To despise and detest low-fat yoghurt?

[Jewelledkaleidoscope]

Who came up with these abominations? Of all the things in my diet I worry about the fat content of (mainly cheese tbh), yoghurt never has and never will be.

What I do worry about though, is sugar, which is everywhere and which "low-fat" yoghurt is pumped full of.

So why are there so many low-fat yoghurts available? Is it cheaper for the manufacturers? And why do I have to hunt high and low and scrutinise ingredients to find one that says, simply, 'milk'?

yanbu. It is the devil's work. it's also a lot more fattening, because there's too much sugar which converts nicely into fat when we don't burn the energy.
It must be cheaper to make, and gets to say 'fst free'. Even if it isn't really.

The low fat aspect is fine, but it's when the manufacturer think you also want low sugar and they add sweetener that it becomes particularly horrible.

yes!! I got in a right grump when I couldn't find any supermarket branded normal fat yoghurt the other day! EVERYTHING was bloody low fat!

TRUE! Its really difficult to find a yogurt that is just that. In my day that was all you could get.

It's also really yucky and makes me want to be a bit sick. I'm sure ski yoghurt in the eighties was lovely! What happened there?
I drink vanilla activia straight out of the carton. Even when I'm not pg.

I can't stand full fat yoghurt, it's too creamy. I tend to stick to Total 0%.

low-fat anything is a con, except semi-skimmed milk.

Greek yogurt is indeed lovely, just eat less of it.

My mind is completely blown by all the "low fat = bad" stuff I've read on here. I've always bought into the idea that I need to opt for low fat/fat free options and am really struggling to comprehend that full fat is better for you. I understand the logic completely but it just boggles my brain because I've been so conditioned to see fat as the Enemy.

So... I should ditch the Muller Lights in favour of ordinary full fat yoghurts? What about that low calorie cooking spray? Is that shite too? Should I use normal olive oil instead....?

Yes to yoghurts, smile.

Not sure about the oil. They can't be filling that up with sugar, surely?

I hear rapeseed oil is the best to cook with in health terms.

Muller Light Coconut yoghurt with cut up strawberries, blueberies and banana is Food of the Gods !

The fat in many low fat yoghurts is replaced with a substance made from wood pulp. It has a similar texture to fat but your body can't digest it. It just goes right through you meaning you get a hit of sugar but absolutely no nutrition. It makes far more sense to eat full fat yoghurt and actually provide your body with milk fat which is very nutritious.
The low fat bollocks is such a con - it encourages people to skimp on nutritious food like yoghurt olive oil milk butter and fatty meat in favour of high sugar foods that the body can't actually use.

YANBU. I dislike it. I don't low fat. It I want low fat, I will just not eat it. The kids don't need low fat either, and I prefer to buy a large pot than to be fleeced with sugar filled 'kids' yoghurt.

I don't think the low fat yoghurt I get has loads of sugar in it? And it's lovely. I get it cos it's low calorie rather than low fat though...

Here's the ingredients:

organic low fat milk, organic skimmed milk powder, active cultures (Streptococcus thermophilus and Lactobacillus bulgaricus), probiotic cultures (L.casei and Bifidus).

and it has 6.8g of sugar per 100ml - is that loads??

I second the Lidl Greek yogurt recommendation. It's luuvly

Low fat yogurts are vile. Cannot stand the fake sweetener taste a lot of them have. Minging cherry. No thanks

An easy way to figure it out is to physically weigh 6.8 grams of sugar, then compare it with 100 ml of water. You'll easily be able to tell if it is loads.

Yanbu

And why do all the kids' yogurts taste like flour? How much junk can they add to what started out as milk + whatever makes it into yogurt?

YADNBU. What's the point in eating something that's priming your body to become diabetic ( and doing nada to satiate you) when you could have a lovely blob of Greek yog?!

Coconut is excellent oil to cook with and healthier than most oils.

A lot of very low fat yoghurts have a really synthetic taste. But I've recently discovered Chobani and they don't. Quite a lot of sugar though, not sure how much is added sugar and how much is from the fruit and milk.

Ha ha thanks Phallic. I'll be honest and say I don't pay much attention to the detail of the macronutrients, tend to be guided by calories...

It says that the sugars are naturally occurring milk sugars also so not artificial? Or am I being thick??

Ha ha thanks Phallic. I'll be honest and say I don't pay much attention to the detail of the macronutrients, tend to be guided by calories...

It says that the sugars are naturally occurring milk sugars also so not artificial? Or am I being thick??