Prepared

30 products ranked by Scout score

Best prepared right now

Bubbie's Kosher Dill Pickle Chips 88/100
Scout's analysis: Bubbie's Kosher Dill Pickle Chips score 88/100, highlighting their beneficial ingredients like cucumbers, garlic, and dill, which offer healthful properties. With zero…
Simple Truth Organic Corn 81/100
Scout's analysis: USDA organic canned corn from Kroger's Simple Truth line, grown in the USA. Non-GMO verified with no fumigation or glyphosate risk. Packaged in a metal can. Contains…
Beech-Nut Prunes 78/100
Scout's analysis: USDA organic prune purée from Beech-Nut. Non-GMO verified, no fumigation, and no glyphosate risk. Packaged in glass. Contains organic prune purée and water — an…

What to skip

Uncrustables Peanut Butter & Grape Jelly Sandwich 8/100
Scout's analysis: This product is heavily processed and contains several harmful ingredients, including refined flour, soybean oil, and fully hydrogenated vegetable oils, which are…
Oscar Mayer Natural Plate with Ham, Monterey Jack Cheese and Crackers 8/100
Scout's analysis: This product is heavily processed, containing refined flour and palm oil in the crackers, which are common in ultra-processed foods. The presence of vegetable oils and…
Uncrustable Peanut Butter And Raspberry 10/100
Scout's analysis: This product is heavily processed, containing refined flour, soybean oil, and fully hydrogenated vegetable oils, which are associated with negative health impacts such…

Ingredients to watch in prepared

The flagged ingredients that show up most often across these 30 products. Each link opens Scout's analysis of the ingredient.

Sugar in 8 of 30
Soybean oil in 4 of 30
Vegetable Oil in 3 of 30
Enriched wheat flour in 3 of 30
Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate in 2 of 30
Canola Oil in 2 of 30

What the better prepared have in common

Carrots in 4 of 30
Garlic in 3 of 30
Sea Salt in 3 of 30
Apples in 3 of 30
Eggs in 3 of 30

Common questions about prepared

What scores highest in prepared on Scout?

Bubbie's Kosher Dill Pickle Chips leads Scout's prepared ranking at 88/100, followed by Simple Truth Organic Corn (81) and Beech-Nut Prunes (78). Scores compare products within the category on ingredients, processing, packaging and any lab results.

What should I avoid in prepared?

Uncrustables Peanut Butter & Grape Jelly Sandwich scores 8/100, the lowest of the 30 products Scout has analyzed in prepared; next lowest are Oscar Mayer Natural Plate with Ham, Monterey Jack Cheese and Crackers (8) and Uncrustable Peanut Butter And Raspberry (10). Each product page lists the ingredients behind the number.

What drags scores down in prepared?

Across these 30 products the most common flagged ingredients are Sugar, Soybean oil, Vegetable Oil, Enriched wheat flour, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Canola Oil. Each appears in at least two of the products ranked here.

How does Scout score prepared?

Every product in prepared gets one 1–100 score for comparison within its category: the full ingredient list judged by a category-specific framework, the published processing level, the packaging, and any credible lab results. Lab results are disclosed, not scored. Scout takes no payment for scores or placement.

How Scout scores prepared

One 1–100 score per product, judged within its category: every ingredient on the label through a category-specific framework, the published processing level, the packaging, and any credible lab results. No brand pays for a score or a position on this list. Read the full methodology →