What is the best (most nutritious) Greek Yogurt??

srsavaria
srsavaria Posts: 33 Member
in Food and Nutrition
There are way to many Greek Yogurts to choose from! I love them and I've been trying a lot of different brands, but which is the best in terms of protein, carbs, sugar, calories, etc?? Is there a list somewhere that I can compare them or something??

Thanks...
~Sheila
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  • kevinrbarger
    kevinrbarger Posts: 87 Member
    I usually eat Chobani, simply because it's the easiest one to find. I haven't really done any comparisons though.
  • dawningr
    dawningr Posts: 387 Member
    You can save on sugar quite a bit by buying plain greek yogurt and adding your own fruit or sweetener.
  • chocobunny122
    chocobunny122 Posts: 21
    The best Greek yogurt I've found is called Fage. It has no artificial ingredients or additives! Brands like yoplait put tons and tons of preservations and added sugars and artificial sugars. Although Fage is not flavored, you can add fruit to it to make it yummy :) I love it just by itself! It's 130 calories for a cup, which is alot of yogurt for just a little calories. You can Fage at any grocery store, its found where the dairy section is. I usually buy the large tuber wares of it and eat it as a snack in the afternoon.
  • chocobunny122
    chocobunny122 Posts: 21
    I usually eat Chobani, simply because it's the easiest one to find. I haven't really done any comparisons though.

    Chobani is filled with tons of artificial ingredients! Ya its covient but for your body's sake, eat plain yogurt.
  • WannaBLoser2013
    WannaBLoser2013 Posts: 247
    Fage 0% has the highest protein percentage and less amount of calories among all the greek yogurts I have tried. I really like how rich it is. I usually mix it with a tablespoon of organic granola and/or 1 tbs of organic peanut butter like the one that Publix makes.
  • runs_in_heels
    runs_in_heels Posts: 97 Member
    I'm a big fan of the Yoplait Greek 100 - particularly the key lime and the berry ones!
    (10-12 carbs, 12-14 proteins, 100 cal, no fat)

    ALSO!
    it's not Greek yogurt, it's Icelandic -
    http://www.skyr.com/skyr.html
    Siggi's - SO GOOD! really thick though. the vanilla makes for an awesome snack with cinamon or as a fruit dipper.
    (0 fat, 100 cal, 11 carbs, 14 protein, 9 sugar (agave is used)
    **Siggi's has NO added junk... so that's a plus!

    Yum!!
  • mlcantwell
    mlcantwell Posts: 243 Member
    The best Greek yogurt I've found is called Fage. It has no artificial ingredients or additives! Brands like yoplait put tons and tons of preservations and added sugars and artificial sugars. Although Fage is not flavored, you can add fruit to it to make it yummy :) I love it just by itself! It's 130 calories for a cup, which is alot of yogurt for just a little calories. You can Fage at any grocery store, its found where the dairy section is. I usually buy the large tuber wares of it and eat it as a snack in the afternoon.
    I eat Fage 2%, 73 calories per 100g!
  • JeneticTraining
    JeneticTraining Posts: 663 Member
    Definitely Fage 0% I buy the big tubs
  • bootscronje
    bootscronje Posts: 8 Member
    Read the label and look at sugar. My breakfast is 1/2 banana, 1 cup of Chobani Plain Nonfat Greek Yogurt, 1 scoop of dymatize banana smooth protein powder, 1 tbsp of flax meal and 1/2 tbsp of chia. It is a power breakfast and starts my day off right! I buy plain and add flavor since those with flavor have so much sugar.
  • momwhosbusy
    momwhosbusy Posts: 154 Member
    For me..its the Greek God's brand. Only 5 ingredients and I can pronounce them all!
  • tsh0ck
    tsh0ck Posts: 1,970 Member
    there's no reason for most to worry about sugar -- and less of a reason to worry about sugar AND carbs since, well, that's what sugar falls into anyway. just track your daily carbs. you'll be good.

    I usually just look for solid protein numbers. there's a new one out -- from, maybe, yoplait? -- with 12g protein, which is pretty sweet.
  • doctorwhome
    doctorwhome Posts: 59
    Fage hands down for me. I think it's just a personal preference between Fage and Chobani.
  • jmc0806
    jmc0806 Posts: 1,444 Member
    fage
  • sohutto
    sohutto Posts: 12 Member
    I eat Voskos - but ONLY the honey flavor. And I eat that one because the ingredients are only: grade A pasteurized skim milk, honey and live and active cultures. That's it! Nothing else. It also has 14g of protein. :):)

    I'm going to try Fage, though! Never heard of that!
  • uberkrafty
    uberkrafty Posts: 38 Member
    I'm a fan of Fage myself. My husband swears by it. We normally add some hemp seeds for flavoring (or get the Fage with peach/strawberry etc). We've also replaced using sour cream with Fage (off topic I know hehe).
    The only downside to Fage is the price (sometimes). I normally stock up whenever they go on sale for $1/cup.
  • ccburn5
    ccburn5 Posts: 473 Member
    I usually eat Chobani, simply because it's the easiest one to find. I haven't really done any comparisons though.

    Chobani is filled with tons of artificial ingredients! Ya its covient but for your body's sake, eat plain yogurt.


    Needed to hear this as well. I had heard that it has quite a bit of sugar but. I guess if its sold at 7-11, it can not be to good? I'm done with it!
  • CM9178
    CM9178 Posts: 1,251 Member
    The best Greek yogurt I've found is called Fage. It has no artificial ingredients or additives! Brands like yoplait put tons and tons of preservations and added sugars and artificial sugars. Although Fage is not flavored, you can add fruit to it to make it yummy :) I love it just by itself! It's 130 calories for a cup, which is alot of yogurt for just a little calories. You can Fage at any grocery store, its found where the dairy section is. I usually buy the large tuber wares of it and eat it as a snack in the afternoon.

    I agree 100%. I buy the 0% plain Fage and add my own fruit/granola to it.
  • norcal_yogi
    norcal_yogi Posts: 675 Member
    Fage plain 0 or 2%.... the Bomb!
  • SmartAlec03211988
    SmartAlec03211988 Posts: 1,896 Member
    I usually eat Chobani, simply because it's the easiest one to find. I haven't really done any comparisons though.

    Chobani is filled with tons of artificial ingredients! Ya its covient but for your body's sake, eat plain yogurt.
    Source?
  • JerseyGirl081
    JerseyGirl081 Posts: 98 Member
    Definitely Fage :tongue: Yum!
  • BAMarsh
    BAMarsh Posts: 72 Member
    I usually eat Chobani, simply because it's the easiest one to find. I haven't really done any comparisons though.

    Chobani is filled with tons of artificial ingredients! Ya its covient but for your body's sake, eat plain yogurt.

    Are you sure you mean Chobani? My chobani ingredient list says nothing about artificial ingredients?

    To answer OP - you can see, we eat Chobani.
  • jasonheyd
    jasonheyd Posts: 524 Member
    Chobani is filled with tons of artificial ingredients! Ya its covient but for your body's sake, eat plain yogurt.

    Say what? http://chobani.com/products/low-fat-plain/

    Chobani ingredients: "Cultured Pasteurized Nonfat Milk, Cream, Live And Active Cultures: S. Thermophilus, L. Bulgaricus, L. Acidophilus, Bifidus And L. Casei."

    Maybe you're thinking of something else?

    Chobani, Fage, and Siggi are a few of my favorites, although Siggi's technically not "Greek". All of them, in plain, are pretty high in protein, fairly low in carbs/sugar. Some are a little higher, some a little lower, but not by a lot.
  • HardcoreP0rk
    HardcoreP0rk Posts: 936 Member
    Here's a nice comparison article I've found

    http://www.befoodsmart.com/blog/the-best-and-worst-greek-style-yogurts-for-your-health/
  • Curleycue0314
    Curleycue0314 Posts: 245 Member
    I prefer Oikos NonFat Greek with Honey. The Honey makes the sugar high, but it give that little bit of sweetness that I crave. That and a hard boiled egg are my breakfast every morning! Keeps me good until almost 11:30 each day!
  • caseythirteen
    caseythirteen Posts: 956 Member
    I agree with buying plain and adding your own ingredients. I usually add vanilla protein powder, strawberries or blueberries and a granola type thing. Delicious!!
  • EmilyJackCO
    EmilyJackCO Posts: 621 Member
    For me..its the Greek God's brand. Only 5 ingredients and I can pronounce them all!

    THIS! I've tried them all, and this is by far my favorite. I even like the plain... well, plain! It's wonderful stuff.
  • cygnetpro
    cygnetpro Posts: 419 Member
    I'm a big fan of the Yoplait Greek 100 - particularly the key lime and the berry ones!
    (10-12 carbs, 12-14 proteins, 100 cal, no fat)

    ALSO!
    it's not Greek yogurt, it's Icelandic -
    http://www.skyr.com/skyr.html
    Siggi's - SO GOOD! really thick though. the vanilla makes for an awesome snack with cinamon or as a fruit dipper.
    (0 fat, 100 cal, 11 carbs, 14 protein, 9 sugar (agave is used)
    **Siggi's has NO added junk... so that's a plus!

    Yum!!

    Oh my gosh, I LOVE Skyr! Our Wegman's grocery store carries it.
  • CTCMom2009
    CTCMom2009 Posts: 263 Member
    I have a Fage 0% every morning for breakfast. For me it is the best tasting. You can get it often at Target on sale for $1. I personally get the ones with the fruit on the side, so you can add as much or as little as you want.
  • Justkeepswimmin
    Justkeepswimmin Posts: 777 Member
    I'm a big fan of the Yoplait Greek 100 - particularly the key lime and the berry ones!
    (10-12 carbs, 12-14 proteins, 100 cal, no fat)

    ALSO!
    it's not Greek yogurt, it's Icelandic -
    http://www.skyr.com/skyr.html
    Siggi's - SO GOOD! really thick though. the vanilla makes for an awesome snack with cinamon or as a fruit dipper.
    (0 fat, 100 cal, 11 carbs, 14 protein, 9 sugar (agave is used)
    **Siggi's has NO added junk... so that's a plus!

    Yum!!

    I've been meaning to try Siggi's :) Thanks for the endorsement
  • sammielealea
    sammielealea Posts: 245 Member
    I enjoy Kirkland Plain Greek yogurt (Costco). No artificial flavors, colors, preservatives. One serving is 175g, 100 Calories, 0 Fat, 18g protein. And it's oh so creamy!

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