What is the healthiest yogurt

mayclayem3

I have been craving yogurt along with some granola in it.. What would be the healthiest yogurt to eat while dieting and exercising? Plain and add stevia etc? Please help! Thank you

hstudt

I personally like Fage 2%. I add a couple of packets of truvia, then home-made granola on top. The reason I love this yogurt, is it not only tastes good, but it packs 20g of protein into 7 oz of yogurt. My store often has it on sale for $1 or less. I stock up when I can, it lasts a long time in the fridge. Cheap source of protein.

mayclayem3

Awesome! Thank you so much for your help.. I will def look for that brand in my local stores!!

kommodevaran

No single food is healthy or unhealthy. Eat a varied diet of foods you like.

vingogly

The most healthful yogurt is one without a lot of chemicals and other junk added. That's easy to figure out reading the labels. I also am partial to Fage 2%. Get the plain kind like I do and you can add your own ingredients and sweeten it to your taste with stevia or the like. A delicious way to sweeten it up is to grate some 70% quality dark chocolate into it. Add some strawberries or cherries and you've got a party going on in your mouth.

prestigio

kommodevaran wrote: »

No single food is healthy or unhealthy. Eat a varied diet of foods you like.

I agree with this.
For yogurts I tend to choose a lower fat option (about 1,5-2 grams of fat per 100g) as the fats help you feel satiated better.

dragon_girl26

kommodevaran wrote: »

No single food is healthy or unhealthy. Eat a varied diet of foods you like.

This

I've never understood the "healthy" and "unhealthy" labels on things. Is there a master list of What Is Healthy written on stone tablets somewhere that I'm unaware of?
I'd rather have a master list of What is Nasty so I'll quit buying new things out of curiosity...
The healthiest one is the one that fits in your calorie goal for the day. For me, most of the time that is Noosa, Fage, or Chobani. I usually do plain greek yogurt, and add honey, seasonal fruit (currently it's nectarines and blackberries!), and maybe cereal or nuts. Makes a great breakfast option!

CooCooPuff

I make my own to save a little cash. Some whey from the old batch, half a gallon of milk, and I'm good to go.

I initially used Fage 2% as a starter.

lemurcat12

I really like Fage 2% too -- I get plain and add berries or some other fruit (good with peaches or as a dip for apples). The Fage 0% makes a good sub for sour cream and tastes good with many vegetables.

I don't think it's particularly more or less healthy than many other yogurts.

Purplebunnysarah

I eat Olympic 11% Balkan-style yogurt (plain). It's so rich it doesn't need anything else added to it...

Christine_72

We don't have fage here. I buy chobani whole milk yogurt, and add a bit of vanilla essence and/or protein powder to make it taste better and cut the tartness.

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scottonbike

I go with Oikos by Dannon. 120 calories in a cup 15g of protein and 6g of fiber.

mayclayem3

I ended up trying the fage plain 2% yogurt and I added 2 packets of stevia and some natures path coconut chia granola and it was absolutely delicious! Thank you all for helping me out!!

CrabNebula

The kind you make yourself. I make all my own Greek yogurt and skyr with my Instant Pot. I have full control over the quality and quantity of ingredients. It takes very little actual effort to make. I think the first time I made yogurt myself I instantly felt ripped off/stupid for having paid so much for it in the store when there was really nothing involved in making it.

rybo

I think Fage total is the best tasting stand alone yogurt there is. I like adding blueberries or granola. Sometimes I'll stir in vanilla & cinnamon.

ndj1979

kommodevaran wrote: »

No single food is healthy or unhealthy. Eat a varied diet of foods you like.

this...

the anser is the yogurt that allows you to meet your calorie, micro, and macro targets for the day.

psuLemon

My favorites are siggi's and dannon light n fit.

cmtristani

I just discovered noosa... It's good. +1 for siggi's, that's good too

dsmpunk

My store's generic full fat greek yogurt is really good. Mix in a couple of tablespoons of preserves and a couple of table spoons of pb2.

xvolution

I tend to like our store brand's fat free flavored greek yogurt. Greek yogurt is usually better since it has more protein than regular yogurt [most greek yogurts have 21g protein per cup, compared to around 9g per cup of regular yogurt].

TrickyDisco

Soya yogurts for me - either Tescos raspberry and passionfruit, mango or Alpros dark chocolate for a treat sometimes - but my OH likes Greek yogurt for the extra protein; he prefers Liberte, Danio or Fage.

lulalacroix

CooCooPuff wrote: »

I make my own to save a little cash. Some whey from the old batch, half a gallon of milk, and I'm good to go.

I initially used Fage 2% as a starter.

I make my own as well, but use some of the yogurt from the previous batch as the starter. How much whey do you use and do you freeze it between batches?

J72FIT

mayclayem3 wrote: »

I have been craving yogurt along with some granola in it.. What would be the healthiest yogurt to eat while dieting and exercising? Plain and add stevia etc? Please help! Thank you

I can't say one is healthier then the other but I can say which I prefer. I like 2% fage with a T of honey...

NaturalNancy

I like plain Greek yogurt with a tablespoon of natural strawberry preserves

Christine_72

I've noticed most people don't eat plain yogurt by itself, i can't, it's too tart and tasteless. I much prefer vanilla flavoured yogurt, but most of the varieties here are too low in protein and fat and too high in sugar and carbs, it's pretty much a dessert.

CooCooPuff

lulalacroix wrote: »

CooCooPuff wrote: »

I make my own to save a little cash. Some whey from the old batch, half a gallon of milk, and I'm good to go.

I initially used Fage 2% as a starter.

I make my own as well, but use some of the yogurt from the previous batch as the starter. How much whey do you use and do you freeze it between batches?

http://thisoldgal.com/instant-pot-greek-yogurt/ I've been trying to follow this, so I saved 14 grams of whey from my previous yogurt for the starter (2 tablespoons per gallon, I just make 1/2 gallon at a time).

Admittedly, I haven't done the leaving it in the fridge overnight, but I'm fine with the results.

kateowp

Christine_72 wrote: »

I've noticed most people don't eat plain yogurt by itself, i can't, it's too tart and tasteless.

I love Fage 2% plain with a sweet roasted veg like beet or sweet potato- it balances out the tart and keeps it from being dessert sweet.

CattOfTheGarage

"healthy" is subjective, it depends on your goals. I find full fat Greek yoghurt the most satisfying, with honey or jam, and some muesli or granola if I want it to be more substantial. I will make room in my calorie budget for the Greek stuff because I love it so. If you want to fit it into fewer calories ordinary plain yoghurt with a sweetener will work. I am not a fan of fat free yoghurt as it usually has sugar added and so is not good value in terms of calories.

Timshel_

Love the Danon Oikos. Really love they have cherry. I mix it with a 1/4 c. cottage cheese and a bit of granola or grape nuts.

CattOfTheGarage

@lulalacroix I have also never used whey as a yoghurt starter but in general you should only use a small amount of starter. It seems like more should be better, but in fact a higher proportion of starter just means more bugs fighting over a smaller amount of food and it doesn't culture as well. It's similar to sourdough in that respect. I use one or two tablespoons of starter to 2 litres of milk.