Unfortunately, many of these store-bought dips are considered unhealthy and are made with ultra-processed, low-quality ingredients.

Cheese Whiz Dip

There’s nothing great about Kraft’s Cheez Whiz Dip.

These processes result in the formation of 4-methylimidazole, a compound linked to cancer in laboratory animal studies."

store-bought dips

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Sabat adds, “This is whyCalifornianow requires foods containing caramel color to carry potential cancer-causing agent labels.”

“Dean’s Dip raises significant health concerns due to its composition,” says Sabat.

Take their Marzetti Ranch Veggie Dip, for example.

Cheez Whiz

My Food and Family

Consuming too much saturated fat consistently over time can lead to various heart complications.

Dean’s French Onion with Bacon Dip

Dean’s

Marzetti Ranch Dip

Marzetti

Chick-fil-A sauce bottle

Target

Tostitos Salsa Con Queso

Tostitos

ricos nachos dip

Ricos

Great Value French Onion Dip

Walmart

Marzetti caramel dip

Marzetti

Tostitos Avocado Salsa

Tostitos

kraft old english spread

Walmart