Greek Yogurt, Sadface. Yogurt/Milk Alternatives?

Poisonedpawn78

So as part of the changes I made, I started to incorporate some Greek Yogurt with fruits into my diet. I really enjoyed it and thought I found something new that I Enjoy.

However I am starting to believe that while I can have milk and cheese, normally in small amounts doesnt bother me(i never really have it in large amounts), Greek Yogurt for some reason even only a few table spoons worth is showing that I "Might" actually have some level of Dairy intolerance. I am going to cut out the greek yogurt for a bit to see if i can verify this but it also might be the combination of the yogurt and milk which i have with my protein shakes.

If its true this makes me sad, i was actually enjoying it and didnt even know that I had this intolerance.

Has anyone tried the alternative Coconut yogurt? What about Milk alternatives?

GoldenEye_

Coconut yoghurt tastes fantastic! I personally always have alpro soy yoghurt, but that might not be available depending on where you live. You really don't have to miss out. There's alternatives with coconut, rice milk, almond milk, pea milk and so on. They flavor it with all the flavors dairy also has.

macgurlnet

I've gotten the Silk Coconut Milk yogurt alternative - yummy! Obviously not the same taste/texture (these were a little more liquidy) but not bad on the calories (120 cals for a single-serving container). They'll go on sale for $1/container periodically. I was at a natural food grocery store (Fresh Thyme) and saw they had bigger tubs of it like you see with Greek Yogurt. I plan to pick one up once they go on sale.

I've tried the Silk soy yogurt alternative - also good, but I know some people avoid soy.

The almond milk ones were REALLY liquidy and higher in calories (more like 200 per container) so I haven't continued to buy them.

Might be worthwhile to see if your local grocery stores carry lactose-free yogurt that you could try also.

Hope that helps!

~Lyssa

HeidiCooksSupper

Sometimes you can fight the intolerance just by eliminating one source and not abusing another. So, for example, hubby uses unsweetened almond milk for all his drinking needs, I use unsweetened soy milk for my coffee, but we still have a container of Greek yogurt on hand and a pint of heavy cream to use mostly in cooking. We also have a good bit of cheese around. We don't consume the cheese, cream or yogurt every day. This keeps our reaction to whatever milk protein is annoying our tummies under control. We old coots (in our mid-60s) have also learned we can sneak other things into our diets on occasion that have a history of steering us to the Pepto if we only eat whatever it is in small amounts, well cooked, and on occasion, e.g., onions, tomatoes, etc.

Poisonedpawn78

HeidiCooksSupper wrote: »

Sometimes you can fight the intolerance just by eliminating one source and not abusing another.

This is what i was thinking. Normally half a cup of milk doesnt bother me every other day kind of thing. I only started noticing it when I had the milk and the yogurt on the same day.

Macy9336

Soya Alpro is a brand of soy based yogurt which is really good. They have all sorts of flavours.

CMNVA

You may be lactose intolerant; however, the Greek yogurt is probably not the culprit:

Lactose in Greek yogurt
During the production of Greek yogurt, regular yogurt is strained multiple times to remove the whey. This gives Greek yogurt it’s unique and creamy taste, plus it also removes much of the lactose. In comparison to a cup of milk which contains 12 grams of lactose, Greek yogurt only contains 4 grams of lactose per 6-ounce container. This officially qualifies Greek yogurt as a lower lactose food.

Besides that, yogurt is a product of the acidic fermentation of milk. Its production begins with the breakdown of lactose into glucose and galactose. This is great if you’re lactose intolerant. It basically means that the process of breaking down lactose starts long before you even consume it!

Poisonedpawn78

CMNVA wrote: »

You may be lactose intolerant; however, the Greek yogurt is probably not the culprit:

Lactose in Greek yogurt
During the production of Greek yogurt, regular yogurt is strained multiple times to remove the whey. This gives Greek yogurt it’s unique and creamy taste, plus it also removes much of the lactose. In comparison to a cup of milk which contains 12 grams of lactose, Greek yogurt only contains 4 grams of lactose per 6-ounce container. This officially qualifies Greek yogurt as a lower lactose food.

Besides that, yogurt is a product of the acidic fermentation of milk. Its production begins with the breakdown of lactose into glucose and galactose. This is great if you’re lactose intolerant. It basically means that the process of breaking down lactose starts long before you even consume it!

Its possible that my issue isnt the lactose but the casein in the greek yogurt protein which is hard for humans to digest. Milk only has around 9g where the yogurt has 17g. Either the combination of the two, or the 17 itself is just too much for me. Again I am not 100% sure but I will figure it out over the next week

Hamsibian

You could try goat or sheep yogurt. For some reason, some people who are lactose intolerant are able to handke dairy from other animals.

ladipoet

I also highly recommend Quark as a yogurt replacement. It's a type of very soft cheese. I have is as a yogurt substitute several times a week and I usually sweeten it up a bit with a drops of my preferred liquid sugar-substitute. YMMV.