Recommendation for low sugar yogurt
Cynsonya
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Hi all! I'm trying to drastically reduce my sugar intake from processed foods.
Any recommendations for tasty low sugar yogurts that do not add artificial sweeteners?
Preferably Greek.
Any recommendations for tasty low sugar yogurts that do not add artificial sweeteners?
Preferably Greek.
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I just eat Fage 2% plain.7
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Steer clear of "blended" or custard style varieties. I just go with Chobani of Fage. The sugar content you see on the label is natural sugar (found in dairy) and added sugar for flavored yogurt. Labels aren't required to list added sugar separately yet.1
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Siggi's. High protein and low sugar.1 -
I just buy plain greek lowfat and add whatever I want to it. truvia, honey , or cool whip light2
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I usually eat plain, but Siggi's is really good if you absolutely must have a flavored one. Most of the cups run about 11 grams of total sugar, and some of that is just the lactose naturally present in milk.
Really, though, you're better off by buying plain yogurt and stirring in some of your own honey or jam. You can control the amount that way, and most people don't add as much sugar as they would get by eating a flavored yogurt, since they actually see the sugar going in.
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There are two products we use:
Greek Gods Whole Milk Yogurt, plain, and Siggi's Whole Milk Icelandic Skyr, also plain.
We add our own sweetness in the form of fresh berries or fruit, or a drop of honey or real maple syrup.
Best there is...
(Don't bother with no-, lo- or 'reduced' fat stuff...eat the real thing, just eat less)3 -
I have been eating Oikos triple zero yogurt and it's not bad.
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Fage Plain - I like either 0% or 2%. Even with other plain yogurts, check the labels!! All you really need in yogurt is milk and bacteria - anything else is just a useless additive.3
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Fage plain3
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fage total plain3
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uniquewrapz wrote: »I have been eating Oikos triple zero yogurt and it's not bad.
OP - this has artificial sweetener though......and chicory root (ugh! for me).3 -
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Since plain yogurt is being mentioned, Noosa makes a very delicious plain yogurt.1
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If you don't mind adding some sugar, find a jam you like (or fruit and/or honey) and add however much you like.3 -
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I eat Siggi's nonfat vanilla for breakfast 5 days a week, and I LOVE IT. 14g protein, 9g sugar.
I eat plain nonfat greek yogurt a lot, too, mostly as substitute for mayo and sour cream.2 -
i eat oikos triple zero-what is chickory root?1
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Stonyfield Whole Milk Plain.
For me: Add strawberries and sliced almonds.
For my kids: Add bananas and vanilla.1 -
Also- if you go for flavoured yogurt, get the "non-fat/lowfat" version (they typically add a LOT less sugar to those to keep the calorie count lower).0
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I add jam or apple butter to plain yogurt. Do I get bonus points for making my OWN plain greek yogurt? (I bought an instant pot that has a yogurt making function, so now I make my own for fun)2
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Also- if you go for flavoured yogurt, get the "non-fat/lowfat" version (they typically add a LOT less sugar to those to keep the calorie count lower).
It's best to check the nutritional info each time you buy as most brands' nonfat/low fat yogurt have MORE sugar than their full fat yogurt counterpart. The average flavoured nonfat/low fat yogurt has 17g sugar and the average full fat has 11g sugar...but again it varies by brand.
In comparison plain full fat Greek yogurt with no added sugar clocks in at 6g sugar.
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Why buy pre-mixed yoghurt at all??? Buy plain and add whatever your mood feels like. The night before I put a cup of frozen fruit in a jar and leave it on the counter to thaw. In the morning I add plain greek yoghurt, stevia, and sometimes 1/4 cup homemade granola. Perfection!
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I do 0% Fage and add fresh blueberries & honey.2
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annacole94 wrote: »I add jam or apple butter to plain yogurt. Do I get bonus points for making my OWN plain greek yogurt? (I bought an instant pot that has a yogurt making function, so now I make my own for fun)
Yes, you get bonus points lol I used to make my own yoghurt when my kids were little but haven't done it for years. I remember it being kind of thin. How do you make thicker Greek yoghurt? Do you just use greek as a starter instead of regular? Or do you do something else?1 -
Article by livestrong on yogurt.
http://www.livestrong.com/article/304106-what-yogurt-has-the-lowest-carbs-sugars/1 -
In comparison plain full fat Greek yogurt with no added sugar clocks in at 6g sugar.
You can't say how much sugar it has without giving a size. Twice as much of your unnamed and unsourced size of miscellaneous plain yogurt would have 12 g of sugar.
Anyway, if you are trying to promote the idea that full fat has less sugar, that's false.
Taking Fage plain, one container of the smaller size, it has 8 g of sugar for full fat, 2%, and 7 g for 0% (makes sense, as nothing is added). The 0% is less because it weighs less (probably more water to compensate for less fat, I dunno), so if you adjust so we are comparing 200 g of each, they all have 8 g of sugar.
But what about flavored? All three are again the same: 16 g (I compared strawberry flavor, and from the ingredients some of this is from strawberries and some from some added cane sugar).
The person who said the yogurts aimed at people who are calorie-cutting will have less sugar has a point, though, since some of the more "diet" oriented flavored yogurts use artificial sweetener. One example is Dannon Light and Fit Greek Style, which for about the same size as the flavored Fage has only 7 g (fruit plus the sweetener instead of fruit plus the sugar).
Anyway, obviously if one wants to reduce sugar from yogurt one should go with plain yogurt and not add anything with a lot of sugar. (I personally add fruit and also think worrying about the amount of sugar from plain yogurt and fruit is not worth my time. I like 2% and 0%, so see no reason to get full fat, but if someone prefers full fat just make room for the calories, excellent! Just don't pretend there's some sugar-related advantage.)
Agree it's best to check the nutritional information.1 -
ridiculous59 wrote: »annacole94 wrote: »I add jam or apple butter to plain yogurt. Do I get bonus points for making my OWN plain greek yogurt? (I bought an instant pot that has a yogurt making function, so now I make my own for fun)
Yes, you get bonus points lol I used to make my own yoghurt when my kids were little but haven't done it for years. I remember it being kind of thin. How do you make thicker Greek yoghurt? Do you just use greek as a starter instead of regular? Or do you do something else?
I'll give bonus points too, because I want to make my own. I bet it would be fun and am interested to see how it compares. This is something I've been thinking about for a while and may finally do it this month.0 -
ridiculous59 wrote: »annacole94 wrote: »I add jam or apple butter to plain yogurt. Do I get bonus points for making my OWN plain greek yogurt? (I bought an instant pot that has a yogurt making function, so now I make my own for fun)
Yes, you get bonus points lol I used to make my own yoghurt when my kids were little but haven't done it for years. I remember it being kind of thin. How do you make thicker Greek yoghurt? Do you just use greek as a starter instead of regular? Or do you do something else?
Thicker greek style yogurt is simply strained to remove more of the liquid. I've had varying success with the thickness of home-made. I usually use 1% milk, heat to almost boiling, let cool until warm to the touch, add a spoonful of an earlier batch or store bought yogurt per 2 cups of milk and a splash of vanilla. Stir, put in container and set in warm water for about 12ish hours. The longer you let it sit the thicker it will get and the 'tangier' it will be. Then pour off any extra buttermilk and stick it in the fridge. If you want it thicker, let it sit longer and put in cheesecloth and let hang for a while so more liquid drips out.
Some people say that lower fat milk doesn't work, I generally use 1% and have had it be quite thick, although there can be quite a bit of variation. I've also heard you can mix in powdered milk to make it thicker, but I've never tried it myself.
It's a lot cheaper than buying it - costs about the same as milk, plus you can determine the sugar and fat content.0 -
Also- if you go for flavoured yogurt, get the "non-fat/lowfat" version (they typically add a LOT less sugar to those to keep the calorie count lower).
It's best to check the nutritional info each time you buy as most brands' nonfat/low fat yogurt have MORE sugar than their full fat yogurt counterpart. The average flavoured nonfat/low fat yogurt has 17g sugar and the average full fat has 11g sugar...but again it varies by brand.
In comparison plain full fat Greek yogurt with no added sugar clocks in at 6g sugar.
Come to think of it...my comparison was for non-fat yogurt being lower sugar than low-fat. (Full fat yogurt has become somewhat of a specialty product not available in many mainstream brands).
I had expected that the non-fat would have more sugar to make up for less fat (this is the case in most food products). But, at least for the generic brands at the 2 main stores I shop at, it's the other way around. The non-fat had roughly half the calories of low-fat in both instances - I checked the label since 1-2% milkfat sure as hell wasn't that big a difference, and sure enough the low-fat had WAY more sugar (and was quite a bit further up on the label) than the 'non-fat'. (I don't think either store had a generic full fat version).0
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