what is the big hype with greek yogurt?

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I highly recommend you eat the greek because it has a lot more protien in it' date=' I dont even tough plain greek yuck! I love chobani or fage with the fruit on the bottom! Yummmy:)[/quote']

I'm not allowed fruit during my weight loss period because of the sugar

[Tim H. 168]

I really like Dannon light n fit Greek. Only 80 calories and really tasty, and I can't stand plain Greek yogurt.

[AmandaRaeLeo 2,145]

I really like Dannon light n fit Greek. Only 80 calories and really tasty' date=' and I can't stand plain Greek yogurt.[/quote']

My favorite too. The cherry is yummy!

[eyengo 4]

I guess I could talk to my nut about this but is the nutritional value in greek yogurt better than regular? Suppose that both kinds are fat free and sugar free what is the difference? Plain greek yogurt (without fresh fruit) makes me wanna gag so I have stayed away from it. It also wasnt until recently that it was a big deal.

Get " traditional" instead of fruit on bottom

[Supersweetums 1,164]

It usually has 2 or 3 times the Protein as regular yogurt. Plain it is gross, tastes like sour cream. I flavor mine with vanilla flavored stevia. It is also a lot thicker than regular yogurt. I always tell people do not eat it plain. But don't buy the flavored ones either, most of the time they are flavored using sugar and high in carbs. You could mix Protein Powder with regular yogurt, but not sure how well it would dissolve.

[NMJG 1,266]

Yay for high protein!

You can make your own "Greek" yogurt, as it is just strained regular yogurt. Take a quart of plain regular yogurt (fat free, 2%, whatever) and place it in a strainer lined with cheese cloth. Let it drain overnight. You can also put the yogurt into a cheesecloth sack and hang it over the sink overnight. The next morning you have Greek yogurt. We used to call it "yogurt cheese" 20 years ago. You can also mix in herbs and salt/pepper into the yogurt before straining. It's very tasty spread on veggies or whole grain bread. I suppose you could mix in stevia and sweet flavoring before straining, too, if you didn't want savory.

If you make your own homemade yogurt, this is how you can "Greekify" it.

[Ms.AntiBand 2,984]

I highly recommend you eat the greek because it has a lot more protien in it, I dont even tough plain greek yuck! I love chobani or fage with the fruit on the bottom! Yummmy:)

There are many regular yogurts that are high in Protein too. Just have to shop around

[takingbackcontrol 137]

If its just regular yogurt with the Water taken out, how does it get more Protein?

I remember letting reg. yogurt filter through a sieve to make "yogurt cheese" but I'm not getting how that can possibly increase the Protein? ?

Not being a smart-ass, I really don't know:)

[mistysj 1,939]

Greek yogurt is regular yogurt that is strained (like curd is strained to make cheese). It has more Protein because there is more of the yogurt "solids" per volume than regular yogurt. Plain Greek yogurt tastes the same as plain normal yogurt. It's just that most of us are not used to eating plain yogurt at all. I have bought plain yogurt for years and add a teaspoon of jam or honey. While I'm on purée it's just honey. Although I have grown to like it plain. It's also nice to use as a dip. Just add some ranch or French onion Soup powder.

I also mix a tbsp of Greek yogurt into cottage cheese because in Australia, cottage cheese is drained more and is more "dry" than the cottage cheese I grew up with in the US. I used to just add a little milk but the yogurt enhances the Protein. I eat my cottage cheese with cracked pepper so I accept that I am a weirdo.

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Greek yogurt is regular yogurt that is strained (like curd is strained to make cheese). It has more Protein because there is more of the yogurt "solids" per volume than regular yogurt. Plain Greek yogurt tastes the same as plain normal yogurt. It's just that most of us are not used to eating plain yogurt at all. I have bought plain yogurt for years and add a teaspoon of jam or honey. While I'm on purée it's just honey. Although I have grown to like it plain. It's also nice to use as a dip. Just add some ranch or French onion Soup powder.

I also mix a tbsp of Greek yogurt into cottage cheese because in Australia' date=' cottage cheese is drained more and is more "dry" than the cottage cheese I grew up with in the US. I used to just add a little milk but the yogurt enhances the Protein. I eat my cottage cheese with cracked pepper so I accept that I am a weirdo.[/quote']

I do eat plain yogurt all the time and to me it does taste very different.

[No game 14,436]

Actually Greek yogurt is not a rule so I'm not breaking any rules so its harsh of you to assume that. And I do eat plain yogurt all the time and to me it does taste very different.

Janice... That last part of her post was something she's trying to put in her "signature" for all posts,

I know this because she was trying to do it from her mobile but it came out looking like regular text... Not like my signature at the bottom of my posts. You know the "nothing changes" bit down there below.

I told her to fix it because someone would think she was scolding at the end of her post!

[mistysj 1,939]

Yeah sorry I took it off and will edit that post. That was not supposed to look how it looked. Janice can you please edit where you quoted me? It was not my intent to sound like a ******! LOL

[Heartonsleeve 32]

Anyone tried blending some greek yogurt with some flavored Protein powder?

[thinnerdaysahead 48]

My husband makes a nice dip (for veggies, etc.) with greek yogurt, minced shallots and a little salt & pepper. So delicious, reminds me of rich, onion dip.

[Tim H. 168]

My husband makes a nice dip (for veggies' date=' etc.) with greek yogurt, minced shallots and a little salt & pepper. So delicious, reminds me of rich, onion dip.[/quote']

I think I'll have to try this soon.