert texture for a reason. There are 22 g of sugar, 18 of which are added sugar! That translates to an estimated 36% of your recommended daily added sugar intake.6254a4d1642c605c54bf1cab17d50f1e<\/p>\n

\tSilk Vanilla Soymilk Alternative<\/p>\n

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There was a time when people believed that everything soy was healthier than milk products. This is not the case. \u201cSilk soy \u2018yogurt alternative\u2019\u00a0is lower in protein and can contain added sugars,\u201d says Collingwood.<\/p>\n

8 Healthiest Yogurts on Grocery Store Shelves<\/a><\/p>\n

\tChobani \u201cFlip\u201d Cookie Dough<\/p>\n

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What do you get when you combine Greek yogurt and candy? Basically, dessert. \u201cChobani Flip\u00a0includes mix-ins, so sugar is higher, but that\u2019s expected given it\u2019s partly toppings and more like a dessert product,\u201d says Collingwood. There are 19 grams of sugar, but of those, 14 are added.<\/p>\n

\tStonyfield Organic Strawberry<\/p>\n

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Stonyfield Organic Strawberry Yogurt may seem like a much healthier option in the yogurt aisle because it\u2019s organic. However, each serving has 16 grams of sugar, 11 of which are added.<\/p>\n

\tNoosa Blueberry Yoghurt<\/p>\n

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\u201cNoosa\u00a0is indeed higher in sugar (often ~25\u201330g per container), but it\u2019s also a\u00a0larger serving (often 8 oz)\u00a0and includes both lactose and added sugar,\u201d says Collingwood.<\/p>\n

\tYo Crunch<\/p>\n

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My daughter\u2019s favorite yogurt? Yo Crunch, a low-fat yogurt that comes with candy. But beware! The M&Ms version has a whopping 26 g of sugar, and all but six of those are added. And, there are just 5 g of protein per serving.<\/p>\n

Leah Groth<\/p>\n

\t\tLeah Groth is an experienced shopping editor and journalist for Best Life and Eat This, Not That! bringing readers the best new finds, trends, and deals each week.\t\t\t\t\tRead more about Leah <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"These 7 popular yogurts have surprisingly high amounts of added sugar. When I was a kid, I truly…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":377098,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[69886,163,3548,85,46,543,580,107701],"class_list":{"0":"post-377097","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nutrition","8":"tag-groceries","9":"tag-health","10":"tag-healthy-eating","11":"tag-il","12":"tag-israel","13":"tag-nutrition","14":"tag-sugar","15":"tag-yogurt"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/377097","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=377097"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/377097\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/377098"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=377097"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=377097"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=377097"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}