a yoghurt question

[soliwit]

After reading all the lables of the packages of yoghurt I bumped in to (the plain one) I am kinda dissapointed, they are all soooo high in carbs, it's incredible.
So I did a google on low carb yoghurt and I found this thing on yoghurt on the low carb luxury site and now I wonder what y'all thoughts are on this.
http://www.lowcarbluxury.com/yogurt.html
If this would be true that would really be great, it does make sense when you read it.
Else, well I guess I won't be eating yoghurt, I still think it's not worth spending my carbs on that small an amount and so I will stick to eating sour cream instead (which I happen to love!)
Happy owl-ing greetings !
Ghislaine

[cypressgirl]

Interesting...hm. I don't know about the science behind it but I sure hope it is true. There are low carb yogurts and smoothies available here but they are pricey. Maybe 2big will chime in with some wisdom!

On a similiar note, I once noticed that this product labels fat/carb/protein grams didn't equal up to what they claimed the calories were. The calories were WAY too high. I emailed the company to ask about the discrepancy and they said that due to some labeling regulations, they were forced to assign a calorie value to the type of fiber in their product. They said that actually, the digestible calories was about 1/2 of what the label claimed and that they received that question all the time. Curious, huh? The spokesperson said they just fell in a loophole and had to go along with it.

[not2late]

Here's the Yogurt FAQ from the FAQ Forum:
Can I eat yogurt on Atkins?

[soliwit]

Weird I didn't find that thread.....I combed trough the whole forum almost litterally......oh well, so far for yoghurt, like I said I ain't gonna spend my carbs on a bit of yoghurt that small, just don't seem right, I'll stick to my sour cream and live happily ever after.

[Elizellen]

Can you get unflavoured greek yogurt? The one I use has only 3.2 net carbs per 100 grams (3.5 ounces) making a decent serving for 5 carbs.

[not2late]

When I use yogurt I tend to use it as a ingredient of a dish rather than eating it on its own. Something like cucumber-mint-yogurt salad or a marinade.

[Checkers]

I've also used the greek yogurt and it's the only plain yogurt I've found that is low carb. I can only find it at Trader Joe's, which is not close. I haven't found it at any regular grocery store. I use it for smoothies and it is great to have around.

[sadie147]

I love yogurt, The one I get is 8gs of carbs per half cup (which i find a decent serving), You could have a 1/4 cup, with berries when you get to the berry rung (if you're not already there) and that would only be 4gs. when mixed in with berries or fruit it goes pretty far. And it has great health benefits.

[soliwit]

Thanks for all the help !!!!
I searched high and low, the only yoghurts I bumped into untill now are like 12 gr of carbs per serving, maybe in a healthfood store I can find greek yoghurt (what I have been searching all the time, cause I loooove that stuff, especially for the sugested tzatziki) but not here in town for sure, well I keep searching
did you know sour cream mixed with a bit of heavy cream and some sunflower kernels is AWESOME btw !!! hehehe