Healthy yoghurts with no artificial sweeteners
Healthy yoghurts with no artificial sweeteners
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tele_lover

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3,337 posts

45 months

Sunday 23rd June 2024
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Edited by tele_lover on Saturday 29th August 19:11

Silvanus

6,911 posts

53 months

Sunday 23rd June 2024
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All yogurts are sour unless you add a sweetener of some sort. I have oats soaked in fruit juice (not citrus), mixed with greek yogurt and fruit (fresh or frozen berries usually). Plenty sweet enough.

Other option would be to try skyr instead of yogurt, that tends not to be quite so sour as different cultures are used. They all contain lactic acid though, so all will have varying degrees of sourness.

Another tip would be to pour off the liquid that separates from the curd as that is very sour.

Edited by Silvanus on Sunday 23 June 19:52

lauda

4,431 posts

237 months

Sunday 23rd June 2024
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Just put some fruit and honey on it. I find this counteracts any sourness.

Ham_and_Jam

3,715 posts

127 months

Sunday 23rd June 2024
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Have you tried Asda own label Greek yoghurt.

I have it every morning with banana, grapes and granola.

Tastes creamy and the fruit gives a bit of sweetness. No sourness that I can perceive.

Bluevanman

10,211 posts

223 months

Monday 24th June 2024
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Low fat isn't healthy and often means high sugar. That one you like has no fat and 7% sugar, you'd be better off with 7% fat and no sugar smile.
Usually fruit flavoured yoghurts are high in sugar .
Have a look at Greek style yoghurts,they can be just as healthy as Greek yoghurt without the sourness

Arrivalist

3,521 posts

29 months

Monday 24th June 2024
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Either add yoghurt or keep looking.

I’ve just come back from 2 weeks in Skopelos and the Greek yogurt needed nothing added as it had no sourness at all.

I have no idea what it was but maybe try a Greek supermarket, if there’s one nearby.

SP_

3,042 posts

135 months

Monday 24th June 2024
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Try Skyr. Morrisons own brand or Arla. Tastes great. Also high in protein @ ~10g per 100

Bluevanman

10,211 posts

223 months

Monday 24th June 2024
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tele_lover said:
Thanks for that. I did wonder. Fat isn't so bad so long as saturated isn't too much.

So Greek style might give me the best of both worlds? No sugar but not sour
Have you thought about cottage cheese? Stick it in a blender and becomes smooth like yoghurt,low sugar too

Silvanus

6,911 posts

53 months

Monday 24th June 2024
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Bluevanman said:
tele_lover said:
Thanks for that. I did wonder. Fat isn't so bad so long as saturated isn't too much.

So Greek style might give me the best of both worlds? No sugar but not sour
Have you thought about cottage cheese? Stick it in a blender and becomes smooth like yoghurt,low sugar too
Might as well go for skyr or quark

M5-911

1,529 posts

75 months

Monday 24th June 2024
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I had to taste so many yogurts for a client of mine for similar reasons that you mentioned. "Megval" yogurt was a clear winner. It is basically the Rolls Royce of yogurts. Try it and you will not be disappointed.

blingybongy

4,148 posts

176 months

Tuesday 25th June 2024
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Bluevanman said:
Have you thought about cottage cheese? Stick it in a blender and becomes smooth like yoghurt,low sugar too
No idea why but that made me feel sick.

Ham_and_Jam

3,715 posts

127 months

Tuesday 25th June 2024
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blingybongy said:
Bluevanman said:
Have you thought about cottage cheese? Stick it in a blender and becomes smooth like yoghurt,low sugar too
No idea why but that made me feel sick.
hurl

RoadToad84

979 posts

64 months

Tuesday 25th June 2024
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I buy the cheapest possible "greek style" yoghurt from Morrisons..it's a little sour, but soon got used to it. I can easily polish off a large tub in short order. Stirring in some chia seeds is a nice touch too.

The Gauge

7,436 posts

43 months

Monday 12th August 2024
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Anyone know the difference between Greek yogurt and Greek style?
Is the Greek yogurt just strained more?
Also I see that Fage yogurt says that it is Greek recipe, is there a difference and which is healthier?

Acorn1

3,559 posts

50 months

Monday 12th August 2024
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Bluevanman

10,211 posts

223 months

Monday 12th August 2024
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The Gauge said:
Anyone know the difference between Greek yogurt and Greek style?
Is the Greek yogurt just strained more?
Also I see that Fage yogurt says that it is Greek recipe, is there a difference and which is healthier?
They can only call it Greek yoghurt if it's made with Greek ingredients,like Cornish pasty.
I could be wrong mind smile
Sometimes Greek style has more protein and less sugar.Check out the nutrition on the label.I prefer Lidl Greek style

Mr.Chips

1,249 posts

244 months

Monday 12th August 2024
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You could try the Alpro Blueberry soya yoghurt. I'm currently on the Slimming World plan and this is reasonably healthy and quite tasty too.

gusko

188 posts

190 months

Tuesday 3rd February
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I was searching for a different topic and found this thread. I live in Bulgaria and yoghurt is consumed in vast quantities here
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Here is a link that explains a lot

https://bacillusbulgaricus.com/bulgarian-yogurt/

There are also the factors of what milk you use... I live in the mountains and the cows stroll around living a great life , the milk seems to benefit from this lifestyle rather than lowland intense farming . .Also the air quality affects the flavour as well., fresh mountain air versus city polluted air is noticible

here is a link to give you an example of the varieties available here....these are just the cow milk ones

https://www.ebag.bg/en/categories/cow-milk/1602

Every shop will have at least 5 different varieties and generally the ones over 4% fat are all edible without adding honey/ fruit or muesli .

The Gauge

7,436 posts

43 months

Tuesday 3rd February
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The Gauge said:
Anyone know the difference between Greek yogurt and Greek style?
Is the Greek yogurt just strained more?
Also I see that Fage yogurt says that it is Greek recipe, is there a difference and which is healthier?
Turns out it's all about how the yogurt is strained, with Greek being strained a certain way. Greek style isn't the same as Greek, and could perhaps be a hight sugar content but with the texture of Greek yogurt.

I've been eating Fage Total 5% (which I enjoy with fruit added) and I see on their website they now do fruit yogurt with is strained.

Venisonpie

4,847 posts

112 months

Wednesday 4th February
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The Gauge said:
Turns out it's all about how the yogurt is strained, with Greek being strained a certain way. Greek style isn't the same as Greek, and could perhaps be a hight sugar content but with the texture of Greek yogurt.

I've been eating Fage Total 5% (which I enjoy with fruit added) and I see on their website they now do fruit yogurt with is strained.
Fage 5% is my go to, mix in berry fruits and some honey and its a great breakfast. It gets recommended by Sophie Morris who is a campaigner for no nasties in food (I follow her on Insta and she is helpful in that regard).