Did you know Mountain Dew has orange juice in it? It actually does. And that must mean it’s healthy, right? Well… not really. Today, let’s take a closer look at this neon soda. What are the long-term effects of … Read more

Sprite only has six ingredients. Now, that sounds like a good thing… But it only takes 1 bad ingredient to make a drink unhealthy, if there’s a lot of it (i.e., lots of sugar). Today, let’s take a closer … Read more

If a drink has “doctor” in the name, it should be healthy, right? Ha ha ha… Well unfortunately, that’s not how it works. Today, let’s look at the nutrition behind Dr Pepper. Is this soda really that bad for … Read more

Many drinks are advertised as “healthy” based on having zero calories or zero sugar… But Spindrift takes a different approach. It does have a little sugar—because it has real fruit. Surely, Spindrift seems like a very natural drink. But … Read more

Peter Pan is the fourth most popular peanut butter in America—behind Jif, Skippy, and the store brands (of course)! But how does Peter Pan compare to these other options nutritionally? Is Peter Pan healthy? Peter Pan peanut butter is … Read more

Jif has a lot of “healthy” sounding product lines: Natural Jif, Simply Jif, No Sugar Added, Reduced Fat, and more… But is Jif peanut butter actually healthy when you dig into the details? Jif peanut butter is about equally … Read more

Did you know: Hot Cheetos were banned from some schools in California, Illinois, and New Mexico. Really. But what’s so bad about these spicy snacks? And do you need to worry about the Baked version, too? Are Baked Cheetos … Read more

“Vitamin Water” is a pretty good name for a drink, isn’t it? After all, vitamins are healthy, and water is healthy! But so often, healthy-sounding drinks turn out to be hiding bad ingredients. Today, let’s dig into the details … Read more

If nutrition didn’t matter at all, I might just eat Cinnamon Toast Crunch every day. It’s super delicious. But of course, a lot of that delicious taste comes from sugar… So today, let’s take a closer look: Just how … Read more

What happens if you take a healthy, whole-grain cereal, and then you add a bunch of sugar to it? Well, of course—you get Frosted Mini-Wheats! This cereal is basically a frosted version of shredded wheat, and today, we’re going … Read more