Greek Yogurt

[Cmullinvegas 39]

I am hearing tons about greek yogurt. Sounds like many people mix it and I just can't keep it all straight. I thought a new topic specific for greek yogurt would help. What is your favorite brand of greek yogurt? What is your favorite way to eat greek yogurt? Thanks

[lsereno 2,525]

Fage 0 is my fav. It's available at my costco. I also liked Kirkland Fatfree Plain Greek Yougurt, but my costco no longer carries it.

My two fav ways to eat greek yogurt:

Smoothie: Blend the amount of yogurt you can eat (at 2 months I could do 1/2 cup, now I can do 1 cup), some Splenda, a splash of OJ, 1/4 cup Water, and a couple of frozen berries. Yum!

Yogurt parfait: Stir some Water into the amount of yogurt you can eat (at 2 months I could do 1/2 cup, now I can do 1 cup) to make it a thinner conistency. Stir in Splenda to taste. Top with Splenda-sweetened berries. I buy the big bag of mixed berries from Costco and defrost 1/2 cup then stir in a couple tablespoons of Splenda.

Lynda

("Greek Yogurt helped get me to goal!")

[WillowsKnot 71]

I am pre-surgery at this point, but thanks Lynda for the ideas. I have copied them down for later use. Thanks Cmullinvegas for starting the topic!

[Dooter 1,457]

I never had a taste for it before (except the Trader Joe's full fat and sugar version- SOO good, but so bad! ) Now that I've been off of sugar for 6 weeks, it ALL tastes good to me! I love the Chobani blood orange flavor, The Dannon Oikos is REALLY good, and The Fage (fa-yeh) is good as well. I'm sampling all the different brands right now. The Protein in them is great. They all generally have 12-14 or more grams per carton, and the calories are usually around 120-140. If that's your whole Breakfast, then that's not a bad deal! If you struggle getting in protein, this is a great way to do it. I don't mix it with anything at this point. I just eat it like it is.

[Dooter 1,457]

Oh ya, and some people get the plain and makes dips out of it- like savory flavors- ranch, onion, and the like. And some use it in place of mayo or sour cream. There is a lot you can do with the plain stuff.

[hadouni 301]

Page is great but I also really like Chobani. They carry Chobani at Target where I am at one of the grocery stores. I love yogurt and will eat it plain or with other things.

One treat is yogurt with fruit and just a sprinkle of granola on top for crunch. I do the same with cottage cheese - add fruit and granola. The crunch is nice.

Yogurt is also an excellent marinade for chicken. Add a little saffron to the yogurt when you marinage. When ready to cook: dredge in breadcrumb or whatever you like and bake. I like to use my cast-Iron skillet.

[emily_0192010 168]

For high protein/low carb I use chobani plain yogurt. I add in a scoop of unflavored Protein powder, some Torani sugar free vanilla Syrup (i highly recommend), some walnuts and some cinnamon/nutmeg. Love this! And it is very high in Protein.< /p>

After surgery I could barely eat any, but now at 6 months out I can finish the container in an hour. Good luck!

[Tiffykins 673]

Adding the sugar free coffee syrups, sugar free pudding powder, and crystal light packets were all easy, no to low carb and quick.

I loved the white chocolate SF pudding powder mixed with Chobani or Fage plain fat free. I'd freeze it in ice cube trays and have little servings of "frozen yogurt".

I never ate the premixed ones with fruit because of the carb and sugar counts.

I use it for a sour cream substitute in all my recipes, and make chicken, tuna and egg salads with it and the dry ranch or italian dressing packets. I ate tons of the chicken, tuna and egg salads through my losing stage. Even today, over 2.5 years out, I use greek yogurt in all of my recipes for myself, my family and any potlucks or socials that I attend. No one ever knows that I use Greek yogurt as a substitute for sour cream. When asked for recipes, people are shocked because most hate it. But, it's a great substitute and it cooks/bakes really well.

[WhoozisAnyway 176]

I make my own, it's cheaper and tastes the same. Take one carton of fat free plain yogurt (i.e. Dannon or store brand), tiny pinch of salt or to taste, and strain it through a coffee filter or cheesecloth overnight (place yogurt in coffee filter or cheesecloth, set it inside a colander. Put a larger bowl underneath the colander to catch the liquid, cover in plastic wrap and leave in the fridge overnight. Just make sure you don't use a brand that has Gelatin in the ingredient list, as the yogurt won't thicken. You'll end up with 1/2-2/3 of the original volume.

I use it much the same way as the above posters - in place of sour cream in any dish, mixed with fruit and a packet of Splenda, sometimes I'll even stir in a scoop of vanilla Protein powder along with some fruit (it's a little grainy but has great flavor). I also like to mix with FF or LF cottage cheese and a spoonful of sugar free jam.

[UK Cathy 977]

I add vanilla Protein Powder to mine and it tastes like soft ice cream -just not cold.

[SleeveDreamer 383]

I have tried ll the Greek ogurt and can't stand the tate of any of it!

[Dooter 1,457]

I have tried ll the Greek ogurt and can't stand the tate of any of it!

It's definitely an acquired taste, but if you can get used to it...GREAT source of Protein for such a small cup! Try different brands. They all have a slightly different character. You may find one that makes you go yay!

[E-girl 98]

I have tried a Chobani and Fage (both baby/kid and adult) several times, several different flavors and they are all nasty. I can't stand the sour after taste. However, yesterday I tried Yopait and it was by far the best. It was very mild. Tasted closer to the regular Yopait yogurt that a Greek style yogurt, but with all the benifits of the Protein. I tried the blueberry one. It's is very thick so I think I might add a little milk to thin it out. They make them is two different sizes. I got the smaller one (4 oz cup), which was the perfect size for early sleevers. Contains 8g of protein. The 6 oz container has 12 grams of protein.

[Allie ALii 60]

i use fage 0% as a substitute for mayo, cream and dressing, i just put some lemmon pepper, garlic salt or any seasonig and it is yummy!

[BlackBerryJuice 349]

Oh my gawwwwd....I just tried THIS and it was amazing; perfect-sized portions, too.