Yoghurts

Quaver

Hi all,

Hoping you might be able to help me out here. I'm a big yoghurt fan, especially for an afternoon snack. Obviously loving the flavoured ones, but I nearly had a heart attack when I noticed how much sugar is in them! Trying to cut down on my sugar levels, so now I've moved onto natural yoghurts, and I usually cut up some fruit into it. Are any particular brands better than others?

Thanks,

Q

EileenG

I'm sure there are. Probably worth going for the organic ones, or even goat yogurt, but really, any natural yogurt should be fine, especially compared with the sugar and additive-laden ones that most people eat.

El_Dangeroso

Full fat greek yoghurt is pretty nice, pour on top of some strawberries and blueberries, sprinkle over some chopped hazelnuts and grated dark chocolate...mmm heaven and very low sugar.

Lornen

I usually buy quite alot of Glenisk yogurt. They have a website you can find by typing Glenisk into your google search bar, and they have loads of types of yogurt on there to have a look at and get some info on them for yourself. You can pick that yogurt up in practically any supermarket. I go to Tesco for the big tubs of vanilla! yum!

MissMotivated

I tried natural yoghurt a few months ago and found it extremely bitter, I was eating usually Glenisk low fat strawberry yoghurts then, had one of them recently and I had to throw it away I found it extremely sweet, can eat natural yoghurt now no bother I actually love it!! I think I usually go for one with probiotic live cultures

Ciaran500

Lornen wrote: »

I usually buy quite alot of Glenisk yogurt. They have a website you can find by typing Glenisk into your google search bar, and they have loads of types of yogurt on there to have a look at and get some info on them for yourself. You can pick that yogurt up in practically any supermarket. I go to Tesco for the big tubs of vanilla! yum!

Like all the other yoghurts the Glenisk flavoured ones are loaded with sugar. The plain ones are delicious though.

newsizedbooty

i really like the yeo valley ones, i hope they are healthy. i love natural yoghurt, the more bitter the better!

Lornen

newsizedbooty wrote: »

i really like the yeo valley ones, i hope they are healthy. i love natural yoghurt, the more bitter the better!

bitter yogurt with a small swirl of honey and a few crushed walnuts is heaven!

bp1989

Yep, Yeo Valley all the way. The store brands are always horribly watery, whereas Yeo Valley is much thicker and taste wise, far superior.

Ciaran500

bp1989 wrote: »

Yep, Yeo Valley all the way. The store brands are always horribly watery, whereas Yeo Valley is much thicker and taste wise, far superior.

I'm a fan of the Tesco brand one myself, not sure of the full title but its in black 500g tubs. Nice n thick and stays thick if you open it and leave it in the fridge a day or two.

Lornen

Ciaran500 wrote: »

I'm a fan of the Tesco brand one myself, not sure of the full title but its in black 500g tubs. Nice n thick and stays thick if you open it and leave it in the fridge a day or two.

You beat me to it but I was going to say the Tesco yogurt is nice and keeps better than you'd think. Have yet to try the Dunnes brand though, but I'm sure it'll hold up next to it. I think the non-named brands are getting alot better in quality.

Cavehill Red

Yoghurts aren't bitter, they're sour.

/pedant

Magic Eight Ball

I find natural yogurt very sweet myself. Oh the joy of having taste buds that haven't been ruined by over processed sugary crap.
Oh, Glenisk natural yogurt FTW.

Mellor

Cavehill Red wrote: »

Yoghurts aren't bitter, they're sour.

/pedant

What about my sugar free lemon yoghurt

Cavehill Red

Mellor wrote: »

What about my sugar free lemon yoghurt

Double sour.

See here for details:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taste

Mellor

Cavehill Red wrote: »

Double sour.

See here for details:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taste

???
Are you trying to say lemons aren't bitter?
You should check your links in future.

Bitterness
Bitterness is the most sensitive of the tastes, and is perceived by many to be unpleasant, sharp, or disagreeable. Common bitter foods and beverages include coffee, unsweetened cocoa, South American mate, marmalade, bitter melon, beer, bitters, olives, citrus peel, many plants in the Brassicaceae family, dandelion greens, escarole and lemons.

Cavehill Red

I'm saying the lemon flavouring in your yoghurt is sour, not bitter. You should have kept reading:

Sourness
Sourness is the taste that detects acidity. The sourness of substances is rated relative to dilute hydrochloric acid, which has a sourness index of 1. By comparison, tartaric acid has a sourness index of 0.7, citric acid an index of 0.46, and carbonic acid an index of 0.06.