((I'm assuming you're talking refined sugar, and not the fructose, lactose, galactose, -ose, -ose, -ose, that's in every natural edible food. Well...because to avoid those sugars is...well...deadly.))
So moving along...While you MIGHT find stuff at Whole Foods, etc., what we did when we were concerned about content was to make stuff ourselves. Then we knew exactly what was in it.
- Boiled carrots. Either baby ones or big ones cut into circles. They should be boiled into near mush. Because your baby is getting the vast majority of his nutrients from milk or formula right now, you don't need to worry about retaining delicate volatile nutrients. Boil the heck out of them. They should retain their shape but mush if you poke them with your tongue. For added flavor/nutrients try boiling them in chicken stock.
- Other boiled root veggies (like potatoes, etc.)
- Baked into mush squash (acorn squash, etc.)
- Banana's cut into slices and then quarters...or sliced in long strips.
- Watermelon
- Ground meat/seafood (baby grinder type)
- Ground anything (meat/veggies/etc... mixed into mashed potatoes and rolled into balls for finger food is a fun trick).
- Hummus
- Stewed apples & cinnamon
- Apple sauce
- Curries
- Tofu, especially steamed silken tofu
- Scrambled eggs
- Yogurt
You may see that the trend here is SOFT and wet. Dried snacks are harder (figuratively & literally). Hence why cheerios are so popular. They dissolve in nearly nothing flat. Personally I feel like the chemicals we breathe in the air are a lot worse than anything found in Cheerio's, although some people take issue with them, I'm not one of those people. I've heard from a few people that Cascadian Farm Purley O's actually dissolve and mush up the way that cheerio's do, similar texture, similar ingredients, but organic and non additive. <grinning> You'll have to read the list yourself though, and do some empirical testing. Most of the organic O's are too hard, dense, and don't dissolve well at all...so it would be great if these actually do...but I have no experience with them.
REMEMBER: (Although I'm sure you know already, I'd feel remiss if I didn't mention it)
1) At this age, introduce table foods slowly, to watch both for allergies and for gastrointestinal upsets (their entire digestive system is still forming, & some children's are more complete than others at this age. Some babies munch happily away, others get violently ill. If you get bad reactions -gas, diarrhea, vomiting, etc., back off and wait a few months). Slowly is typically one new food per week.
2) Nearly all of the "food" he should be consuming should be breastmilk or formula.
3) Avoid honey for the next few years, to avoid the risk of botulism.