Low fat and low sugar yogurts.

Post by John Silver
Can anyone recommend a low fat,low sugar plain yogurt. I had been taken
in by the large 0% fat signs and only recently noticed the high sugar
contents in most. I found a natural one in H&B that they seemed to only
get small quantities of and was often not available.
Not having seen any for a few weeks I asked and was told that it was no
longer produced.
John

Buy fat free plain and flavor it yourself. Although the sugar content appears to go up, it's really that when you remove the fat from the milk, the natural sugars comprise more of the yoghurt.

John Silver

2014-04-11 16:45:00 UTC

Buy fat free plain and flavor it yourself. Although the sugar content appears to go up, it's really that when you remove the fat from the milk, the natural sugars comprise more of the yoghurt.

I don't want a flavoured one. I just wanted one with a lower sugar
content as my blood sugar levels were up a bit. So If I buy one with a
higher fat content it has a lower sugar level?

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John

Giusi

2014-04-12 06:50:45 UTC

Buy fat free plain and flavor it yourself. Although the sugar content appears to go up, it's really that when you remove the fat from the milk, the natural sugars comprise more of the yoghurt.

I don't want a flavoured one. I just wanted one with a lower sugar
content as my blood sugar levels were up a bit. So If I buy one with a
higher fat content it has a lower sugar level?

If you are buying plain, then the sugars are natural to the milk and it won't matter who made the yoghurt, a dairy, a factory or you. It only appears different because instead of X% of 100 g of fullfat milk becomes Y% of skim milk, and of course with the fat removed, the 100 g of milk has a higher sugar content.

Ophelia

2014-04-12 08:32:58 UTC

Post by Giusi
If you are buying plain, then the sugars are natural to the milk and it
won't matter who made the yoghurt, a dairy, a factory or you. It only
appears different because instead of X% of 100 g of fullfat milk becomes
Y% of skim milk, and of course with the fat removed, the 100 g of milk has
a higher sugar content.

Sugar is added to a lot of low fat foods here though to make it palatable.
Hilarious to see 'low fat' biscuits, and then look at the ingredients list.

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Giusi

2014-04-13 07:40:13 UTC

It only

Post by Giusi
appears different because instead of X% of 100 g of fullfat milk becomes
Y% of skim milk, and of course with the fat removed, the 100 g of milk has
a higher sugar content.

Sugar is added to a lot of low fat foods here though to make it palatable.
Hilarious to see 'low fat' biscuits, and then look at the ingredients list.

I know, but in the case of yoghurt the label will say sugar in ingredients. If you just look at the nutrition panel sugar which is natural to the milk will appear even if no sugar was added.

Ophelia

2014-04-13 10:10:11 UTC

Post by Giusi
It only

Post by Giusi
appears different because instead of X% of 100 g of fullfat milk becomes
Y% of skim milk, and of course with the fat removed, the 100 g of milk has
a higher sugar content.

Sugar is added to a lot of low fat foods here though to make it palatable.
Hilarious to see 'low fat' biscuits, and then look at the ingredients list.

I know, but in the case of yoghurt the label will say sugar in
ingredients. If you just look at the nutrition panel sugar which is
natural to the milk will appear even if no sugar was added.

Ahh I wasn't particularly referring to yoghurt. I am talking about things
like the 'slimming' low fat biscuits! I do understand about the milk:)

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John Silver

2014-04-13 23:40:14 UTC

Post by Giusi
If you are buying plain, then the sugars are natural to the milk and
it won't matter who made the yoghurt, a dairy, a factory or you. It
only appears different because instead of X% of 100 g of fullfat milk
becomes Y% of skim milk, and of course with the fat removed, the 100 g
of milk has a higher sugar content.

Sugar is added to a lot of low fat foods here though to make it
palatable. Hilarious to see 'low fat' biscuits, and then look at the
ingredients list.

Did low fat digestive not prove tasteless and unpopular?
John

Ophelia

2014-04-14 09:26:45 UTC

Post by Giusi
If you are buying plain, then the sugars are natural to the milk and
it won't matter who made the yoghurt, a dairy, a factory or you. It
only appears different because instead of X% of 100 g of fullfat milk
becomes Y% of skim milk, and of course with the fat removed, the 100 g
of milk has a higher sugar content.

Sugar is added to a lot of low fat foods here though to make it
palatable. Hilarious to see 'low fat' biscuits, and then look at the
ingredients list.

Did low fat digestive not prove tasteless and unpopular?

No idea. I never bought them. Nor did I buy the myriad of other stuff
purporting to be 'slimming' because they were 'low fat'!
I was about to say they must think we are daft, but I guess many were or
they wouldn't sell:))

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John Silver

2014-04-13 23:38:42 UTC

Buy fat free plain and flavor it yourself. Although the sugar content appears to go up, it's really that when you remove the fat from the milk, the natural sugars comprise more of the yoghurt.

I don't want a flavoured one. I just wanted one with a lower sugar
content as my blood sugar levels were up a bit. So If I buy one with a
higher fat content it has a lower sugar level?

Thank for the explanation.

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John

Stephen Wolstenholme

2014-04-11 11:38:56 UTC

I like the low fat, no sugar, from Tesco.

Steve

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John Silver

2014-04-11 17:01:26 UTC

I like the low fat, no sugar, from Tesco.
Steve

Their web site lists over 300 yogurts.
John

Stephen Wolstenholme

2014-04-12 08:28:56 UTC

I like the low fat, no sugar, from Tesco.
Steve

Their web site lists over 300 yogurts.
John

I am talking about their own brand. It comes in and half litre tubs at
45p.

See http://www.tesco.com/groceries/Product/Details/?id=258559978

Steve

John Silver

2014-04-12 20:59:18 UTC

I like the low fat, no sugar, from Tesco.
Steve

Their web site lists over 300 yogurts.
John

I am talking about their own brand. It comes in and half litre tubs at
45p.
See http://www.tesco.com/groceries/Product/Details/?id=258559978
Steve

Thank you. I had wondered if that was the one.
John

John Silver

2014-04-11 17:02:18 UTC

I like the low fat, no sugar, from Tesco.
Steve

I'll have a look at that.
I noticed one on the Ada Website that at first seemed OK and is cheaper
than others. It came up with 3.9grm sugar content that is a lot less
than Yeo Valley.
http://lancashirefarm.com/products/probiotic-very-low-fat-natural-yogurt

John

Ophelia

2014-04-11 17:20:33 UTC

I like the low fat, no sugar, from Tesco.
Steve

I'll have a look at that.
I noticed one on the Ada Website that at first seemed OK and is cheaper
than others. It came up with 3.9grm sugar content that is a lot less than
Yeo Valley.
http://lancashirefarm.com/products/probiotic-very-low-fat-natural-yogurt

You could just make your own. Really, it's easy peasy:)

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John Silver

2014-04-11 23:19:03 UTC

I like the low fat, no sugar, from Tesco.
Steve

I'll have a look at that.
I noticed one on the Ada Website that at first seemed OK and is
cheaper than others. It came up with 3.9grm sugar content that is a
lot less than Yeo Valley.
http://lancashirefarm.com/products/probiotic-very-low-fat-natural-yogurt

You could just make your own. Really, it's easy peasy:)

We used to many moons ago but can't be bothered nowadays.
Also ice cream and many other things.
John

Ophelia

2014-04-12 08:31:29 UTC

Post by John Silver
I'll have a look at that.
I noticed one on the Ada Website that at first seemed OK and is
cheaper than others. It came up with 3.9grm sugar content that is a
lot less than Yeo Valley.
http://lancashirefarm.com/products/probiotic-very-low-fat-natural-yogurt

You could just make your own. Really, it's easy peasy:)

We used to many moons ago but can't be bothered nowadays.
Also ice cream and many other things.

Pretty much the same here. I have a big Gaggia ice cream maker that never
sees the light of day. I keep thinking I will get it out when the kids are
here but I always forget:(

Yoghurt is super easy peasy to make though, remember? That way too you will
get exactly what you want.

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John Silver

2014-04-12 21:07:16 UTC

You could just make your own. Really, it's easy peasy:)

We used to many moons ago but can't be bothered nowadays.
Also ice cream and many other things.

Pretty much the same here. I have a big Gaggia ice cream maker that
never sees the light of day. I keep thinking I will get it out when the
kids are here but I always forget:(
Yoghurt is super easy peasy to make though, remember? That way too you
will get exactly what you want.

Is this how you do or are you more sophisticated in your approach.

http://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/homemade-yogurt
I used to think that it was rather like a homeopathic remedy as you were
always diluting from the original mother tincture.
John

Ophelia

2014-04-12 21:54:15 UTC

You could just make your own. Really, it's easy peasy:)

We used to many moons ago but can't be bothered nowadays.
Also ice cream and many other things.

Pretty much the same here. I have a big Gaggia ice cream maker that
never sees the light of day. I keep thinking I will get it out when the
kids are here but I always forget:(
Yoghurt is super easy peasy to make though, remember? That way too you
will get exactly what you want.

Is this how you do or are you more sophisticated in your approach.

Well mine was a much less sophisticated approach:))

I never used a thermometer I just used my finger to test for blood heat.
Mix in the yoghurt and stick in my dehydrator to keep warm:) Not that I do
it much any more. I would make it if family asked for it though. Years
ago I had an insulated jug which I used.

Post by John Silver
http://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/homemade-yogurt
I used to think that it was rather like a homeopathic remedy as you were
always diluting from the original mother tincture.

Hmmm I don't think so. I used to buy fresh yoghurt every few times,
because I think it weakens.

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John Silver

2014-04-13 23:41:52 UTC

You could just make your own. Really, it's easy peasy:)

We used to many moons ago but can't be bothered nowadays.
Also ice cream and many other things.

Pretty much the same here. I have a big Gaggia ice cream maker that
never sees the light of day. I keep thinking I will get it out when the
kids are here but I always forget:(
Yoghurt is super easy peasy to make though, remember? That way too you
will get exactly what you want.

Is this how you do or are you more sophisticated in your approach.

Well mine was a much less sophisticated approach:))
I never used a thermometer I just used my finger to test for blood heat.
Mix in the yoghurt and stick in my dehydrator to keep warm:) Not that I
do it much any more. I would make it if family asked for it though.
Years ago I had an insulated jug which I used.

Post by John Silver
http://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/homemade-yogurt
I used to think that it was rather like a homeopathic remedy as you
were always diluting from the original mother tincture.

Hmmm I don't think so. I used to buy fresh yoghurt every few times,
because I think it weakens.

We used to do ours in thermos jug.
John

Ophelia

2014-04-14 09:27:15 UTC