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Yogurt healthy? - no way!

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Ryan - 17 Jun 2004 04:30 GMT
I have always read that yogurt is a healthy snack, a good alternative
to cookies, etc.  But I have trouble finding any that have less sugar
than a full can of Moutain Dew!  I have four flavors here, they range
from 43g of sugar to 51g.  And it's not good (natural) sugar either.
The first ingredient is cultured lowfat and nonfat milk.  The second
is sugar.  The third is fructose corn syrup (sugar again!).  Uhh!

Just wanted to vent.  I'm so sick of all the food being filled with
sugar and salt.

-Ryan
The Queen of Cans and Jars - 17 Jun 2004 04:41 GMT
> I have always read that yogurt is a healthy snack, a good alternative
> to cookies, etc.  But I have trouble finding any that have less sugar
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> Just wanted to vent.  I'm so sick of all the food being filled with
> sugar and salt.

buy plain yogurt and quit whining.
Jeri - 17 Jun 2004 11:26 GMT
> I have always read that yogurt is a healthy snack, a good alternative
> to cookies, etc.  But I have trouble finding any that have less sugar
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> Just wanted to vent.  I'm so sick of all the food being filled with
> sugar and salt.

Yogurt is a healthy snack. Buy plain and add your own fruit. There are also
brands out there that are sweetened with artificial sweeteners but I can't
tell you which they are since I don't buy them.

Just be aware that the grams of sugar list on *plain unsweetened* yogurt is
deceiving. By law they have to list the milk sugar (lactose) that goes into
the product however most of that is converted to lactic acid by the cultures
so a 1 cup serving has only about 4g carbs (sugar).
http://www.lowcarbluxury.com/yogurt.html
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Ignoramus30064 - 17 Jun 2004 11:36 GMT
> I have always read that yogurt is a healthy snack, a good alternative
> to cookies, etc.  But I have trouble finding any that have less sugar
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>
> -Ryan

Check again, they must be selling unsweetened (plain) yogurt at your
big grocery store. Ask a manager if necessary. Sweeten to taste.

i
who is going to have a big bottle of kefir for lunch today
Crafting Mom - 17 Jun 2004 11:41 GMT
> Just wanted to vent.  I'm so sick of all the food being filled with
> sugar and salt.

Real yogurt should contain whole milk and bacterial culture.  Nothing else.
You're right though.  Yogurts today that you find on the shelves are nothing
but glorified puddings.  Buy plain.  I absolutely love plain.  It even
tastes sweet to me on its own, but decadent with some berries thrown in.

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jmk - 17 Jun 2004 12:55 GMT
> I have always read that yogurt is a healthy snack, a good alternative
> to cookies, etc.  But I have trouble finding any that have less sugar
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>
> -Ryan

You're not looking very hard then.

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Patricia Heil - 17 Jun 2004 13:32 GMT
Don't buy the flavored stuff.  Buy the plain stuff and put in high fiber
nutritious no-refined-sugar fruit for flavor.  Dannon plain low fat has no
added sugar.

> I have always read that yogurt is a healthy snack, a good alternative
> to cookies, etc.  But I have trouble finding any that have less sugar
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>
> -Ryan
Perple Gyrl - 17 Jun 2004 13:55 GMT
Hood brand has less sugar.  I tried the strawberry smoothie yesterday.  It
was ok, but not as good tasting as regular yogurt.
http://www.hphood.com/products/products.list.Cb.asp

> I have always read that yogurt is a healthy snack, a good alternative
> to cookies, etc.  But I have trouble finding any that have less sugar
[quoted text clipped - 7 lines]
>
> -Ryan
jayjay - 17 Jun 2004 14:58 GMT
>I have always read that yogurt is a healthy snack, a good alternative
>to cookies, etc.  But I have trouble finding any that have less sugar
[quoted text clipped - 7 lines]
>
>-Ryan

Like the others have suggested....

I purchase the plain fat free.   Actually, I even purchase the Walmart
brand in the large containers - as I found that Danon and Yoplait
plain have more sugar than the store brand variety.

I dish out 1 cup, add 2 packets of splenda and mix.   I also purchase
frozen berries and I will take about 1/2 cup of thawed berries and
their own juices and add that in.  

Depending on your favorite flavors you have many options here.

Frozen fruit (berries, melon, fruits)
canned sugarfree fruits in water or natural juices
vanilla flavoring
Various Atkins or other no carb flavorings   (they make key lime,
cheesecake, hazelnut and many other flavors)

You can make your own mix of your favorite flavors.
JMA - 17 Jun 2004 15:27 GMT
> >I have always read that yogurt is a healthy snack, a good alternative
> >to cookies, etc.  But I have trouble finding any that have less sugar
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>
> You can make your own mix of your favorite flavors.

I also mix flavored whey powder in mine once in a while!
jayjay - 17 Jun 2004 16:01 GMT
>I also mix flavored whey powder in mine once in a while!

well, then you are getting into the shake realm...  :-)

I could list off variations all day on this kind of stuff.  

I could also pretty much have that be the mainstay of my diet if I
wouldn't bore my family.
Perple Gyrl - 18 Jun 2004 04:58 GMT
White Mountain from Whole Foods or Central Market is great.  It has a liquid
consistency and 1 cup of the FF type only has 90 calories.  I personally
like the taste... it is very "yogurty".  That is the type I usually use
mixed with fruit and splenda.

"jayjay" <jjf@notmail.com> wrote in message

> I purchase the plain fat free.   Actually, I even purchase the Walmart
> brand in the large containers - as I found that Danon and Yoplait
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>
> You can make your own mix of your favorite flavors.
Doug Freyburger - 17 Jun 2004 19:06 GMT
> But I have trouble finding any that have less sugar
> than a full can of Moutain Dew!  I have four flavors here, they range
> from 43g of sugar to 51g.

Time to stop doing your grocery shopping at 7-Eleven and try an
actual grocery store.  Or time to switch from an unbelievably
crappy grocery store to an acceptible one.  You must live out
in the woods to have groceries that bad.  If so I'm sure you
are accustomed to driving into the city every now and then.
Now your trips to town will include a visit to a grocery store.

Four flavors?  Most groceries I go to have about 20 flavors.  The
only flavors of interest are Plain (full fat) for low carbers,
Plain (non-fat) for low fatters and Plain (low fat) for low
calorie-ers.

> Just wanted to vent.  I'm so sick of all the food being filled with
> sugar and salt.

Agreed.
Cynthia Perry - 17 Jun 2004 19:30 GMT
>I have always read that yogurt is a healthy snack, a good alternative
>to cookies, etc.  But I have trouble finding any that have less sugar
[quoted text clipped - 7 lines]
>
>-Ryan

Albertson's No Sugar Added... about 14g.

I think Land O' Lakes has one that's even less, though it is not no
sugar added... though the portion size is a bit smaller.

There is also the option of buying plain yogurt and adding your own
fruit.

Cynthia
Carol Frilegh - 18 Jun 2004 04:39 GMT
> >I have always read that yogurt is a healthy snack, a good alternative
> >to cookies, etc.  But I have trouble finding any that have less sugar
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>
> Cynthia

Homemade Yogurt sans lactose

1 litre or quart cow or goat's milk or  cow cream
1/2 cup plain commercial yogurt as starter

Heat milk in a pot brining it to the boil (212F for cow's milk, or 188
F for Goat's milk)
Maintain that temperature for 3 minutes.
Rmove from heat 15 minutes
Set pot in cold water until milk reaches room te,perature.

Combine 1/2 cup of the milk with a 1/2 cup commercial yogurt and stir
well making a smooth opaste. Add remaining milk and cover.
Incubate 24 hours either in a yogurt maker, temperature 100 F or an
oven with an ordinary 60 watt bulb replacing oven bulb.

Chill 6-8 hours.

All the lactose will then be consumed.

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Steve - 29 Jun 2004 14:58 GMT
http://www.lyo-san.ca/english/yogourmet/

> Homemade Yogurt sans lactose
>
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> There is no substitute for the right food
Carol Frilegh - 29 Jun 2004 19:02 GMT
> http://www.lyo-san.ca/english/yogourmet/

Most adults on the SCD diet use products from this ,link. I use
ordinary yogurt as a starter and no yogurt maker as a 60 watt bulb in
my second oven provides the correct temperature.
I take 2 of the Lysosan acidophilus capsules daily.

Diva
susanjoneslewis - 17 Jun 2004 20:17 GMT
*sigh*
I wish I could eat yogurt at all. I'm allergic to it (my throat/mouth
swells up something horrid)

Susan
260/192/140

> I have always read that yogurt is a healthy snack, a good alternative
> to cookies, etc.  But I have trouble finding any that have less sugar
[quoted text clipped - 7 lines]
>
> -Ryan
NeoSmokey - 18 Jun 2004 06:22 GMT
> I have always read that yogurt is a healthy snack, a good alternative
> to cookies, etc.  But I have trouble finding any that have less sugar
[quoted text clipped - 7 lines]
>
> -Ryan

If you want something done right, do it yourself.
http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,1977,FOOD_9936_19495,00.html

Smokey
JMA - 18 Jun 2004 06:33 GMT
> > I have always read that yogurt is a healthy snack, a good alternative
> > to cookies, etc.  But I have trouble finding any that have less sugar
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>
> If you want something done right, do it yourself.

http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,1977,FOOD_9936_19495,00.html

> Smokey

I love Alton Brown, but I have NEVER been able to successfully duplicate any
of his recipes.  Emeril OTOH, I can do his stuff easily :)

Jenn
Carol Frilegh - 18 Jun 2004 18:13 GMT
> http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0

Not Found

The requested object does not exist on this server. The link you
followed is either outdated, inaccurate, or the server has been
instructed not to let you have it.

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jmk - 18 Jun 2004 18:36 GMT
>>http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0
>
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> followed is either outdated, inaccurate, or the server has been
> instructed not to let you have it.

I'm not sure if this is the link that she meant but:

Good Eats
Episode EA1F04
Yogurt: Good Milk Gone Bad
http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/show_ea/episode/0,1976,FOOD_9956_20772,00.html

I thought that this was interesting because he uses a heating pad to
keep it warm.  I thought that it was an interesting variation on the
information that PoohBear posted a while back (http://tinyurl.com/25kln)

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Carol Frilegh - 19 Jun 2004 12:06 GMT
> http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/show_ea/episode/0

You can also use a 60 watt lightbulb in the oven to make yogurt. Ican't
access your link.

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NeoSmokey - 19 Jun 2004 13:11 GMT
> > http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/show_ea/episode/0
>
> You can also use a 60 watt lightbulb in the oven to make yogurt. Ican't
> access your link.

Somebody else already posted a corrected link, or you can just go to
foodnetwork.com and search for yogurt. The recipe you're looking for is from
Alton Brown.
 
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