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Yoghurt

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Theyreeatingthedogs · 12/03/2026 16:27

Advice to avoid flavoured yoghurts is often given but many people will not eat plain yoghurt. Do you avoid flavoured yoghurts/kefir?

You are being unreasonable - I buy plain only
You are NOT being unreasonable - I buy flavoured

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JumpLeadsForTwo · 13/03/2026 16:59

JustGiveMeReason · 13/03/2026 16:46

Advice to avoid flavoured yoghurts is often given but many people will not eat plain yoghurt.

By whom ?
Where?

What have I missed ?

I've read all 4 pages but am none the wiser about why it is controversial to buy a flavoured yoghurt.

Flavoured yoghurts generally have added sugar (top end) or sweeteners +random chemical flavourings. They are classed as UPF

JustGiveMeReason · 13/03/2026 16:46

Advice to avoid flavoured yoghurts is often given but many people will not eat plain yoghurt.

By whom ?
Where?

What have I missed ?

I've read all 4 pages but am none the wiser about why it is controversial to buy a flavoured yoghurt.

DaisyChain505 · 13/03/2026 16:38

Authentic Greek yoghurt only and then add to it at home. Nuts, frozen berries, honey, chia seeds etc.

Squirrelandhedgehogs · 13/03/2026 16:36

Often get plain Greek yoghurt and add fruit but less often get flavoured like lemon curd, vanilla, Muller corners.

Ohfuckrucksack · 13/03/2026 16:32

I buy plain greek yogurt and make fruit compote with far too much sugar in it.

I'm not sure it's any healthier than flavoured.

Fibrous · 13/03/2026 16:30

We're not far from Longley Farm so every greengrocers and farm shop around here sells them. I also like the banana flavour (and the hazelnut and the caramel), although they're all good. It's the tang.

Plenty of banana ones in stock up here. The cottage cheese is also the best. And I always have to lick the lid of the double cream, much to my cats disappointment.

ErrolTheDragon · 13/03/2026 16:27

AlbieJiggered · 13/03/2026 13:52

Banana Yogurt | Longley Farm

Glad to see they do still exist - I think the shops get a mixed selection and the banana ones get snapped up first.

Seymour5 · 13/03/2026 15:16

Natural, low fat, usually from Lidl, for making overnight oats, topped with frozen raspberries. For flavoured yoghurt, I like Isey Skyr Baked Apple - big pots.

AlbieJiggered · 13/03/2026 13:55

These are delicious but the list of ingredients is a bit long:
Strawberry - Village Dairy
Lemon - Village Dairy

Bikergran · 13/03/2026 13:52

takealettermsjones · 12/03/2026 16:30

I buy flavoured yoghurts if I want to. I also drink wine and eat Doritos and I don't even make my own bread. 😱

You outlaw!!!!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

AlbieJiggered · 13/03/2026 13:52

Banana Yogurt | Longley Farm

Moveyourbleedingarse · 13/03/2026 13:46

Fage 0% with kefir mixed in. Add M&S blueberries, chopped banana, mixed seeds, flax, chia seeds.

I don't like sweet stuff.

DuchessofStaffordshire · 13/03/2026 13:42

I always have a large tub of plain Greek yoghurt in the fridge and kefir. I add yoghurt to lots of recipes. I love a bowl of greek yoghurt with banana and honey with some flaked almonds. Sometimes just a mixture of berries or stewed plums with cinnamon. If a recipe calls for mayo I'll generally substitute at least half with yoghurt (coleslaw for example) as I find a mouthful of mayo a bit cloying and heavy. I add kefir every morning to my overnight oats with berries and seeds.

Basquervill · 13/03/2026 13:28

Fage with chopped dates and walnut pieces for me. I eat this because I think it’s better for me than pre sweetened yoghurts… but I love Tim’s dairy coffee yoghurt, it’s gorgeous.

ErrolTheDragon · 13/03/2026 13:24

Nicecatneighbour · 12/03/2026 16:39

I buy Longley Farm yoghurt if I can. They are the best, hazelnut or any of the flavours, actually. Life is too short for inferior yoghurt, imo.
I also drink wine and eat Doritos. 😬

There are a couple of farm shop type places near us which stock Longley Farm, but the flavour that was really lush is banana and I’ve not seen one of those for years.

So I stick to Greek yog or Skyre with fruit and nuts.

WheretheFishesareFrightening · 13/03/2026 13:24

I mostly eat plain yoghurt.

But I’ve just had a Greggs pasty and a can of coke for my lunch so flavoured yoghurts are probably the least of my worries.

AlbieJiggered · 13/03/2026 13:23

Theyreeatingthedogs · 13/03/2026 13:09

Fairtade has nothing to do with the ingredients. Unrefined or not disguised, sugar is still sugar. If I wanted a flavoured yoghurt I'd mash up some raspberries and stir it in. There's no need for added sugar.

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An ingredient being Fairtrade does have something to do with the ingredients
The raspberries contain sugar anyway.

Cricketashes · 13/03/2026 13:21

I've got greek yoghurt right now with banana, seeds and honey

DeanStockwell · 13/03/2026 13:20

IsThisACrazyThoughtDec25 · 12/03/2026 16:27

I make my own in a yoghurt maker. So cheap and easy.

Yep me too.

CurlewKate · 13/03/2026 13:15

If you don’t like it, don’t eat it. Yoghurt is not an essential food group.

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Theyreeatingthedogs · 13/03/2026 13:09

AlbieJiggered · 13/03/2026 11:12

It's fairtrade and unrefined and it's not sugar disguised as something else.

An own-brand one has the following ingredients
Greek Style Yogurt (Milk), Sugar, Strawberry (3%), Strawberry Purée (3%), Maize Starch, Flavouring, Colour (Anthocyanins), Concentrated Lemon Juice, Live Bacterial Cultures [Bifidobacterium, Lactobacillus Bulgaricus, Streptococcus Thermophilus]

A branded one has the following ingredients:
Skyr Yogurt from Skimmed Milk (87%), Strawberries (6.5%), Sugar, Maize Starch, Lemon Juice from Concentrate, Natural Flavouring

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Fairtade has nothing to do with the ingredients. Unrefined or not disguised, sugar is still sugar. If I wanted a flavoured yoghurt I'd mash up some raspberries and stir it in. There's no need for added sugar.

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Liteharted · 13/03/2026 11:31

We buy flavoured yogurts. DH and I like Oykos. DC like petit filous and yogurt tubes but buying plain and mixing something in isn't a bad idea.

I had some delicious Greek yogurt with honey in Athens.

ginasevern · 13/03/2026 11:29

I could eat a bucket load of Fage plain Greek yoghurt. I like it on savoury things too, such as samosas, grilled chicken or salads. But if I want a flavoured yoghurt, I'll have one. Just like if I want a glass of wine or a bar of chocolate. Surely everything in moderation?

SnugglyJumpersMakeItBetter · 13/03/2026 11:24

I buy plain Greek yoghurt and add my own fruit. Usually I sweeten it with a bit of date syrup as well.

Psychosislotus · 13/03/2026 11:22

Why are we not eating flavoured yoghurts?