My doctor insists the only yogurt recommended by him is the Plain Greek, please tell me your ideas for making it tastier! It seems so bland to me!

Thanks!

The Greek yogurt ideas are great. I am not too imaginative, but I did come up with this. If you live near a Trader Joe's, they have a house brand of Greek yogurt in 2 cup containers. There are two, one with a burgundy and blue design, the other with shades of blue. The blue only design gives you the best bang for your $2.99. It has a whopping 22g protein per cup, and only 6g sugar (naturally occuring milk sugar), I get the plain fat free and divide it into 4 half cup servings (11g protein, 3g sugar). I then throw in some cinnamon and a heaping tablespoon of Smuckers Sugar Free preserves (no added sugar and about 10-20 cals). I buy all different flavors so I have Cinnamon Orange Marmelade, Cinnamon Blueberry, Cinnamon Apricot, etc. You can't buy a commercial fat free yogurt that gives that much protein for that little sugar. I will have to try it with the ranch dressing mix as a dip. Sounds good.

I can't stand the consistancy of Greek yogurt as I have a strong gag reflex. The glop just sticks in the back of my throat. BUT if used in a recipe it's good. They DO have flavored, with some unusual flavors like pomegranite.... But I like to dice up a fresh cucumber and mix them with plain Greek yougurt, a few cloves of fresh garlic crushed in a press, white or cracked pepper, salt and lots of dill weed. Let it sit for a few hours and have as a salad. It's WONDERFUL!!!! I prefer this over the sweet stuff.

I love these yogurt ideas!

I will defiantly be trying yogurt & Peanut Butter.

I was on Body for Life in one of my loosing phases in the past and was introduced to yogurt & cottage cheese. It sounds gross but it's really good, and it makes a perfect breakfast. How does everyone do with cottage cheese????? It's high in Protein too (11g 1/2 cup)??????????????

I will try: a little Greek yogurt, splenda, cottage cheese & maybe some fruit (after I get to eat again...)

I love these yogurt ideas!

I will defiantly be trying yogurt & Peanut Butter.

I was on Body for Life in one of my loosing phases in the past and was introduced to yogurt & cottage cheese. It sounds gross but it's really good, and it makes a perfect breakfast. How does everyone do with cottage cheese????? It's high in Protein too (11g 1/2 cup)??????????????

I will try: a little Greek yogurt, splenda, cottage cheese & maybe some fruit (after I get to eat again...)

Cottage cheese is high is salt

For me.... cottage cheese leaves a nasty taste in my mouth and I find that I desire to eat (not hungry) but that could be from the salt

I like the Breakstone's 2% High Fiber cottage cheese that comes in a 4-pack. I mix one container (1/4 cup) with 1 small container of ready-to-eat sugar-free Jello. Sounds sorta strange, but it is really good! Got the idea from someone on LBT a few months ago. Orange Jello with the cottage cheese is reminiscent of a creamsicle. My favorite is black cherry. Yum!

Never thought of yogurt and cottage cheese. Sounds interesting! I definitely want to try the ranch dip and yogurt next time I have to bring something to a party. :thumbup:

I was craving chocolate tonight...

Plain Greek yogurt, a few tsps of sf hot chocolate powder, a dash of vanilla extract, teaspoon of Peanut Butter, 1/4 scoop Protein powder and Fiber One Cereal for chunkiness. I have to say it was some kind of yummy.

Oh are you handling the wraps with fills? I am afraid to try those. I used to make really great chicken fajitas - chicken breast, peppers and onions on the grill, toast the wrap and put the greek yogurt on as sour cream. YUMMY - i'm afraid to eat that now though.

I eat at least 80. I can go over 100 sometimes when I eat fish.

I've had three fills, and have been very fortunate throughout this process. I've had decent restriction since surgery even without the first fill, and I haven't had any intolerances of sutck episodes/PB. So the wraps don't bother me too much. However, I try to stray away from carbs so instead of doing a bread wrap, I do a lettuce leaf wrap so I just swap the bread for a big ol' piece of lettuce.

These are all great suggestions! I just discovered Greek yougurt and love it. Has anyone tried adding a packet of the Ranch dressing mix? I bet it would be great for a veggie dip.

Deanna

I tried that! It was good, but nothing compares to the real thing lol

And for the other poster that asked about Protein...my doc recommended a general 60-80 grams/day for women. I usually end up taking about 70-80 in. If I feel like I haven't had enough for the day, I finish my night off with a 25 gram Protein shake.

Why did the doctor say only plain greek? I eat the Oikios greek yogurt found at Safeway and Albertson's plus two local grocery stores in my area. The vanilla is quite good and doesn't add a lot of sugar. The strawberry and blueberry are good too. The plain? I add it to my protein shakes with a banana!

i love it with fresh pomegranate!!!!....YUMMO

The greeks ad diced garlic, parsley and lemon juice and eat the following day.......... yummo

you can add shredded cucumber, dill , salt , garlic powder, lemon and make "z-sauce" great on falafel, chicken etc

I just read this recipe online for healthy food swaps. I haven't tried it, and I'm not sure how well Greek yogurt would freeze, but I'm going to give it shot.

Skip: Processed frozen treats

Pick: Frozen berry pops

Mix frozen berries with low-fat Greek yogurt, spoon it into small paper cups and freeze it on sticks for a healthier summertime treat. They're inexpensive and easy to have on hand. Freezing doesn't harm the nutritional value in the berries, which include Vitamin C, manganese and fiber.

thanks ....great idea

I would just push up the ices treat by pushing up the ices by pressing the bottom of the little waxed paper cups....plastic might crush.........yummo:wub:

I love this stuff! I haven't been banded yet but I eat the Fage brand and add honey. Sometimes, I go wild and add granola or fruit.

I have also had it (or cottage cheese) with tomatoes, salt and pepper. I also use it in place of sour cream. Some froyo places sell plain/tart frozen yogurt that is also good.

Sugarlessdelight.com sells a SF honey that's good (all their SF stuff is good!)

I was craving chocolate tonight...

Plain Greek yogurt, a few tsps of sf hot chocolate powder, a dash of vanilla extract, teaspoon of Peanut Butter, 1/4 scoop Protein powder and Fiber One Cereal for chunkiness. I have to say it was some kind of yummy.

Kiz how does peanut butter mix in with yogurt isn't it too thick - and not break down? this sounds yummy.