Differences in Greek Yogurt?

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  • Scribetoo
    Scribetoo Posts: 181 Member
    My preference is for Fage or Chobani 0% plain. I use it for kind of everything..

    I'm a quarter Arabic and most of my "comfort foods" are dipped in plain yogurt so I'm always experimenting with it.. we even bought our own yogurt maker so we can make it at home, too..

    Try these:

    add fresh strawberries (or ripe peaches or nectarines or plums or blueberries) and a packet of splenda to make your own fresh fruit yogurt

    Add two packets of splenda and a little vanilla or almond and dip fruit in it.

    Chop up some cucumbers and add a little onion and garlic powder for a tzatziki sauce that's great on sandwiches instead of mayo.

    Stef
  • melsinct
    melsinct Posts: 3,512 Member
    There are BIG differences in brand. The cheaper ones use added thickeners (like modified food starches, pectin, and the like) to make the yogurt thick instead of straining off the whey. It saves them money by adding cheap fillers to an otherwise healthy product. Yoplait is guilty of this, as is Dannon Oikos, Activia, etc.

    Fage and Chobani are good ones.
  • jsapninz
    jsapninz Posts: 909 Member
    Fage plains are the best protein pack for your calorie punch.

    Get chobani, yoplait, etc if you want to feel like you are eating healthy but really are having a sugar bomb.
  • Angie_1MR
    Angie_1MR Posts: 247
    Any of the greek yogurts other than plain are loaded with sugar...I would suggest buying plain non-fat and adding artificial sweetener...I add Splenda, cinnamon and slivered or sliced almonds!
  • meshashesha2012
    meshashesha2012 Posts: 8,329 Member
    i like fage and the trader joe's full fat brand. i always buy plain and add my own fruit and honey. plus since i also use it as a sour cream and heavy cream alternative, it just makes more sense to get the plain
  • MystiqueASAP
    MystiqueASAP Posts: 747
    I like Chobani and Fage brands. Sometimes I strain them even further to get rid of the excess whey.
  • mlb929
    mlb929 Posts: 1,974 Member
    Noosa Honey is higher calorie - but the best texture I've ever had in a yogurt. It's yummy.
  • gabwas
    gabwas Posts: 28 Member
    Oikos is too sweet. I like all Chobanis especially the passion fruit and blood orange.
  • nannabannana
    nannabannana Posts: 780
    I love the Oikos Dannon fat free plain yogurt. 1 cup with 1/2 cup blueberries and ! tblsp GV reduced fat peanut butter. I also ..once in awhile add Nutella...only 1 tblsp....but it is soooo good.. :)
  • dancinrascal
    dancinrascal Posts: 204 Member
    i LOVE all of them but i also enjoy SIggi Icelandic Skyr yogurt.....it has a similar taste to greek, is very thick and creamy, and also has some cultures
  • kristina0206
    kristina0206 Posts: 57
    Fage is my favorite, because I can choose how much of the sugary fruit I want to consume. Chobani flavors are amazing (blood orange!), but they're already mixed in. I've finally gotten used to eating Greek yogurt plain, so I'm looking forward to saving some $ by buying the big plain Fage container!
  • aj_31
    aj_31 Posts: 994 Member
    Fage. I used to eat the 2% honey but I've switched to the 0% honey and don't notice a difference.
  • sthrnchick
    sthrnchick Posts: 771
    Chobani is my favorite and has active cultures as well...Very tasty- the honey and the blueberry are my favs. The blueberry honestly reminds me of dessert!
  • dovesgate
    dovesgate Posts: 894 Member
    I started off with Yoplait Greek yogurt in vanilla and honey. Eventually I noticed the other brands going on sale so I started trying them.

    I no longer care for the Yoplait. I also dislike the Oikos excepting the Oikos with honey on the bottom but I haven't seen that flavor in ages.

    Chobani is my ultimate favorite (honey, vanilla, raspberry, lemon, and sometimes black cherry) with Fage 0% with honey being the second runner up. I always add granola to it - usually the Vons brand that has dried raspberries in it or the honey almond. Soooo yum! If I'm having greek yogurt for dessert I add some semi-sweet or dark chocolate and some granola.

    Plain makes an excellent alternative to sour cream and, when mixed with sugar free fat free cheesecake pudding (there is a recipe for it in the recipe forum), makes an awesome dessert!. One of these days I am going to try using it in a smoothie. If I can stop eating it out of the container...

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