My Growing List of Store-Bought ‘Healthy’ Junk Food (Updating Monthly)

Right now, the only entry on my list is Flavoured Greek Yogurt. Many “fruit” yogurts are just sugar-laden desserts in disguise. A high-quality Greek yogurt, with live active cultures, offers the creamy, indulgent texture of a pudding (or even ice cream) while being high in protein. It’s the go-to “junk food” I would recommend to anybody who wants something sweet with very little junk.

My criteria for these “healthy” junk foods are simple: they must have fewer ingredients (you should be able to count them on one hand), they are low in sugar, provide genuine satiety through protein or fiber (fats, in my case), and, most importantly, they need to provide the basic pleasure that comes with indulging in a treat.