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Eggo Waffles, Blueberry
Frozen Foods
📊 NOVA 4

Eggo Waffles, Blueberry

Eggo
12.30 oz
Available at Foodtown
180
Calories
4g
Protein
6g
Sugars
370mg
Sodium
1g
Fiber
74
Ingredients

What You Should Know

Eggo Blueberry waffles live in the frozen breakfast aisle, stacked in colorful cardboard boxes near other toaster waffles, frozen pancakes, and quick-heat breakfast sandwiches. Shoppers pull them alongside pancake mixes, syrup, and frozen fruit for easy breakfasts. These waffles are positioned as a family-friendly convenience product—an anchor of quick-morning routines for parents and kids—trading on nostalgia with bright packaging, the familiar Eggo logo and the long-running “L’Eggo my Eggo” vibe. Marketing leans mass-market and kid-focused: easy-to-prepare, sweet, and fun, with callouts like “good source of 9 vitamins and minerals” that create a health halo despite the industrial ingredient list. The label also lists “natural flavor” and vegetable/fruit juice for color but there’s no organic certification and the ingredient deck includes enriched flours, vegetable oil blends, maltodextrin and other additives. In plain terms this is a highly processed frozen convenience food meant to be toasted or warmed in the oven. Sensory notes: each waffle toasts up crisp on the outside and soft and fluffy inside, speckled with small dried blueberry pieces that add bursts of sweet-tart flavor; mouthfeel is pillowy with slightly chewy fruit bits and a faint sugary finish. Packaging is a freezer-ready box with an inner tray/film; preparation is a ritual of popping two waffles into a toaster, topping with butter, syrup, jam or fruit, and serving to kids or hurried adults. It fits easily into hectic weekday mornings, lazy weekend breakfasts, and nostalgic family meals.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 2.0
Servings per Container: 5
Calories180
% Daily Value*
Total Fat6g8%
Saturated Fat1.5g8%
Cholesterol10mg3%
Sodium370mg16%
Total Carbohydrate29g11%
Dietary Fiber1g4%
Total Sugars6g
Protein4g
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Ingredients

Ingredients:, Enriched, Flour, (Wheat, Flour,, Niacin,, Reduced, Iron,, Vitamin, B1, [Thiamin, Mononitrate],, Vitamin, B2, [Riboflavin],, Folic, Acid),, Water,, Vegetable, Oil, (Soybean,, Palm,, Canola, And/Or, Cottonseed),, Sugar,, Dextrose,, Contains, 2%, Or, Less, Of, Leavening, (Baking, Soda,, Sodium, Aluminum, Phosphate,, Monocalcium, Phosphate),, Salt,, Modified, Food, Starch,, Natural, Flavor,, Maltodextrin,, Dried, Blueberries,, Whey,, Vegetable, And, Fruit, Juice, For, Color,, Eggs,, Soy, Lecithin., Vitamins, And, Minerals:, Calcium, Carbonate,, Iron,, Vitamin, A, Palmitate,, Vitamin, B6, (Pyridoxine, Hydrochloride),, Vitamin, B12..

Flagged Ingredients:

  • Soybean - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
  • Palm - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
  • Canola - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
  • Soy Lecithin - Processed emulsifier
No Seed OilNo Emulsifier

Dietary Labels

This product is not vegan, is not gluten-free, and is not organic.

Ultra-Processing Assessment

NOVA Score:4 / 4

Ultra-Processed

Why this score?

The ingredient list includes industrial formulations (enriched flour, vegetable oil blends, maltodextrin, modified starch, added vitamins/minerals, and flavorings), characteristic of ultra-processed foods, so it fits NOVA group 4.

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Common Questions about Eggo Waffles, Blueberry

Well, 'healthy' can be pretty subjective! If you're looking for a quick breakfast option, these waffles can fit the bill with 4 grams of protein and a decent amount of vitamins and minerals. However, they do contain added sugars and are not high in fiber, so consider them more of a fun treat than a health food.

Perfect For

back-to-school
weekend-brunch
storm-prep

Vibe:

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