I found a yogurt I can eat! I think?

[planetclaire]

Living in Canada it seems to be a lot more difficult to find naturally (or maybe not-so-naturally!) lower carb options. All the plain yogurts seemed to have 15g and upwards of carbs per serving. Yesterday I went to 3 different stores on a hunt, and found one with 8 grams per serving (1/2 cup) and 4 grams of sugars. Ingredients are milk, cream, blah blah blah....agar and pectin. Is agar a type of sugar? Can I eat this a few times a week?

Oh and my serving size to keep the carbs to a max of 5g was about 1/3 of a cup.

[Georgiana]

Yes, agar is okay. It is used to thicken the yogurt (or to grow bacteria in the biology lab, but that's a different story... )

Since it is a new food, you can have the yogurt every other day.

[planetclaire]

Oh good. If it wasn't okay, I was going to have to start making my own! I love yogurt And yes, I will have it every other day to make sure it doesn't stall me....fingers are crossed!

[liv]

Do they have Astro yogurts where you are? I sometimes buy the Balkan version of the Astro yogurt it has 6.25 fat percentage. That is what I look for in a good yogurt - as high a fat percentage as possible.
There is also a brand called Liberte I think that has a good Greek yogurt.

[planetclaire]

Yes, the one I bought is Astro Bio Best. I just looked and there is only 1 gram of fat. I was looking for the lowest carb one I could find.

I've seen Liberte as well.

[liv]

The one I use from Astro is called Astro Original Balkan Style. Really great yogurt. (White and red container)
When you check for the carb content pay attention to the serving sizes - they wary quite a bit.

[planetclaire]

Yeah, I noticed....some are for 175 grams, some are for 125 grams....I am just eating 5 grams worth right now!

[imagood1]

Laurie -- do they sell Dannon yogurt where you live? I bought Dannon Diabetic yogurt today (it comes in a 4-pack) and has 3 carbs per serving - it's not perfect but once in awhile it tastes good. It is somewhat thinner than regular yogurt but the taste is the same.

[liv]

Originally Posted by imagood1

Laurie -- do they sell Dannon yogurt where you live? I bought Dannon Diabetic yogurt today (it comes in a 4-pack) and has 3 carbs per serving - it's not perfect but once in awhile it tastes good. It is somewhat thinner than regular yogurt but the taste is the same.

Sweetened with splenda?
Does it contain corn starch, malt?

[bikinidreams]

I can't find a good greek yogurt anywhere! One of the local stores carried a great brand with limited carbs, then they stopped carrying it! Grr... still searching...