cutting down on sugar in sweet foodstuffs

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ds has recently started eating a pack of 6 yoghurts during the course of a day. At first, I was delighted as he never touched dairy products for years. However, I glanced at the nutritional info today and I was shocked by how much sugar is in each pot of every brand of yoghurt in the shop.

I would not give him artificial sugar/ aspartame etc.
I have tried greek yoghurt plus honey but he is not keen on it.

He does eat plentry of fruit but this is his only source of dairy so I would be reluctant to simply cut it out altogether.

I was wondering whether there is a brand out there which has escaped my attention or indeed, an alternative milk based desert which he would likely find appetising enough?

6 yogurts ? I'm sure he'd be fine on just 1 yogurt ?

How about the yeo valley ones, bit more flavour, probably same amount of sugar.

I'd say 6 yogurts a day is excessive for anyone

How old is DS?

Age (DS I mean, not the yoghurts)?

4 - started reception in january which is when the yoghurt obsession started. Actually they are Yeo Valley and I was also surprised to discover that they were just as high in sugar

Yoghurts are definitely in date too - Tesco can't keep up with us, if anything

greek yoghurt with fruit puree? Is she usually good with fruit?

raspberry puree is lovely.

sounds like a possibility - though wouldn't raspberry puree be quite tart?

I've been letting my DD have a teaspoonful of strawberry sauce in greek yogurt. (the sort thats meant for icecream, its mostly sugar but made with strawberry juice so reasonably natural). The point is I know it is just one teaspoonful - logically not really worse than the same amount of honey.

you could get plain yoghurt and mix it with St Dalfour jam - its made with no added sugar, sweetened with grape juice instead. obviously still have all the natural fruit sugar but it eases my conscience at least!

Thanks MMM - i'll try that one for sure. I have just ordered a yoghurt maker too as if this rate of yoghurt consumption is sustained, I'll fing myself out of pocket in no time!

yes - we regularly have greek yoghurt with a very small ( quarter of a teaspoon ) of raspberry jam.

As a treat, in a glass, they get crushed digestives topped with the yoghurt then a few pieces of chosen fruit on the top ( defrosted raspberries, sliced banana, mango etc ).

The other thing I do when they want something sweet is freeze the innocent purees in a tube. They don't have added sugar - my DC don't like them in their natural state but love them frozen as "lollies".

Altho obv they aren't milk based - have you tried rice pudding? Or homemade thick milkshakes/smoothies - maybe made with bananas for sweetness, milk, ice and then seasonal fruit? Or as a treat homemade cheesecake? Cheesecake varies wildly in the ingredients, but obv if you make your own you can control the sugar.