Greek yogurt

Use it as you would use sour cream.

The "Hello Healthy" messages on your home page last week had a recipe for Strawberry Banana Bread. The liquid ingredient was plain Greek yogurt. The only size available was a the huge tub. We use bananas, most weeks I make a banana bread. Wal-Mart rearranged their store and no longer places the Chiquita banana bread mix near the bananas so I used the "Hello Healthy" recipe today. Mrs. likes it very much. I haven't tasted the banana breads I've been making the past 4 months.

It works as a substitute for mayo-

I use it to make salad dressings. Mix some with a ranch packet and a bit of skim milk. Or a packet of Italian with some vinegar. Many combinations. I also use it in a really good tuna recipe for stuffed peppers.

I add some Strawberry jam and a bit of sweetener (I use stevia, you could use anything) and then to bulk it up I chop up some strawberries or crushed pineapple and add that. Stir it all up, enjoy. Very filling and tasty, also then has alot of chewing for ya haha. Worth trying to incorporate since it has so much protein

add cucumber, garlic,olive oil,salt and a bit of vinegar and use it as a sauce.goes excellent with meat.

Really nice in mashed potatoe or kumera for extra tang. Make Lassi. Makes a nice desert topped with prunes (soaked in dome water for a few days in the fridge) and flaked armonds or crumbed walnuts.

My favorite recipe with plain (or vanilla) Greek yogurt:

1tbsp (or to taste) PB powder
1 tsp (or to taste) honey
vanilla to taste
1 tbsp mini chocolate chips

So amazingly good and a low cal, high protein dessert

Add a little honey to it.
Or chop up an apple and mix the yogurt and apple together, it's my go to dessert!

I like to chew my food, too. That's why I usually have my greek yogurt with berries, a splash of vanilla or almond extract and my sweetener of choice. If I'm eating this concoction for breakfast, I add 30 grams or so of oats or muesli. If I'm eating it as a dessert, I'll crush a shortbread cookie on top.

Sharon_C wrote: »

My favorite recipe with plain (or vanilla) Greek yogurt:

1tbsp (or to taste) PB powder
1 tsp (or to taste) honey
vanilla to taste
1 tbsp mini chocolate chips

So amazingly good and a low cal, high protein dessert

@Sharon_C is that for a 1/2 c plain? Or 1 c? That sounds amazing!! I looooove PB and I have some of that powder I don't use often

Using it as you would sour cream and for Indian food are both excellent ideas. I use it as a dip for fruits and veg often. Delicious with both apples and roasted root veg.

I forced myself to start eating greek yogurt because it has so much protein and is lower calorie. For the first month or so I hated it and adding stuff like honey or cocoa didn't help. I just kept forcing myself to eat it and now I love it so hard.

I know that when mixing in the fruit in the chobani fruit on the bottom yogurt it makes it taste more like regular yogurt, so maybe cook some fruit down to make a compote and mix that in? Have also used it to make cole slaw and as a mayo sub in potato and macaroni salad.

Try adding 1 T of sugar free flavored syrup (I like Vanilla Torani) and some berries for a healthy dessert option.

Or, I made an avocado aioli (Biggest Loser recipe) that was very tasty that included plain greek yogurt. I put it on a turkey burger but you could put it on a wrap or sandwich.

I soak 10g of oats, 20g of chia seeds & 50g of frozen berries in 150g greek yogurt overnight (with about 20ml of milk / water just so it's a bit easier to mix), then take out in the morning, top with a few more berries and about 10g of peanut butter - amazing!