Important News If You Eat Yogurt

Thanks for the article Joel. I’ve been eating Greek yogurt for about 6 months. I like adding a little cinnamon to it. I buy mine at Walmart, I’ve found that Walmart has better prices than most grocery stores.

I buy Greek yogurt with strawberries at the bottom. Is that healthy???

I am AMAZED that so many people eat that over processed, syrupy goo that passes for “yogurt.” Read the label and you’d be horrified at the additives. The “no fat” craze which leads to eating excessive refined carbs is a prime reason ffor all of the diabetes we see these days. Be less worried about fat and more worried about sugar!

Not only is Greek yogurt healthy, it has a much creamier texture and doesn’t split into “curds and whey” like many other unprocessed yogurts. I particularly like Fage (pronounced Fa-yeh) which is lovely. For less money you can try Zoi which is also tasty but not quite as luxurious an experience.

Lisa

Hi Joel,
See you mention Splenda…Have a look at what Dr Janet Starr Hull found about Splenda. I would like to see your view about it.
Once read that very obese people should try to eat 1 glas of Greek yogurt a day. in a study (they did not change their diet in any other way!) most people lost some kg in a year.(think it was 7kg….but I’m not sure about the exact amount or %)
Thanks for great information.

good post, the truth about flavored yogourt!

one thing to watch for in low fat products 9particularly dairy) is what are they replacing the fat with? it is a good idea to read both the nutritional info, and the ingredient list on any food you buy. i usually eat a normal to higher fat yogourt, and just have a little less of it.

Thank you so much for your post! I actually eat yogurt everyday as my morning snack, and I was so convinced I was doing the right thing and opting for a healthy food.
Now I know to look for where the sugar actually comes from! and how many carbs it contains!! Thanks again

pilar

Hi Joel, just a thought…. I like natural Honey flavored Greek Yogurt too. I buy a low fat (not 0%) version as use it on my days when I upreulate the fat in my diet. It’s still only 17 grams of sugar for a serving, which is a little high when putting fat in at the same time, but since it’s honey it doesn’t seem to affect me too much.

What do you think? Should I avoid the honey flavored on those days; maybe switch it to me carb days?

Tim

I think you should research how 0% fat yohurts etc. are made. There was a programme here in UK which showed how 0% mayonaise was made and bacteria was added. Also anything which is so ‘manhandled’ must be pretty ropey. Stick to low fat organic yoghurts which is really just the fat skimmed off the milk and all other ingredients are natural. i.e. just milk.

Ilove ff plain greek yogurt but Kroger(smiths/ralphs) also makes Carbmaster yogurt in an 80 calorie[ 12g protein 4g carb(3gsugar) 1.5g fat] and a 60 calorie[8-9g protein 4gcarb 1.5g fat] variety that are REALLY good and are excellent additions to protein shakes.

Hi Joel. I love to eat organic Greek yogurt. I usually make it into a smoothie with some fresh or frozen fruit and a little honey to sweeten it. I was just wondering, you suggest in your article to use a little splenda or stevia for sweetener. I thought that splenda was one of the no no’s included with using artificial sweetners. Can you please clarify?

Hi Joel,
Thank you for your email that interested me. I ditched the flavoured stuff long ago and always buy Greek Yoghurt. I find that different brands have different tastes and add fruit, nuts or a little maple/honey squeeze if necessary.

Wow, thank you for this WONDERFUL tip, Joel! While I did know about the “low-fat” scam with substituting fats with sugars (mostly derived from HGFS), I had no idea Greek yogurt was so high in protein and so good for you! Thank you!

Hey Joel Great advice on the yogurt but was totally shocked to read your suggestion to add splenda????????? I think if you talk to all your “friends” in the nutrition end of things they will enlighten you to the reasons to not recommend splenda. I believe I just read an article not to long ago from either Isabelle De Los Rios or Yuri Elkaim (both as you know are holistic nutritionists) on the ill effects of “fake or chemical” sweetners.

Hi Joel,
I agree, a large amount of what is in our grocery stores are not healthy. Marketing is what get us to buy it, now we need to be reading the labels and seeing what we are really eating.

I’ve been eating 0% Greek Yogurt for quite awhile and I love it! I use a little in my protein drinks (to thicken things up), I water it down a bit, add spices and use it as a dressing. As time goes on I keep finding other fun ways to use it.

What special things are you doing with it?

Thanks for posting this, the more info we receive the better.

To your health!
Pattie

I already purchase and eat 0% Fat Greek Yogurt, however, have never seen this as an “Organic/Probiotic” product in the 0% Fat? Do they make it organic or is it already “Organic/Probiotic”? Thank you!
Teresa

Hi Joel,

It’s important to look at the label, I personnally don’t like the taste of Greek yogourt, but will try your receipe. I buy Silhouette 0% Fat yogourt, and like it very much. Nice snack and desert.

Nicole

Great post, Joel! It seriously amazes me how many of these “healthy” foods are just packed with sugar! It’s a scam! I curiously looked at a Slim Fast label and found that one can has 25 grams of carbs and 18 grams of sugar! Like this yogurt, it has high fructose corn syrup. And if that wasn’t bad enough, it has hydrogenated oils (read: trans fat). These companies make me sick. I feel sorry for the millions who have been duped into buying this garbage thinking they are doing something good for themselves. But to all those people out there, it’s not your fault! Just stick with the pros like Joel, Vince, Roman, and CB and you’ll learn so much invaluable information! I know I have. Keep it comin!

Greek has been my favorite for a long time before it became popular and the price went sky high and it is sometimes hard to find. When I can’t find the Greek, I take the quart size plain organic yogurt and strain it in cheesecloth overnight. In the morning I have the smoothest, creamiest yogurt to use.

I always read the ingredients before buying any food! I buy Dannon’s all-natural non-fat plain yogurt. I add “Sun-Crystals”(which is Stevia and pure cane sugar). You don’t have to use much of this sweetener and it tastes sweet! I add strawberries, raspberries or other fruits. Sometimes I just add lemon juice. Sometimes I make smoothies too. My two teenage daughters love to make smoothies! I think this yogurt tastes much better than any of the already made stuff!!

Great to reinforce the good stuff to eat. Greek yogurt with fruit is very tasty!!! Thanks for the article!

I love yoghurt and just buy natural plain low fat yoghurt but will be switching to Plain greek yoghurt now after reading this!!! I usually do add berries and stivia and sometimes protien powder and make a choc berry yoghurt! So yummy :) Thanks heaps for all the awesome info you bring to us every day!!! :)

I love Greek yogourt!!! I will definately be eating it more now, though. I didn’t realize how bad that other yogourt was. Thanks for the heads-up!

>Take home message:plain Greek Yogurt instead (look for the 0% fat variety).

I totally agree with the plain yogurt idea, but why 0% or lowfat? As long as you don’t go nuts and eat pints at a sitting, using fat calories instead of carb calories is a good thing in most of the recent (though still controversial) discussions.

Hi Joel,

What if I can’t stand the taste of yogurt? I got sick from it when I was young and have tried over the years to re-adjust to the taste, but cannot. Is there something else I can eat to get the same nutrients and health benefits? I need a good snack food that is more of a treat like the ideas you had to use with the yogurt.

If you have any suggestions, please let me know.

Thanks!