Fage 0% Greek Yogurt

Alf Veedersane · 26-01-2015 12:45pm

power pants wrote: »

was in tescos today

had fage and liberte beside each other in the fridge

I chose liberte. **** you fage !

The Greeks voted for liberte yesterday as well.

It was a sign.

Precious flower · 27-01-2015 11:52am

Alf Veedersane wrote: »

The Greeks voted for liberte yesterday as well.

It was a sign.

Oh, that's all just a fage they are going through! :pac::pac::pac: I'm just a laugh a minute!! *Eats shoots and leaves*

power pants · 27-01-2015 12:06pm

went for the fage today. It was quite interesting... originally I chose the liberte but it was 3.14e and the fage was 3.66e.

I placed the liberte back and went for the fage. I chose the fage as it was more expensive and I wanted to prove to myself that I will not be dictated to by price. If I want to splash the cash, I will do just that.

I forgot that the original reason I chose liberte was that it tastes better imo but by then I had wasted too much time ****ing about in tescos so I paid for the fage and went to work.

It is one of the few times in my life that when confronted by 2 options I never know what Im going to do until Im doing it

Alf Veedersane · 27-01-2015 8:45pm

power pants wrote: »

went for the fage today. It was quite interesting... originally I chose the liberte but it was 3.14e and the fage was 3.66e.

I placed the liberte back and went for the fage. I chose the fage as it was more expensive and I wanted to prove to myself that I will not be dictated to by price. If I want to splash the cash, I will do just that.

I forgot that the original reason I chose liberte was that it tastes better imo but by then I had wasted too much time ****ing about in tescos so I paid for the fage and went to work.

It is one of the few times in my life that when confronted by 2 options I never know what Im going to do until Im doing it

You probably don't even realise how maverick you are.

MiaG · 28-01-2015 11:43am

I like both. Fage breakfast, liberte with fruit for snack later on

power pants · 28-01-2015 5:29pm

liberte for me today

would love to bath in it

Zack Morris · 28-01-2015 5:46pm

power pants wrote: »

liberte for me today

would love to bath in it

Pity it cost €3. Anyone know where I can get it cheaper?

Alf Veedersane · 28-01-2015 5:55pm

Zack Morris wrote: »

Pity it cost €3. Anyone know where I can get it cheaper?

Dunnes and Tesco do deals on it every so often where it's €2 a pop.

power pants · 28-01-2015 5:56pm

the Last year or more it is almost always on sale for 2e for the majority of the time. Tescos sees that it sells well and then pushes the price back up to full price.

currently in Tescos it is back at 3.66e

don't worry, this wont last.

When it is 2e the shelves are empty, when it is 3.66 nobody buys

the prices then goes back on special offer :pac:

power pants · 29-01-2015 12:05pm

liberte again today for me

Challo · 29-01-2015 8:31pm

Fage is on offer in Dunnes at the moment: 3 euro for large, 1 euro for small.

Martha_Mae · 30-01-2015 12:52pm

Read that Liberte uses milk powder where Fage uses fresh milk... I suppose there's always a catch..

Alf Veedersane · 30-01-2015 12:57pm

As Meghan Trainor sang:

"It's all about the taste, 'bout the taste, and macros"

Good enough for me.

dastardly00 · 30-01-2015 3:07pm

Martha_Mae wrote: »

Read that Liberte uses milk powder where Fage uses fresh milk... I suppose there's always a catch..

Link?

Martha_Mae · 30-01-2015 3:22pm

dastardly00 wrote: »

Link?

It was Irish Independent (actual paper) a couple of weeks ago. Let me see if I can find something online..

Alf Veedersane · 30-01-2015 3:43pm

Most likely that they use milk powder as a thickening agent along with milk as an actual ingredient rather than it only including milk powder.

Martha_Mae · 30-01-2015 4:17pm

Alf Veedersane wrote: »

Most likely that they use milk powder as a thickening agent along with milk as an actual ingredient rather than it only including milk powder.

Don't know but doesn't that beat the purpose? Isn't it for that unique recipe that makes greek yogurt so think and tasty?

Martha_Mae · 30-01-2015 4:20pm

Oooh look what I just came across!!

''Some companies just add more milk protein concentrate to the mix instead of making and straining a batch of regular yogurt. According to the Toronto Globe and Mail, Canadian brand Liberté uses this method to manufacture their Greek yogurt.''

consumerist.com/2012/09/05/greek-yogurt-thick-and-luxurious-or-just-full-of-milk-powder/

power pants · 30-01-2015 4:21pm

dont know

I only eat it for the protein, if it had very little protein I would never eat any of the 2.

Alf Veedersane · 30-01-2015 4:25pm

Martha_Mae wrote: »

Oooh look what I just came across!!

''Some companies just add more milk protein concentrate to the mix instead of making and straining a batch of regular yogurt. According to the Toronto Globe and Mail, Canadian brand Liberté uses this method to manufacture their Greek yogurt.''

consumerist.com/2012/09/05/greek-yogurt-thick-and-luxurious-or-just-full-of-milk-powder/

That Canadian Liberté is different to the Yoplait, which doesn't claim to be Greek yoghurt anyway.It's 'Greeek style'.

Martha_Mae · 30-01-2015 4:47pm

Alf Veedersane wrote: »

That Canadian Liberté is different to the Yoplait, which doesn't claim to be Greek yoghurt anyway.It's 'Greeek style'.

It does have a paragraph about Yoplait too and how they got sued, but it seems that they replace the product or something..

Alf Veedersane · 30-01-2015 5:15pm

Martha_Mae wrote: »

It does have a paragraph about Yoplait too and how they got sued, but it seems that they replace the product or something..

Even if they use milk powder/protein concentrate in a Greek-style yoghurt, a lot of people buy them for dem macros.

And obviously the Flava Flav.

Martha_Mae · 30-01-2015 6:54pm

I just believe it's good to know what we're actually eating.

leck · 30-01-2015 8:00pm

Alf Veedersane wrote: »

As Meghan Trainor sang:

"It's all about the taste, 'bout the taste, and macros"

Good enough for me.

What do you mean by the "macros"? Do you mean probiotics?

As for the added milk powder in Liberte, this is from their own FAQs:

Why does Liberté add skim milk or milk protein powder to its yogurts?
Liberté does not add gelatine to its yogurts. Instead, we add skim milk powder and milk protein concentrate for creamy and delicious products that are high in protein.

By contrast, Fage yoghurt is naturally thick as a result of straining the yoghurt and also as a consequence of being strained the protein content is higher and not due to added dried milk to boost the protein and the thickness.

Stench Blossoms · 30-01-2015 8:15pm

leck wrote: »

What do you mean by the "macros"? Do you mean probiotics?

Macronutrients

leck · 30-01-2015 8:21pm

Stench Blossoms wrote: »

Macronutrients

The protein, carb and fat content? or maybe you are mostly concerned with protein?

Martha_Mae · 30-01-2015 8:50pm

leck wrote: »

By contrast, Fage yoghurt is naturally thick as a result of straining the yoghurt and also as a consequence of being strained the protein content is higher and not due to added dried milk to boost the protein and the thickness.

Sounds healthier to me

Alf Veedersane · 30-01-2015 9:22pm

leck wrote: »

The protein, carb and fat content? or maybe you are mostly concerned with protein?

Yes. And sugars as well.

Fage may be healthier comparison but that doesn't make Liberte unhealthy.

Fage is a Greek yoghurt. Liberte is Greek style - it doesn't claim to be anything else.

And there isn't anything inherently bad about what they add to thicken it.

duke886 · 03-02-2015 1:28am

Dunnes Stores,Dungarvan stock it in 500grm tubs-o%fat and 10.3g protein per 100 grms.

CWF · 03-02-2015 3:37pm

It's a euro in Dunnes at the moment for the small tub.

Fage 0% Greek Yogurt

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