Analysis: Sugary Breakfasts Approximate Dessert

Vox food reporter Julia Belluz writes that American “breakfast is often nothing more than disguised dessert,” noting that common items like pancakes, muffins, granola, cereal, and yogurt are packed with sugar. For example, Belluz asserts that “companies like Yoplait and Chobani have built yogurt empires in America by saturating their products with sugar. Yoplait recently lowered the sugar in its classic 6-ounce strawberry yogurt from 26 grams to 18 grams (4.5 teaspoons), but that’s still more than the 15 grams you’ll get in a standard brownie.” For consumers looking for healthier breakfast alternatives, she recommends Siggi’s yogurt, which “has about 100 calories and 25 to 50 percent less sugar than mainstream brands,” and eggs.