Saturday, January 15, 2011

stuff i dig: greek yogurt

Greek Yogurt! 
 

I love yogurt of all kinds and flavors, but I am super in love with Greek Yogurt. 
 
Yogurt is a good source of protein- usually about 6 grams in serving cup. Also, the live cultures help with digestion and keeping good bacteria in the body. Add a mix in of fruit, cereal, ground flax, honey, or chocolate chips (I seriously have yogurt and choco chips every night for dessert) and you've got a wonderful snack.
 
Greek Yogurt typically has double the protein- so about 12 grams or more. That's like 4 eggs! It also has a wonderfully thick consistency that feels more like a dessert. It tends to have slightly more calories than a typical "light" yogurt, but considering how it's drastically more filling, I'm okay with that. 
 
I don't have a particular brand that I prefer because I always get the cheapest (usually Yoplait). I considered doing a massive taste test of my own, but Google reconfirmed my belief that it can find my anything and showed me these: Serious Eats, Cooking Light, and a superb breakdown of nutrition values by FitSugar.
 
As always with yogurt, beware of the sugar. I try to stay away from anything more than 20 grams of sugar for one serving.

[A much after the fact edit: I now only go for plain yogurt, which has a much shorter ingredient list and MUCH less sugar. Costco has the best value and good quality: $7 for two large containers.]
 
If you're really adventurous, you can try making your own! Recipe found here from Eating, Etc.

2 comments:

  1. don't torture me! you don't know how i pine for dairy products some days!

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  2. I love Greek yogurt, too! Word of advice, don't buy the off-brand Kroger kind. It's gross. Really gross.

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