Happy Saturday, wherever you are!
Over the last 2 blogs, I compared 5 different brands of strawberry yogurt. I had one “Greek” style in the mix because that food company only made Greek.
I am dedicating this blog to comparing Greek style yogurts from all 5 of the same food companies to give them a fair shake. Here are the results with regards to “total” sugars.
Strawberry Greek Yogurt Comparison
Brand Serving Carbs. Sugars Calories
Yoplait 150g 22g 88calories
Dannon 150g 19g 76calories
Astro* 150g 19g 76calories
Fage 150g 17g 68calories
Muller 150g 24g 96calories
In looking at the results, one company’s product is most reasonable with the amount of sugar. Still, it contains the equivalent of 4 bags of sugar. And with that, I am going to put in the “worried dog” look:
In conclusion, even though Greek style yogurt appears to be a better choice, 4-6 bags of sugar in a 150 gram serving is still a lot of sugar and that is what we are trying to reduce by following the food plan in the weight management book, The 100: Count ONLY Sugar Calories and Lose Up to 18 Lbs. in 2 Weeks. Think of it this way: Would you use 6 bags of sugar to sweeten your coffee?
I think I have learned that strawberry yogurt is a good product, but pay attention to the food label to know its total sugar calories by looking at the total carbohydrates. Secondly, not all yogurts are created equal.
Let’s go on the ride together, and get on Cruise Control!
* Astro brand yogurt provided nutritional information for a 125 g serving. I recalculated the carbohydrates and sugars for a 150 g serving so that all the yogurts were comparable.
Author’s note: this blog was posted on March 8, 2014 and revised. Revisions are shown in the text with bold lettering.
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