Greek Yogurt vs... regular yogurt

[HiTempguy1]

Had an american friend up here recently. She ordered a yogurt parfait thing from a breakfast joint we were at, and dived right in. Comical facial expressions occurred due to her disgust at "greek yogurt".

Says it tastes sour/spoiled, which I thought an interesting description of the taste. So, thoughts?

Do you like "normal" yogurt (whatever that is, seems like yogurt is different all over the world), greek yogurt, or just say no to yogurt?

[Kloubek]

Greek all the way. So much richer and fulfilling. Since I discovered it, I'm not sure I've purchased traditional yogurt since.

[dj_rice]

Originally posted by Kloubek
Greek all the way. So much richer and fulfilling. Since I discovered it, I'm not sure I've purchased traditional yogurt since.


Same here.

Love me some Libertie Lemon or any flavor they carry is actually good

[msommers]

Skyr is the best!!

[Strider]

Plain Greek yogurt is quite sour and actually pretty hard to eat by itself. But once it's loaded up with fruit/sweeteners :thumbsup:

Skyr (Icelandic yogurt) is the best of both worlds, has the thick richness of Greek yogurt without the sourness.

[A790]

Greek yogurt for sure. Moar protein.

[ExtraSlow]

Greek with fruit = win. Load it with pumpkin seeds, slivered almonds and steel cut oats for a pretty healthy breakfast.

[lasimmon]

I like both and switch it up. Voted normal as I have it in my fridge currently.

[riander5]

Skyr for the win - Greek is garbage compared to it

[nismodrifter]

Home made EI yogurt.

Nothing better.

[speedog]

Olympia Krema 9% fat - get all the flavor, none of that 2.9 or 0% shit.

[firebane]

Yogurt is vile :barf:

[Seth1968]

Originally posted by firebane
Yogurt is vile :barf:

FFS.

I was going to post the same, but digressed as I'm already full of controversy. Your post gave me a nudge.

Marketing scumbags convince people that rotting bovine mammary gland secretions is healthy to consume.

[theken]

Plain Greek with granola

[cancer man]

Originally posted by Seth1968


FFS.

I was going to post the same, but digressed as I'm already full of controversy. Your post gave me a nudge.

Marketing scumbags convince people that rotting bovine mammary gland secretions is healthy to consume.


When you go down on your squaw with a yeast infection you might find yogurt pretty good to balance the intestinal bacteria. I would not know but buddy from cardston.. a good mormon said it's the best medicine.

[jwslam]

Originally posted by dj_rice
Same here.

Love me some Libertie Lemon or any flavor they carry is actually good
I like Liberte too but I don't think it's full on "Greek Yogurt" like Ooikos :dunno:
It seems so much smoother...

edit:
This is the stuff I like. I guess it's not sold as "Greek" anyways.
http://images.realfoodtoronto.com/P/RealFoodToronto-Liberte-Mediterranee-500g-Blackberry.jpg

[killramos]

Used to hate yogurt ( standard kind, high in fat ). Never saw the appeal, not healthy enough to be put up with.

Though the latest trend of low fat greek style Yogurt in a parfait with some fruit and granola is a pretty awesome breakfast, good for your gut too.

Gotto mix it up from breakfast sandwiches and bagels every once in a while.

[Hallowed_point]

I can honestly say that I've bought regular yogurt maybe 1-2 times since discovering greek yogurt. The consistency and protein content win me over.

[bulaian]

Originally posted by msommers
Skyr is the best!!



Originally posted by Strider
Plain Greek yogurt is quite sour and actually pretty hard to eat by itself. But once it's loaded up with fruit/sweeteners :thumbsup:

Skyr (Icelandic yogurt) is the best of both worlds, has the thick richness of Greek yogurt without the sourness.



Originally posted by riander5
Skyr for the win - Greek is garbage compared to it

Skyr is awesome!
~150 calories in 3/4 of a cup, 18g of protein

:thumbsup:

[EK 2.0]

Originally posted by nismodrifter
Home made EI yogurt.

Nothing better.


CHAK DE FATEH!!!

[civic_stylez]

Regular yogurt for granola.

Greek yogurt for eating straight.

Both awesome!!!

[sputnik]

11% MF!

This stuff is incredible. Even plain it tastes like a cross between cream cheese and sour cream.

http://i.imgur.com/ZO06W3Y.png

[roopi]

Originally posted by firebane
Yogurt is vile :barf:



Originally posted by Seth1968


FFS.

I was going to post the same, but digressed as I'm already full of controversy. Your post gave me a nudge.

Marketing scumbags convince people that rotting bovine mammary gland secretions is healthy to consume.




:werd:

[speedog]

Originally posted by sputnik
11% MF!

This stuff is incredible. Even plain it tastes like a cross between cream cheese and sour cream.

http://i.imgur.com/ZO06W3Y.png

Agreed, blows away Leberté.

[Kloubek]

Well I gotta try that then. 11% fat. Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

[schocker]

http://www.greekgodsyogurt.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/honey1.png + http://ca-en.naturespath.com/sites/default/files/styles/product_list/public/product/gra-po-lc-choco-cd-front_0.png :drool:

[Disoblige]

Activia (regular, not lactose free) is where it's at.

Greek tastes so tart and sour. Gross.

[schurchill39]

The wife loves greek yogurt but I can't do it. It tastes like really shitty sour cream to me.

[Kjonus]

Astro Original Balkan yogurt any flavor for this guy

[msommers]

Anyone who says they enjoy plain Greek yogurt is lying to themselves

[Darkane]

Originally posted by msommers
Anyone who says they enjoy plain Greek yogurt is lying to themselves

You know it's just yogurt for us Greeks right? lol

And yes I enjoy plain. But flavoured full fat is insanely good.

[sputnik]

Originally posted by msommers
Anyone who says they enjoy plain Greek yogurt is lying to themselves

Tell that to my kids. They would eat a big bowl every night before bed if they could.

My daughter eats it plain and my son with a few dates chopped up into it.

[Strider]

Originally posted by sputnik
11% MF!

This stuff is incredible. Even plain it tastes like a cross between cream cheese and sour cream.

http://i.imgur.com/ZO06W3Y.png

I buy this for my 1 year old who eats it with blueberries. I used to think Liberte was good, but Olympic Krema is so much better.

I don't enjoy it plain though :barf:

[A790]

Originally posted by Strider


I buy this for my 1 year old who eats it with blueberries. I used to think Liberte was good, but Olympic Krema is so much better.

I don't enjoy it plain though :barf:
What are the macros on it?

[riander5]

How do all your protein and macro buffs not know about skyr at superstore?

Better macros than greek, and so smooth that greek literally tastes cheesey compared to it

Get a clue beyond!

[holden]

Originally posted by riander5
How do all your protein and macro buffs not know about skyr at superstore?

Better macros than greek, and so smooth that greek literally tastes cheesey compared to it

Get a clue beyond!

Thanks for the tip. I eat greek for the high protein content, primarily in my shakes.

[riander5]

^ It's a game changer. I used to cycle between greek and cottage cheese as id get sick of one and go to the other.

I now just go straight skyr all the time, a few frozen blueberries on top :drool:

[Despair*]

Originally posted by riander5
How do all your protein and macro buffs not know about skyr at superstore?

Better macros than greek, and so smooth that greek literally tastes cheesey compared to it

Get a clue beyond!

I'll definitely give it a try the next time I go to superstore. Sounds good. How's the pricing on skyr?

[A790]

Originally posted by riander5
How do all your protein and macro buffs not know about skyr at superstore?

Better macros than greek, and so smooth that greek literally tastes cheesey compared to it

Get a clue beyond!
So... what are the macros?

Can't say I'm on the up and up in yogurt trends ;)

[mazdavirgin]

:dunno: Macro wise yogurt usually isn't that good because it's got a ton of sugar both added sugar in the case of flavored yogurt and natural sugars in the case of naturally occuring sugars in milk. Hence why it tastes good, it's like eating pseudo healthy tubs of candy/ice cream.

[A790]

Originally posted by mazdavirgin
:dunno: Macro wise yogurt usually isn't that good because it's got a ton of sugar both added sugar in the case of flavored yogurt and natural sugars in the case of naturally occuring sugars in milk. Hence why it tastes good, it's like eating pseudo healthy tubs of candy/ice cream.
LOL.

You should check out the macros on greek yogurt. Usually it's 10:1 cal:protein, which is pretty good.

[mazdavirgin]

Originally posted by A790

LOL.

You should check out the macros on greek yogurt. Usually it's 10:1 cal:protein, which is pretty good.

http://www.liberte.ca/en/products/black-cherry

230 Cal : 5g protein
46 Cal : 1g protein

Straight up vanilla ice cream comes in at:

60 Cal : 1g protein...

[holden]

Originally posted by mazdavirgin


http://www.liberte.ca/en/products/black-cherry

230 Cal : 5g protein
46 Cal : 1g protein

Straight up vanilla ice cream comes in at:

60 Cal : 1g protein...

Why are you eating the high-fat sweetened one with fruit?

http://www.liberte.ca/en/products/grek-plain-0-percent

100 Cal: 17g proten

[mazdavirgin]

Originally posted by holden


Why are you eating the high-fat sweetened one with fruit?

http://www.liberte.ca/en/products/grek-plain-0-percent

100 Cal: 17g proten

Not eating either kinds of yogurt frankly. Too much additional sugar if diet wise if you're trying to not consume too much sugar on a day to day basis. Just pointing out that macro wise it's frankly not that good especially the stuff people are linking here which is one step short of ice cream. Yeah tastes good but there's a reason for that.

So even the plain old 0% percent comes in at 6g of sugar for 175g and you should be keeping overall sugar consumption under ~35 grams. Starts adding up real fast...

[Strider]

Originally posted by mazdavirgin
Not eating either kinds of yogurt frankly. Too much additional sugar if diet wise if you're trying to not consume too much sugar on a day to day basis. Just pointing out that macro wise it's frankly not that good especially the stuff people are linking here which is one step short of ice cream. Yeah tastes good but there's a reason for that.

So even the plain old 0% percent comes in at 6g of sugar for 175g and you should be keeping overall sugar consumption under ~35 grams. Starts adding up real fast...

Those who are concerned about macros shouldn't be eating the full fat yogurts being linked... but I don't think anybody linking them suggested that they do so either.

Here's the PC Skyr 0% from Superstore:
110 cal : 21g protein, 2g sugar

For eating plain, this stuff tastes better than Greek yogurt anyways.

[A790]

Originally posted by Strider


Those who are concerned about macros shouldn't be eating the full fat yogurts being linked... but I don't think anybody linking them suggested that they do so either.

Here's the PC Skyr 0% from Superstore:
110 cal : 21g protein, 2g sugar

For eating plain, this stuff tastes better than Greek yogurt anyways.
IIFYM, fam. ;)