Making vegan greek yogurt?

sadgirl114
sadgirl114 Posts: 18
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Ive read that you can make vegan greek yoghurt by straining out the liquid to leave you with the thick part. A bit like greek yoghurt. how would I calculate how much protein and calories were left in the thick part of the yoghurt?
If I used soy yogurt.
I know that if you use normal yoghurt and drain it the whey has 60 calories a cup and not much of the protein but what gets drained out when you use soy yoghurt?
Thanks!

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  • Yiazach
    Yiazach Posts: 209 Member
    Why would you want to make vegan greek yoghurt?my guess is that since you chose to be a vegan some types of food are off limits, i am seriously not bashing you here just my opinion
  • FrankieTrailBlazer
    FrankieTrailBlazer Posts: 124 Member
    @SadGirl114 did you see this string already http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/963840-vegan-greek-yogurt-replacement
  • sadgirl114
    sadgirl114 Posts: 18
    Why would you want to make vegan greek yoghurt?my guess is that since you chose to be a vegan some types of food are off limits, i am seriously not bashing you here just my opinion
    BEcause I like greek yoghurt and I want something to replace it for when I am vegan... is that not okay? :s
  • OmniBlade
    OmniBlade Posts: 5
    I guess the answer would depend on why you are eating vegan. If you are just following a vegan diet for a period of time for some percieved health benefit, then maybe just suck it up and accept greek yougurt isn't on the menu or decide that you are going to make an exception for greek yogurt because you don't want to do without. If it is because of some philosophical reason related to the consumption of animal products you might just have to accept no more greek yogurt. I can't speak from experience of fake yogurts specifically but any time I've tried to substitute a food with some "similar" recipe it has been rubbish in comparison to the real things so I either just avoid it or make an exception. Maybe yogurt replacements are different, but I'm a cynical person so I doubt it.
  • peachcats
    peachcats Posts: 99
    greek yogurt is by definition not vegan.

    ...not like it's even possible to BE a vegan. You're using animal products constantly.
  • bluefox9er
    bluefox9er Posts: 2,917 Member
    and an innocent question becomes open season on Vegans...
  • sadgirl114
    sadgirl114 Posts: 18
    Quoting the person who said I am using animal products constantly...
    I don't even know what you mean....
    Why can't a question about vegans ever just be people answering nicely or not answering at all?
  • sadgirl114
    sadgirl114 Posts: 18
    @SadGirl114 did you see this string already http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/963840-vegan-greek-yogurt-replacement
    Thank you! There's some good recipe ideas on there :)
  • sadgirl114
    sadgirl114 Posts: 18
    and an innocent question becomes open season on Vegans...
    As usual...
  • sadgirl114
    sadgirl114 Posts: 18
    I guess the answer would depend on why you are eating vegan. If you are just following a vegan diet for a period of time for some percieved health benefit, then maybe just suck it up and accept greek yougurt isn't on the menu or decide that you are going to make an exception for greek yogurt because you don't want to do without. If it is because of some philosophical reason related to the consumption of animal products you might just have to accept no more greek yogurt. I can't speak from experience of fake yogurts specifically but any time I've tried to substitute a food with some "similar" recipe it has been rubbish in comparison to the real things so I either just avoid it or make an exception. Maybe yogurt replacements are different, but I'm a cynical person so I doubt it.
    I'm not vegan for health so I'm not too bothered by the rubbish :laugh:
    But I would accept there is no vegan equivalent, but why go without if I can make an equivalent?

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