I have to get some plain yogurt today. Either kind (Greek or regular) will definitely make me gag, and mixing in baby food fruits or applesauce doesn't help. Has anyone ever mixed in flavored Protein powder? I'm nervous it will be some gross consistency? I don't want to test it out and pitentially waste it all.

How do you spice up your yogurts? NUT said extracts are ok as well. Anyone use those?

The difference it if you look at something like FAGE 0% the ingredients are clean and basic; milk and active cultures. Compare that to Yoplait that contains: Cultured Pasteurized Grade A Nonfat Milk, Milk Protein Concentrate, Sugar, Kosher Gelatin,

Pectin, Lemon Juice Concentrate, Natural Flavor, Locust Bean Gum, Vitamin A Acetate,

Vitamin D3.

FAGE also has more protein than Yoplait

While this is all true, her nutritionist's argument was flavored yogerts have more sugar and that isn't necessarily so!

You could probably add a tablespoon or so of skim milk to thin it out. Or, less pudding powder.

I like putting it in the freezer and getting something like a cross between a pudding and ice cream.

Ok Blerd I'm taking yah grocery shopping with me. You know the GMOs and read labels. I'm lost reading labels heck half the stuff is so hidden like MSG can be labeled spices! Wtf

I started eating clean as an act of self preservation. My allergies were out of control and I spent more time fighting and recuperating from allergy attacks than out and enjoying life. I also became a fat vegetarian.

It's taken me a long time but I follow really basic rules:

• Bring a magnifying glass with you to the market
• Anything that says,'light, fat free, diet' or similar is either lying or fake and heavily processed.
• Try to buy foods that have 10 ingredients or less and/or do not require a science degree to understand the ingredients.
• Avoid most foods that come in a box or a can.
• Frozen foods with no additives are your friend.

Edited January 13, 201511 yr by BLERDgirl

Thanks everyone!

I think I may have mistyped - she said there are yogurts with flavors that are ok (brand and specific type escapes me right now) ... She meant my actual one I had (store brand low fat vanilla) had added sugars.

Yogherts to me taste like vomit but when the flavor of it is mixed with protein powder and strong flavored fruits, then I can drink or eat it by the bucket full. I don't know how to trick my mind or taste buds to like Yogherts by themselves. Then again eatting Sea Food is the same thing. I'm talking about ALL sea foods. I just gag, I try to force myself but then I just want to vomit. I can't even go past or enter shops selling it because the aroma makes me feel like vomiting. Again how do you trick your senses?

Yogherts to me taste like vomit but when the flavor of it is mixed with protein powder and strong flavored fruits, then I can drink or eat it by the bucket full. I don't know how to trick my mind or taste buds to like Yogherts by themselves. Then again eatting Sea Food is the same thing. I'm talking about ALL sea foods. I just gag, I try to force myself but then I just want to vomit. I can't even go past or enter shops selling it because the aroma makes me feel like vomiting. Again how do you trick your senses?

Personally I think that's what this new lifestyle is about, finding ways to eat better and still enjoy it. Yogurt plus protein powder is a great, protein rich way to start your day.

I don't believe in hypnosis to try the brain either because anything can be suggested and you wouldn't know or know what maybe happening while your under. I can only assume every new habbit takes 21 days, so maybe I need to have extremely small serves each day to get the taste buds moving?.

That sounds like a good plan

@@Bexsta everyone has different taste buds and it's ok to not like yogurt. I don't think you have to force yourself to eat it unless you just super want to eat yogurt. There are plenty of other nutrient rich foods with protein out there that you will love, and you can always get probiotics in other methods. =)

Kefir is one thing that people can try if they just hate yogurt, I do not suggest eating it without flavoring it, it has all the same benefits of yogurt and typically 11+ grams of protein per cup.

Kefir is one thing that people can try if they just hate yogurt, I do not suggest eating it without flavoring it, it has all the same benefits of yogurt and typically 11+ grams of protein per cup.

I was thinking the other day of getting a jug of It and doing half milk half keifer in my supplement instead of just skim milk as per usual

@@MamaTo3inNH one of my coworkers swears by it, she was suffering from an intestinal digestion issue for years and taking meds, she discovered kefir and started feeling better, stopped taking the meds.

That's good to know!! I know it's basically watery yogurt, with more cultures (depending on the brand)... Im absolutely picking up a small jug Thursday!

I used kefir during my all liquid stage. It was helpful in breaking up those days when I couldn't stand another sweet protein shake.