This stuff is awesome... It has a thick, custard-like texture, and sortof tastes like a mixture of plain yogurt and sour cream. Dannon's brand is the cheapest, about a $1.00 per container. It is now the ONLY yogurt I will buy from now on, and this is why: it contains ONLY 80 calories total, 0 grams of fat, 6g sugar, and a whopping 15g of PROTEiN! That's like mixing the protein from tuna and the calcium of dairy all-in-one. It's a good low-calorie snack if you're almost-hungry and have to run out the door. I get the plain kind (because of the low sugar content) and I'm a big fan of Splenda, so I sweeten it and it tastes just as good to me. There are other yummy flavors you can buy too, such as blueberry, strawberry, and honey.
Tonight I plan on making a recipe using alfredo sauce (not too sure yet what I'll do) but I DO need to use some of my yogurt! I will definitely write the recipe down/take a picture and post about it in the near future.. until then, go getcha some greek yogurt to fulfill your protein/dairy needs!
P.S.: Here are a few of my favorite snacks I have eaten in the past using Greek Yogurt:
* CINNAMON YOGURT: 1 pckt. Splenda + 1/2 tsp. Vanilla extract + 1/2 tsp. cinnamon.
* CHOCOLATE FRO-YO: 1 pckt. Splenda + 1/2 tsp. Vanilla extract + 1 tsp. cocoa powder, then freeze for 2 hours. Instant dessert!
* REGULAR FRUIT YOGURT: 1 pckt. Splenda + 1 tsp. Vanilla extract + 2 TBPS. chopped fruit, such as strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, bananas, oranges, or clementines
I love Greek yogurt too! But I always forget about it for some reason. I really like the ideas for different things you can do with it. Thanks!
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ReplyDeleteHad a butt-load of chicken I had to use before it went bad, so I made Camille's chicken chili, posted a while back on the blog. Turned out awesome! I didn't make a single modification and it fed me for like 3 days!
Because I had left-over cilantro from the chili, I decided to make cilantro burgers. Didn't have tomato paste so I ended up substituting salsa (Camille - I needed the only roma tomato I had for a topping haha). The salsa complemented the veggies in the ground beef perfectly. So delicious!
Can't decide which one I like best, but I have decided I want to use cilantro a lot more.
Props to Camille
Jen- i love it too! and it's so versatile with lots of things.
ReplyDeleteClint- thanks! it was an easy thing to make and i ate it for dinner for like 3 or 4 nights haha. and fresh cilantro is great- and cheap!!
Funny how you kids BRAG about how many meals a recipe "fed" you but you were suspicious of any meal at home that we ate more than once. haha
ReplyDeleteJust giving you guys a bad time. I love leftovers because it means I have a night off!
Love all of you guys!!!!! Camille I really like your blog!
ReplyDeletei eat leftovers because i'm poor =( but thanks mom, love you too!
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