Yogurt??

FatStoatLondon

Total 0% fat yoghurt is insanely thick and creamy. I put liquid sweetener and vanilla seeds in it and chop berries into it. Yum scrum in my tum.

tmauck4472

I have not tried this yet but I should. This is a recipe for Homemade Greek yogurt...the pic alone is enough to convince you to try it

http://www.happysimpleliving.com/2011/03/06/make-your-own-homemade-greek-yogurt/

FreedomReigns

I only eat Fage 0% Plain Greek, but I usually eat it in things, like my delicious overnight refrigerator oats or as a buffalo-ranch dip for veggies (try adding minced onion, dill, garlic and onion powder, salt, and a good helping of Frank's hot--then any veggie you eat with it will be so yummy you'll wish you began dieting years ago).

Oooo that does sound yummy!!!!

m1311

We buy either Nancy's plain or Fage and make yogurt about once a week. I like to make the whole-fat (organic) milk kind because it's so rich and creamy I need just a little, but my daughter makes it with skim or 1% to reduce the calories. For some reason yogurt I make with low fat milk comes out watery.

Making it yourself cuts the cost immensely.

Heat milk (ideally organic or the freshest, least pasteurized you can find) slowly, in a double-boiler or on a heat defuser (Is that what it's called? a coil?) to 180 degrees. As my daughter has pointed out, that's when it's forming a skin and making big slow wavy bubbles on the surface. She doesn't use a thermometer. I do.

Put the pan in an ice bath until it's about 110 degrees or cooler (the temperature for a baby's bottle). I just run cold water into the sink and put the pan in there, but we live in Alaska, and things might be different elsewhere.

Mix a cup or less of the cooled milk into a small amount of leftover plain yogurt until it's smooth, then add the mixture back into the rest of the milk.

Put it into a (clean!) glass container, cover it, and into your oven with the light left on over night. In the morning, put it into your refrigerator to firm up. It will be wonderful. Sometimes I leave it longer to make it tangy-er. Then you can add vanilla to a cup or so, and spoon it over frozen berries, and the juice from the berries will provide sugar...YUM!

You always want to save half a cup to a cup of the plain yogurt for your next batch.

If you do this, you'll save money and you'll be very proud of yourself. Everyone always says, "You MADE this yogurt?" like it's rocket science or something.

jadedone

For my taste, Chobani is the best greek yogurt. I've tried others but found them to be too sour for my taste.

There are huge taste differences in greek yogurt based on the fat content. For me Fage is the best nonfat. Almost all of the 2% or lowfat greeks are universally good. Many chobani flavors default to lowfat and they are less tart. The whole milk ones are amazing.

Now that I have gone greek, regular flavored yogurt is horribly sweet to me, and I can't stomach it.

raeleek

I LOVE LOVE Chobani Pineapple and Chobani Mango Greek yogurt. I usually have them in the morning with sunflower seeds and some flax. Keeps me going all morning.

jogglesngoggles

I eat 1/2 cup chobani non fat greek yogurt everyday...great for protein, and has all of the good cultures the body needs.

KarenAnnne

Mine is Fat Free Greek Yogurt. Its so yummy and versatile. i eat it with fruit and its so creamy. I substitute it for Mayo in like chicken salad and such. Its ALWAYS in the frig.

chlorisaann

my nutrionist said greek yogurt is healthier because it has more protein. Try some different kinds, I didn't like the first few I tried. I like Oikos the best. I usually get the Dannon Oikos and the StonyField. Also, maybe mixing some fruit with it will help.

These two are my favorite also, especially the Stonyfield Oikos caremel flavor, I can only find it in a 4 pack, but that is fine with me!! The Dannon Oikos Honey is FAB too!!!

DGK12

Chobani is yummy, but for me, yogurt just is not worth the calories. Lots of protein, but also lots of sugar.

Pimpmonkey

What kind of yogurt do you eat? I really like yoplait light the best but I hear it has lots of high fructose corn syrup in it and I don't really care for greek at all. What's the best yogurt to eat? I see so many mixed reviews on it that it is a little confusing and overwhelming! I like the yoplait also because it cures most of my sweet tooth to. I need some advise and feedback!

I just eat the lowfat strawberry yogurt from walmart.

Great Value (Walmart) - Strawberry Yogurt Lowfat, 0.5 cup 100 cal /5 chol /0 fiber /3 protein /53 sodium /1 fat

gauchogirl

Noosa Australian yoghurt is the best I've ever had. Super creamy and smooth, amazing flavor.
I eat the whole container, it's so good, I'm not making it 2 servings like the label suggests.
http://www.noosayoghurt.com/

emmymae22

I like Fage 0% with agave or Oikos Pure Pleasure on the Bottom w/ caramel

Jflowwers

I use siggis. Its a icelandic yogurt with a similar consistency to greek yogurt.

Skyr is the traditional yogurt of Iceland. It is made by incubating skim milk with live active cultures. The whey, the water naturally found in milk, is then strained away to make for a much thicker, creamier, concentrated yogurt. So to make just one cup of skyr, with all that water going out, you need 3 - 4 times the amount of milk required to make a regular cup of yogurt. As a result of this process skyr comes out with 2-3 times the protein count of standard yogurt.

They dont use any refined sugar, only a little agave. Low sugar, high protien....tasty!

cbevan1229

I eat Dannon All Natural Low Fat Vanilla. I put 1/2 cup in my smoothie every morning. It's pretty high in sugar, and I'm sure many folks here would avoid it like the plague, but when I was shopping around, it was the only yogurt I found that contained only ingredients that I recognized as food.

kokaneesailor

I make my own for 1.10 a quart.

wyze

Greek yogurt is nice but can be terribly expensive if you live on a budget. Greek yogurt also has more protein and thats why it is often said to be better. However, i recently made the switch to whole milk regular yogurt again. I buy mine from a indian store and its called Desi natural whole milk yogurt. The have a low fat version also. It has about 160 calories, 12 gram of protein, 12 grams of sugar and only 3 ingredients which you can recognize :-). It is as natural as yogurt comes. IF i want greek yogurt, all i need to do is strain it. A 64 oz is $6 so its an awesome alternative cost wise and also health wise. Stony field yogurt or trader joes organic yogurt is also a good regular yogurt choice

As far as greek yogurt goes, Chobani is my favorite, followed by Aldi's Happy farms (or friendly farms, i usually mix the name up. ITs also the cheapest greek yogurt at 89 cents), and then fage. I dont like oikos cos it is way too sweet and i always feel like there are particles at the back of my throat. It also has way too much ingredients that i cant pronounce.

As you guys can tell, i love yogurt

jacynda6817

a lot of the yogurts don't have active enzymes, which are needed for digestion. Once you find a plain yogurt you like, low in all the bad stuff and high in protein. then you could mix some of your own flavors into you plain yogurt. right now in my fridge are raspberries, blueberries, bananas, apples, vanilla, stevia (natural sugar replacement with no calories, it from a plant), CHIA seeds, honey the possibilities are endless.

Then not only am i eating clean, but I know exactly what is in my yogurt, no extra sugar to make it taste "right"

well thats my two cents

tlruffino

Eat yoplait 2x Greek. No fat. I like Chaboni and Dannon Oiokes too, but yoplait strawberry, blueberry and key lime pie rule

PLUMSGRL

Gonna try to make my own tomorrow using a crock pot. Got a really good culture (Atlanta greek yogurt, no additives) for a starter and using organic milk (full fat).


http://www.nourishingdays.com/2009/02/make-yogurt-in-your-crock-pot/

strain after cooling for greek texture

Glowbee

I really loved Chobani, but my stomach didn't.... I got very sick. So I went to my old standby: Dannon plain nonfat. I love adding organic granola and blueberries. My absolute favorite breakfast!

teacupowl

I'm a texture eater, so the switch to Greek yogurt has been a tough one for me. It's so thick! But I love using it plain as a substitute for sour cream or mayo in recipes.

I recently bought a huge thing of Oikos plain organic low-fat greek yogurt, thinking I could crush cereal and whatnot into it instead of buying the ones with fruit in them already. It's tough though! I'm still working on finding the right combination for my palette.

As far as fruity ones go, I'm definitely a fan of Chobani.

tishad58

I'm a control freak- I buy Dannon nonfat plain and do to it what I will. :bigsmile:

I use stevia for sweetener if needed at all... Vanilla cream sweetleaf stevia in yogurt makes a really nice 'desert" type of vanilla yogurt- and I put that over sugar free jello (not optimal I know- I despise aspartame and coloring- but sometimes need a little treat) or I might have it over fruit- it's especially nice over partially thawed cherries or blueberries.

I also cook with it- and sometimes drip it through a collander lined with muslin to make something similar to sour cream- or drip a bit more for a cream cheese texture. (I now have a yogurt cheese tool so no more muslin)

Sometimes make yogurt, too- but depends on my mood and time available.

Kenzieb07

I just discovered Noosa at Super Target... the strawberry rhubarb is to die for! It's all natural, but since it comes only in 1 size right now that's actually 2 servings, it can be tough to stop at 1 serving... and if you eat the whole thing, it's 260 calories! I've never had a better yogurt, and it feels like I'm cheating whenever I eat it.

AngieSchaible

I have to bump this so I can try all these different brands at a later date! lol

herownkindofwonderfull

I eat FAGE greek. Yoplait (even their Greek) is TERRIBLE FOR YOU.

Honestly, even though you don't care for Greek... I think you may get used to it.
FAGE is delicious with their flavors... It may start to grow on you.

It's super high in protein.
NO fat..
And not super high in sugar.

JennyLisT

I'm in love with Chobani yogurts.

taso42

the one which is most delicious and fits into your daily macro targets.

sortin

I eat what's on sale, mostly the lower calorie variety. I'm not all that picky.

jstraug1

I buy a few large containers of Plain Greek Yogurt from Trader Joe's each week and mix the yogurt into a Smoothie.

I mix 1 Cup Plain Greek Yogurt, 1/2 Cup frozen berries, 1/2 Cup frozen peaches or mango, and 1/2 Cup Vanilla Unsweetened Almond Milk, and if I have it, a tsp or 2 of alcohol free* vanilla, and mix till blended.

It may be too tart, or not sweet enough for some, but it has a powerhouse of nutrients in it and is fast!

Basic recipe for 1 serving (~cal-218, carb-23g, fat-2g, pro-24g)
1 Cup Greek yogurt to 1 Cup frozen fruit, adding 1/2 Cup liquid
1.Pick your flavor of Greek yogurt (I used plain, I'm trying to drop lbs) 2. Pick your fave frozen fruits, I tend to like "Peach/Strawberry", and "Mixed Berry," where I use 1/2 C strawberries, then raspberries and blackberries combined to make a 1/2 cup 3. Add 1/4 to 1/2 Cup liquid.

Sometimes I'll make what I call "Chocolate Raspberry Smoothie"
1/2 C.Greek yogurt, 2/3 C. Strawberries, 1/2 C. Raspberries and 1/2 C Chocolate almond milk, and 1tsp alcohol free* vanilla.
My entire family will happily drink this one. I quadruple this recipe and have it in my recipe section on MFP.
Serves-1 (cal-168, carb-23g, fat-2g, protein-13g)

I've been using my mom's Vitamix to make a wide variety of Smoothies. That thing is so fast and amazing! Anyone have one?

*When using vanilla in Smoothies, use the alcohol free kind. It will taste MUCH better, smooth with no bitterness.