Greek Yogurt

Xandi
Xandi Posts: 319
edited September 26 in Food and Nutrition
Are their any Greek yogurts out there that don't have all the sugars in them?
I am loving eating them but I go over ( way over) on my sugars!
any suggestions???

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  • RoniDoll
    RoniDoll Posts: 262
    fage fat free mixed with honey or fruit
  • melsinct
    melsinct Posts: 3,512 Member
    fage fat free mixed with honey or fruit

    Yup, buy the plain stuff and sweeten it yourself.
  • radicalreader
    radicalreader Posts: 207 Member
    Fage (pronounced fa-yeh) plain
    Chobani plain
  • LillysGranny
    LillysGranny Posts: 431
    If it is just the natural lactose in the yogurt, don't worry about it....just watch out for all the extra stuff that gets put in. I think plain greek yogurt runs around 6 grams of sugar per 5 oz cup.
  • ChrisWag
    ChrisWag Posts: 169
    The unsweetened ones only have 6 sugars....I use a plain one, mix one packet of Truvia into it and it is fine :) and fresh berries or frozen ones....much better :)
  • courtney_love2001
    courtney_love2001 Posts: 1,468 Member
    Fage is best, but also most expensive. I also like Chobani. Oikos third. I wouldn't go with Yoplait or another cheaper brand for the greek yogurt...this is one of those instances where cheap is def not better. Been there, done that :/
  • DianaPowerUp
    DianaPowerUp Posts: 518 Member
    Get the plain yogurt. There's very little natural sugar in that, and if you can't eat it like that (I can't!), you can control how much sweet stuff you add to it.

    I add a bit of Truvia to mine, plus cinnamon. But you could add honey, jam, berries, granola....but in an amt. that won't wreck your diet.
  • sweetheart03622
    sweetheart03622 Posts: 928 Member
    Puree it with some fresh or frozen (no sugar added) fruit and a bit of honey or other sweetener... still tastes great without all of the added crap!
  • mykaanderson
    mykaanderson Posts: 20
    I found one (I don't know where youi live) at Save On Foods by Liberte, it's a great low everything. I was floored how much sugar was in the regular stuff but oh so yummy lol.
  • Angel1029
    Angel1029 Posts: 459
    Plain Fage or Chobani
    You can mix in your own fruit to flavor it.
  • JDMPWR
    JDMPWR Posts: 1,863 Member
    What is Greek Yogurt?
  • Xandi
    Xandi Posts: 319
    Thank you for all those responses!!!
    Plain it is... I actually don't mind it plain, I just wouldn't eat a lot of it. I do like adding in granola to make it crunchy.
  • Xandi
    Xandi Posts: 319
    What is Greek Yogurt?
    a Strained yogurt with twice the protein.
  • Life0nMars86
    Life0nMars86 Posts: 155 Member
    mmm I love Chobani or Fage non-fat plain with some Splenda (yeah I know I might get some crap for using artificial sweeteners, do want to try that Truvia stuff tho...)
  • Tnrbeaner
    Tnrbeaner Posts: 51
    You can make your own Greek yogurt by placing plain yogurt in a coffee filter-lined strainer and setting over a bowl. Then refrigerate overnight. Then discard the liquid in the bowl and you are left with Greek yogurt in the strainer. The yogurt that you begin with will decrease by half the amount once it has drained overnight.
  • Still_Sossy
    Still_Sossy Posts: 868 Member
    I love the Chobani and yes it does have the sugars, but in my mind (and maybe only there tee hee)... I think, it is a natural sugar they use so it is not so bad, (I hope), I have been eating it everyday for 4 months and am losing weight.
  • JDMPWR
    JDMPWR Posts: 1,863 Member
    What is Greek Yogurt?
    a Strained yogurt with twice the protein.

    Something you can find at a normal grocery store?
  • bast2112
    bast2112 Posts: 63
    I get the plain Chobani (so much cheaper!) and mix in a high fiber granola bar, and a tbsp of Strawberry Simply Fruit Strawberry Preserves. I don't do artificial sweetners, but if you do, you could probably add artificially sweetened preserves to the yogurt to give it some flavor.
  • Dawntodusk
    Dawntodusk Posts: 262 Member
    If it is just the natural lactose in the yogurt, don't worry about it....just watch out for all the extra stuff that gets put in. I think plain greek yogurt runs around 6 grams of sugar per 5 oz cup.

    Actually FAGE plain whole fat yogurt is 7g per ONE cup - that's a lot less that the above! It's what I eat and I love it. I don't eat sweetened yogurt. I don't like how it tastes. Even before I gave up sugar, I always ate my yogurt plain. For me, putting sugar in yogurt is like putting it on cheese or something. I just doesn't do it for me.
  • Xandi
    Xandi Posts: 319
    I get the plain Chobani (so much cheaper!) and mix in a high fiber granola bar, and a tbsp of Strawberry Simply Fruit Strawberry Preserves. I don't do artificial sweetners, but if you do, you could probably add artificially sweetened preserves to the yogurt to give it some flavor.

    This sounds like what I would love!
    that is great, I use everything else anyway! :)
  • Xandi
    Xandi Posts: 319
    What is Greek Yogurt?
    a Strained yogurt with twice the protein.

    Something you can find at a normal grocery store?
    Yes, in the yogurt isle at your grocery store.
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