These split cups toss in way too much sugar for our liking—just one container contains 29 grams of sugar, plus a whopping calories. Try This: Opt for the other flavors like this Strawberry Split Cup which only has 11 grams of sugar per serving.
Try This: Chobani's Flip Classics are much lower in sugar. Try the Apple Crisp Twist which has just 14 grams of sugar. No thanks. Try This: If you really crave that sweet treat, Noosa's Salted Caramel shaves 10g of sugar off that, and only has calories. These seem perfectly harmless at just 18 grams of sugar per container , but we noticed these bright pink cups were significantly smaller than a normal 5 to 5.
After a little number crunching, we discovered this yogurt would have closer to 24 grams of sugar if it was the same size as the competitors. Try This: Add your own topping to their plain flavor — like raspberries, lemon juice, and a little honey. Get your free serving of weekly tips that will inspire you to do something healthy today!
If you are comparing the sugar content in Greek yogurt to regular yogurt, you are likely not making a better choice. Greek yogurt has really gained in popularity in the past few years. What makes Greek yogurt, Greek yogurt, is that it has been strained to remove some of the whey and lactose, the milk sugar, and when this happens, the end product contains slightly more protein and slightly less naturally present milk sugar.
Many are touting this as the healthier option — so, is it? Yogurt IS a healthy food, IF you choose full fat, organic and plain. I am going to compare Greek yogurt and regular yogurt and explain how to correctly read the label as it pertains to sugar.
Yes, organic matters, but sugar is really the important component here that we want to address, because the Greek Yogurt and regular cow yogurt are not an apples to apples comparison, when it comes to sugar. So, how do you make the right choice when it comes to yogurt? Greek yogurt has 9 grams of sugar per 8 oz that are naturally present. This is lactose, the sugar found in milk.
This is naturally present sugar and not added sugar. So, when you look at the label of Greek yogurt, you now know that 9 grams of sugar is naturally present, per 8 oz serving. The Chobani yogurt has 15 grams of sugar listed on the label per the container size of 5.
I know that there are 9 grams of sugar that are naturally present in 8 oz of Greek yogurt. So, I need to do a quick calculation to determine that there are 6 grams of sugar that are naturally present in 5. There are 15 grams of sugar listed on the Chobani label, so I know that 6 grams are naturally present and that 9 grams of sugar are added sugars.
Since I know that there are 4 grams of sugar per teaspoon of sugar. I can now determine how many added teaspoons of sugar are present. Is this insignificant? From the earlier calculation, I know that there are 6 grams of sugar naturally present in 5. So there is one more teaspoon of sugar in the Oikos yogurt.
Look at the difference just ONE teaspoon makes each day. It means that you will consume an additional 4 pounds of sugar in a year. When you are at the store comparing the sugar listed on the label of a Greek yogurt and a regular yogurt, you are not comparing apples to apples. You are comparing apples to oranges, because these two types of yogurt do not have the same amount of naturally present sugar to start with.
Again, Greek yogurt has 9 grams of naturally present sugar per 8 oz serving and regular yogurt has 12 grams of sugar per 8 oz serving. Say each yogurt has 2 teaspoons of added sugars. That would mean that you would see 17 grams of sugar on an 8 oz serving of Greek yogurt and 20 grams of sugar on the label of an 8 oz serving of regular yogurt. These two yogurts have the exact same amount of added sugar and yet, you would likely choose the Greek yogurt over the regular yogurt and yet, either choice would result in you consuming 7.
Choose plain, full fat organic Greek or regular cow yogurt. Yes, this is still sugar, but I would rather control how much sugar I am getting on a regular basis. Very informative, however you should begin with what is Greek yogurt.
American companies such as Oikos , are not about yogurt, they're about business. In America it's completely legal to call things with they are not. To add, you are comparing yogurts that come with fruit compote and preservatives. This is not what Greeks eat , this is not Greek yogurt. Greek yogurt is made with sheep's milk and it comes from Greece. It's a super food, and people who eat this yogurt daily on the island of the car you live well into their hundreds.
Its pretty close, No added sugar, no preservatives. I have chosen my side You are a yogurt troll for sure. It is people like you that make the internet a place for misinformation. People, just moderate what you eat.
Don't eat a boat load of sugar. Don't eat a boat load of fat. Don't eat a boat. Just balance and moderate. If you are eating so much greek yogurt that the sugar is hurting you then you are eating too much of it.
So now you have to take it in tablet form to replenish the very key ingredient that helps you loose weight. It does not make any sense. When I eat greek yogurt I gain weight as opposed to when I dat regular yogurt.
Page Angelia, I suffer from diabetes type 2. To me all sugar is bad so your below answer is what I had been looking for, thanks. I make my own full fat cow milk yogurt.
I use a small cooler as a water bath. I had pretty much figured it out and was doing 20 hours in the water bath then strain it to make Greek style. Love that tangy taste of lactic acid. I recommend 24 hours, to be sure, but not going over this. You will start to lose some of the active cultures if you culture it too long.
Personally, I have a hard time getting my oven light to heat at a constant I culture at degrees for 24 hours and I do not react to the lactose in the product. Warmly, Angela Angela April 10, This is for whomever Builthebones is. What a fool you are. This is Angela's web page, you moron, how can she be a yogurt troll, you moron? Additionally learn how to check your words before you send them, your grammar is on par with a 6th grader, do so if you expect anyone to take whatever it is you say seriously, however your post is so ignorant I doubt good grammar would help you at all.
I don't care I'm just going to eat yogurt anyways as I love it! I'm not overweight! Eat more more more! I happen to eat full plain Greek yogurt topped with berries and sliced almonds. Since my family and I have given up on added sugar products this has become our dessert. If I want things a little sweeter, I simply add half a banana to my parfait. It is just delicious. I also use Greek yogurt as for our homemade Ice cream pop for my kids they still need a treat.
I agree with you Andre - yet, most people get the sweetened, zero fat versions. These are the best sellers. I like full fat Greek yogurt. Warmly Angela. Your comparison is flawed as you are not comparing plain greek yoghurt but you are using a mixed light products with added sugars to compare and then state your conclusion for ALL greek yoghurt.
Using plain greek yoghurt its 9 grams of sugars present per 8 oz, which is the same as a mild Yoghurt. A full yoghurt has only 7 grams present per 8 oz.
Why isn't the full yoghurt considered healthier than, with less sugar? Well my dear, Dr. Watson, it's because the full yoghurt contains 4 grams of saturated fat, where the greek yoghurt contains only 0.
You should not focus on sugar alone to consider something healthy or not. Yes, this is fine. I also like full fat Greek yogurt. I simply want people to be mindful of the sugars. Angela great article!
There are so many good flavors, and I never miss the sugar either! Nope, no artificial or imitation sugars here! Chobani is my favoritttteeee!! Your email address will not be published. Email address:. Toggle Navigation. You're on the list. There was an error and we couldn't process your subscription. Please reload the page and try again. Product Review: Banza Chickpea Pasta. Copycat Mamma Chia Squeeze.
Does the low sugar strawberry contain any imitation sugar ingredients? Thank you. Hi Sue, Nope, no artificial or imitation sugars here! Share your thoughts Cancel reply Your email address will not be published.
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