Greek Yogurt

I use a peach flavored protein powder (Nectar naturals) and add in fresh or frozen berries. I've also used sugar free jello before just for variety.

Our two favorites for eating or use in marinades/smoothies/salad dressings: Stoneyfield Organic Whole Milk Plain Greek Yogurt and Cabot Whole Milk Plain Yogurt (2% is also good - you don't notice the lowered-fat when eating it, but it isn't quite as rich in recipes). I answered this question in a similar thread a couple of weeks ago, and mentioned also "Skyr" which is popping up at more and more markets. Stoneyfield Greek isn't always in stock at my grocery, so I wind up buying Cabot more. We go through 1-2 qts/week, as I use the yogurt as an ingredient in my daily breakfast smoothie in addition to all the recipes.

Just tonight made baked "lemon-yogurt Moroccan-style baked chicken breasts" using a marinade of the Cabot yogurt, lemon juice and lemon zest, a "glug" of olive oil and a good dose of Raz el Hanout (also spelled Ras el Hanout), a Moroccan spice. Just the warm-me-up meal for for a cool, rainy evening meal. If this sounds somewhat like chicken tikka, you'd be right - just the spice mix is different.

Greek yogurt is an acquired taste, especially plain. For eating, you can add all sots of fruits and things to your preference.

My fav is siggi brand Greek yogurt. Tonight I mixed half a pack of lemon crystal light into 5 oz of 0 fat plain siggi. So good..

yoplait makes a 100-cal protein greek yogurt, I really like it. They have fruit flavors that are tasty and not the strong greek yogurt tang

I use Total Fage 0% in smoothies (either fruit only smoothies, or fruit+spinach etc), the flavor of the yogurt disappears.

I feel your pain. I was in the supermarket today and checked out the Greek yoghurt range. So much choices I didn't buy any of them.

If you don't like it, that's totally fine. I like it plain or with berries, so whether you would like it other ways I do, who knows.

That said, I particularly enjoy the Fage brand and the brands of skyr I have tried. I also sometimes get some sold at the farmer's market. One thing I'm currently into is adding a little protein powder (I have a vanilla powder) and some almond butter. It also great with just the almond butter.

I don't like the taste of Greek yogurt as a yogurt I'd eat for a snack. But I do like it as a replacement for sour cream. I stir herbs into it to make dips. I stir it into beef stroganoff in place of sour cream. I'll put a dollop on tacos.

You just might not like greek yogurt. I don't like salmon or beets but some people love them. I think most brands of greek yogurt (plain) taste identical. I tend to buy local brands when possible but other than that doesn't matter much to me.

I very rarely do flavored yogurt unless I'm flavoring it myself (a spoon full of sugar free jam, or some berries, or some pb2, etc).

On that topic, a cup of greek yogurt and a serving of pb2 gives the flavor and close to the texture of peanut butter but the satisfaction of a lot of volume for little calories.

brittbebossy wrote: »

The ONLY Greek yogurt I like is the Danon light & fit strawberry cheesecake kind. It's extra yummy with granola mixed in.

This is my go-to afternoon snack with a half serving of Nature Valley Protein Granola...although I have been told it's fake greek yogurt lol...which it probably is because Light & Fit is the only kind of greek yogurt I like.