Monday, August 16, 2010

Yogurt.

Yogurt is a staple in my diet. There are SEVERAL brands of yogurt out there and I have learned a LOT. The yogurts pictured above are the ones that are usually in my fridge. Today I was SO excited to find out that Kroger now carries their own brand of greek yogurt. This has seriously just made my day so I decided to make my very first blog about yogurts of all kinds... especially the ones I eat a lot.

If we are talking yogurt in general, Aldi does a pretty good job with their Fit and Active brand. It is comparable to the Light & Fit brand that Dannon (I think) makes. Yoplait is generally high in sugar so I stay away from that. By nature, milk products already have natural sugars so anything added usually makes it way overboard.  These "Light" varieties are usually around 80 cals, low fat, and around 12-16 sugars.

I tend to avoid those now that I found Kroger's Carb Master yogurts. These are the only type I can find of this sort (see label above)... with only 3 grams of sugar and 12g protein, you can't beat it with a stick! The drawback? It is sweetened with artificial sweetener.

Greek yogurt tends to be my favorite because it is higher protein and gives me more nutritional bang for my proverbial "buck." I sometimes mix it with a traditional plain yogurt. I really mix it up and add cocoa sometimes or berries.

As for greek yogurts, I have tried several. My absolute favorite is Fage and it is AMAZING. However, I can hardly find it in my town and when I do it is very expensive. Chobani and Oikos are other good greek yogurts too and I tend to go with Oikos just because it is available at Walmart.

UNTIL TODAY. Behold, Kroger has GREEK YOGURT! The best part? It is sweetened with STEVIA. This is amazing. I am so excited to try it but I can tout it before I try it because historically Kroger is all about quality. I will update and compare their versions to Fage, Chobani, and Oikos. But from now on, I know where I will get my greek yogurts.

Check out the Kroger Brand strawberry greek yogurt label here:

 What are your favorite yogurts? Any good recipes? I will post some of mine here later... for now I am off to the dentist!
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  1. UnknownAugust 16, 2010 at 9:08 AM

    Rae Awesome Jo! I wanted to keep reading. Ummm but that Greek Yogart has a high amount of carbs for such a little amount. That is something that people don't look out for. We concentration on the calories, fats, and sugars and forget about how many carbs we put into our bodies. That 1/2 cup container has 15g carbs. that 5% is for a 2000 cal diet. Just something to be aware of.

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  2. imperfectlyblueAugust 16, 2010 at 1:55 PM

    thanks dee! great point... 15g carbs is actually the perfect amount for a snack while 45g is good for a meal (at least that's what my dietitian told me...) but it's personal preference, especially if you go low carb. i do agree it's a bit high on the overall sugars, but most dairy is inherently higher on sugars... which is why the carb master is such a great option!

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