Little trick for eating greek yogurt

poundsfallingoff

My favorite way to eat plain greek yogurt is I sautee green and yellow zucchini with red onion, grape tomato, mushrooms and red bell pepper in extra virgin olive oil (yes it has braggig rights!) sesoned with garlic, paprika and thyme and then I mix in about a half cup of yogurt....very yummy!!!!

countrygirl7mels

I usually have 1 cup plain greek yogurt, add one scoop vanilla or strawberry whey protein, and 1/2 cup thawed (frozen) blueberries. Sometimes I add Muesli. It is so good. I eat it for lunch, and it fills me up. *very high in protein*

tracywintn

Don't know if this has been said yet...but I use the drink drops (mio, cyrystal light etc) in the plain non-fat greek yogurt

Mojoman02

My favorite way to eat plain greek yogurt is I sautee green and yellow zucchini with red onion, grape tomato, mushrooms and red bell pepper in extra virgin olive oil (yes it has braggig rights!) sesoned with garlic, paprika and thyme and then I mix in about a half cup of yogurt....very yummy!!!!

Thanks for the idea! Sounds yummy!!

princ3ss21

It's not going to help cut your fat/sugar but fat free Greek yoghurt with a teaspoon of peanut butter is to die for!!

AnyankaSigrun

We add the sugar free Toscani syrups to Greek yogurt.

kbmnurse

I eat mine with fresh berries and 1/4 cup of Special K Almond cereal on top for crunch. LOVE this.

JenniTheVeggie

Didn't read all of the replies but..........try different brands of plain greek yogurt to find what you like. My favorite is Fage. I add my own fruit and sometimes a packet of splenda (depending on the fruit).

bribrijean234

Honestly, when you reduce the sugar in your diet (including "fake" sugars), you will begin to taste the real sweetness in foods. Adding in fake sugar isn't healthy or a viable long-term solution.

When I cut out sugar I was able to eat Greek yogurt plain and have it taste sweet to me.

Ohh sooo true! ... when I cut back on sugars I can even taste the sugar in a sip of skimmed milk !

also.. I can now taste SALT in some red wines!

weird..

I know what you mean! I taste salt in soda which is why I haven't had soda in years except in very rare occasions. I taste it in everything! And sugar - definitely noticed a change in my tastes since cutting most of the processed stuff out, icing used to be too sugary for me well now the cake itself just doesn't look appetizing cuz it tastes entirely too sweet to me! And now dark chocolate takes care of a sweet craving and milk chocolate just tastes wrong. Interesting how taste buds change as you adjust your diet.

ChaoticMiNd

I used some banana pudding (powder) in my oatmeal with some walnuts!!! YUMMO

Hi guys!

Recently I tried switching low fat yogurt (which contains a lot of sugar) by plain greek yogourt (which contains a lot of protein and very few sugar). The problem is : I just hate the taste of plain greek yogurt! But I kinda find a way to eat it : I mix half a cup of plain greek yogurt with a bit of sugar free jello powder and lots of fruits. It's yummy!

My favorite mix by now : Plain greek yogurt + some raspberry flavored sugar free jello + raspberries and strawberries.

I mix it with fat free/sugar free pudding. Any kind and it is...wait for it....amazing!

tomorrowwaits

I love plain Greek yogurt with peanut butter . If I'm looking for something chocolatey ill add some cocoa powder to it . Delish!

desireecl

Adding artificial ingredients to make somthing you don't like edible seems silly to me. If you don't like greek yogurt, why eat it? There are plenty of other healthy foods out there.

This!
I've tried Greek yogurt several times, various brands, flavors, different mix-ins, etc and still can't stomach it. I currently have a container of yoplait original strawberry Greek yogurt in the fridge, but I don't have particularly high hopes. I'm just really picky about yogurt, I guess as I will only eat bended yogurt (not fruit on the bottom) and it has to have real sugar in it not nasty artificial sweeteners. Lots of calories and sugar unfortunately, but I don't really eat it too frequently anyway.
I may have to try some of the savory ideas for dips, salad dressing, sour cream stand-in, etc though. The chicken salad recipe sounded delish as well as using it to marinade chicken.
I'm just a little annoyed that as Greek yogurt grows in popularity, it is taking over the grocery shelves and cutting into the variety of regular yogurt available.

cbarrett64

I agree. I started out with vanilla flavored greek yogurt, but it was too high in sugar, so I switched to Fage 0% mixed with a cup of strawberries. Now I prefer the non-fat plain over the sweetened kind.

graysmom2005

PB2 chocolate peanut butter powder. Mix it in. Mind. Blown.

Aross83

I add some protein powder to it.it gives it some more flavor and protein.

MissDeeDee78

Now this I can do!

WendyTerry420

To me, greek yogurt is a substitute for sour cream. I'm not a fan of yogurt anyway unless it is sweetened and has either fruit and/or granola in it for some texture.

browneyesbb89

Bump!

daisyrose305

Try other brands and flavors!
I also wanted to switch from non fat reg yogurt to greek and the first one I tried was FAGE black cherry and it was HORRIBLE!!
Someone recommended I try Choiobani Vanilla and add some low cal granola...IT WAS SOOOO GOOD!!!

Fenrissa

I cannot stand some greek yogurt but I love Liberte 2% Vanilla greek yogurt and Greek Gods Honey Vanilla yogurt. Try some different brands and flavors.

Smuterella

I like a little grated dark chocolate in mine.

MissClara90

mmmmm pudding thats a nice mix.

anon0123

our fav is strauss organic greek yogurt with some siracha. is great dip for veggis, apples or baked chips. (is good for spicy egg or tuna salad too.)

redladywitch

I never thought of that. Sounds delicious! I usually add a few drops of stevia and sometimes a small amount of fruit. I will have to try your idea. Thank you!

neandermagnon

I've always like it, but the first time I had it, it was called labeneh, which is the Arabic word for the same thing, and it was introduced as a base to make dips for various vegetables, chicken nuggets etc. It was only quite a long time later that I found out that it was the same thing as greek yoghurt and considered a health food everywhere else.

Anyway, here are some of my dip recipes:

labeneh + barbeque sauce (just a little) + cider vinegar

labeneh + tomato + red onion (both chopped very finely) + dijon mustard (a small amount) + cider vinegar or lemon juice

labeneh + chopped mint + chopped coreander + dijon mustard + lemon juice

labeneh + branston's pickle (the smooth one works better but nothing wrong with using the chunky one) + cider vinegar


I've almost never eaten labeneh with sweet stuff but I did try it one time with a bunch of berries mixed in and it was nice

TheLadyBane

I add vanilla or chocolate protein powder, almonds, and fresh fruit. Yum!

davidrip1

Bump

pminter

I like Fage plain Greek yogurt mixed with cinnamon. Then top with raw slivered almonds, a 1/4 c crushed Special K protein cereal and DRIZZLE with local honey. YUM!

Solosesso

Hey guys! I'm back!

Just wanted to let you know how I eat my greek yogurt now :

Lemon greek yogurt : 1 cup yogurt, juice of one fresh lemon, pinch of salt, as many tablespoon of honey as you want (I like mine with 2 or 3), dash of turmeric (for color, it doesn't taste)

Peanut butter yogurt : 1 cup yogurt, 1/2 cup peanut butter (I use natural PB), 1/4 cup honey, a dash of cinnamon

I eat those as a snack or a dessert. Enjoy!

kristen49233

Thanks for ideas! Will have to try a few of these out to get my protein in!