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Is yogurt good or bad

Posts: 123 Member
edited February 25 in Food and Nutrition
I keep seeing different things.... it ranges from "Eating yogurt makes you gain fat" to "eat yogurt everyday to lose weight"

So which is the truth?

I'm on a smoothie diet, and I use strawberry yogurt for some of it (meijer low fat to be precise).... so I'd really like to know whether I need to cut it out or not...

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  • Posts: 171 Member
    Yogurt is bad, as in, it tastes disgusting and I would never eat it.

    But, it doesn't make you fat unless it causes you to go over your calorie allotment for the day.
  • Posts: 167 Member
    For one thing make sure you check the sugar content it can be quite high also check fat content. Go for something low in fat calories and sugar and add some fruit if you need to sweeten it up. Yogart is good for you because it has live cultures and will help your digestion also the calcium. Hope that helped.:happy:
  • Posts: 14,517 Member
    Not all yogurts are created equal. Some are very high sugar. Some use real ingredients, some use fake ingredients. Most yogurt contains live cultures.....but not all.

    Greek yogurt - high in protein. Greek yogurt (often) has less sugar because it's strained (or itshould be).....watch for fakes here.

    Dietary fat does not make you fat, it's necessary to help your body absorb vitamins. Great for healthy skin, hair, and nails.

    All yogurt ......you can't really make a blanket statement.
  • Posts: 3,502 Member
    No foods are "good" or "bad" unless you are intolerant. No individual food makes you gain weight apart from your total calorie intake and expenditure.

    Yogurt is fine and can be a part of a healthy diet. I like Greek yogurt because it is high in protein and I like the texture and flavor.
  • Posts: 2,270 Member
    I like Greek yogurt cuz I can get 10g of protein for cheap (usually 10 for $10, on sale) and I finally found a brand that tastes good and has less sugar than most. Yoplait Greek 100 - 8g sugar, 12g carbs, 100 cals, 10g protein.
  • Posts: 51 Member
    Yogurt isn't quite good or bad
    Me being vegan of course I would say it's bad because I know how they make it
    But it depends what kind of yogurt you get. If you get a yogurt with unnatural ingredients and high fat then it's not very healthy but Greek yogurts with less fat and added sugars are more healthy for you
  • Posts: 370 Member
    I eat greek yogurt for the protein. I found a low calorie natural (sweetened with stevia) that tastes delcious. Chobani 100 calorie. It has less variety of flavors than the other chobani's but the originals have a lot of sugar. 19+grams in some....

    Just pay attention to sugars with yogurt- but if you like it and it fits in your day....I say go for it.
  • Posts: 1,608 Member
    What's a "smoothie diet"?
  • Posts: 16,414 Member
    Some yogurt tastes very good.

    Some yogurt tastes very bad.

    I do not eat the yogurt that tastes bad. I like Chobani raspberry and dark chocolate yogurt, though.
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  • Posts: 674 Member
    What's a "smoothie diet"?

    ^^This

    I was like wut?? Do you mean you drink ALL of your calories??? You don't chew any food? Are you blending up donuts and pizza?? I am confused?
  • Posts: 1,225 Member
    Yoghurt is evil and will steal your loose change whilst you aren't looking.
  • Posts: 444 Member
    Not all yogurts are created equal.

    ^ This
  • Posts: 624 Member
    Calories in > calories out = fat gain.

    It doesn't matter if you eat yogurt, kale and bean sprouts.
    It doesn't matter if you eat sugar, butter and donuts.
    If you eat more than you burn, you will gain fat.

    So, yogurt is neutral.
    If you eat it while at a deficit, you will lose weight. If you eat it in excess, you will gain weight.
  • Posts: 7,436 Member
    Food only makes you fat if you eat more of it than you burn off. ANY food. And no food's going to make you fat if you eat less than you burn off.

    Yoghurt is a good source of protein, calcium and fat soluble vitamins (although the low fat variety doesn't have so many of those).
  • Posts: 1,216 Member
    Where do people even come up with thus stuff, dang.

    Why in the world would eating some yogurt make you gain fat.
  • Posts: 16,356 Member
    I keep seeing different things.... it ranges from "Eating yogurt makes you gain fat" to "eat yogurt everyday to lose weight"

    So which is the truth?

    I'm on a smoothie diet, and I use strawberry yogurt for some of it (meijer low fat to be precise).... so I'd really like to know whether I need to cut it out or not...

    It can only make you gain fat if eating it puts you at a caloric surplus. It will only make you lose weight you eat it and maintain a caloric deficit. Low fat foods will not cause weight loss. Full fat foods will not cause weight gain.

    Caloric balances determine weight loss or weight gain. Eat the yogurt if it's something you like, OP. Just pay attention to your intakes and you'll be fine.

    To answer the title question: Yogurt is neither good nor bad. It is just food with a set number of calories per gram. Find out what those calories are for the yogurt you chose to eat, make it fit into your allowances and enjoy it.
  • Posts: 340 Member
    I look at the expiry date to tell

    oh, who am I kidding, if I open it and it has little grean puffs of mold, it's bad

    otherwise, I eating it

    :love:
  • Posts: 608 Member
    I totally love Greek Yogurt Light and Fit.. Sugar is 7, reasonable for 5.3 oz. Sodium 65 mg, calories 80-100.
  • Posts: 842 Member
    It's amazing.
  • Posts: 1,216 Member
    Forzen yogurt has never been mean to me. Find one you like. Don't over eat. You'll be alright.
  • Posts: 114 Member
    i cannot live without fat free greek yogurt it makes the basis of my breakfast and snack and a lot of my protein, i have a 500g pot everyday .....EVERYDAY!!! , i remember i went to tesco and they had run out so i was arguing with the guy that stacks the shelves for nearly 10 minutes
  • Posts: 2 Member
    Honestly get plain yogurt and add your own fruit and other items. The ones that have the fruit added already jacks the sugar content up.

    I actually make my own yogurt (I'm going to be making some using raw milk very soon). It's stupid easy to do.
  • Posts: 177 Member
    I have eaten greek yogurt at least 4 times a week over the last year and a half, look at my ticker.....there is your answer.
  • Posts: 167 Member
    I totally love Greek Yogurt Light and Fit.. Sugar is 7, reasonable for 5.3 oz. Sodium 65 mg, calories 80-100.
    Wow that sounds great, but is that the brand name or just the type? I mean is it Dannon or something? Any way I will look for that. Thanks.
  • Posts: 167 Member
    I have eaten greek yogurt at least 4 times a week over the last year and a half, look at my ticker.....there is your answer.
    O.k. I am eating yogart for sure now. Great job!
  • Posts: 2,833 Member
    Yogurt is good and healthy for you!! That said, NO food is bad!!! Just expend more calories than you take in and you'll lose weight.
  • Posts: 1,216 Member
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    Wow that sounds great, but is that the brand name or just the type? I mean is it Dannon or something? Any way I will look for that. Thanks.

    They are most likely talking about the Dannon Light and Fit Greek Yogurt. This is also what I get and I enjoy them a lot.
  • Posts: 453 Member
    Just watch the sugars and fat in them.
  • Posts: 2,561 Member
    Good or bad? Smoothie diet? Oy! I just can't....

    Facepalm.gif

    There, now I feel better. No food is "bad" - it's calories in vs. calories out. Yogurt doesn't make you fat, nor does it make you skinny. It's food. If you go over your maintenance calories, you gain - if you eat under your maintenance calories, you lose. Simple.

    Stop with the smoothies. Eat real food!
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