help with jazzing up plain yogurt
Ok I HATE yogurt, especially the "artificially" sweetened ones, BUT, I'm gonna get this and REALLY try it...http://www.chobani.com/products/blended#non-fat-plain, BUT how can I jazz it up so I can stomach it? Or what can I add it to? It's great protein and if I eat 4 of these a day I'm close to getting in my protein... I'm gonna make an effort to LIKE it LOL so any suggestions are appreciated.
No...apples are not soft!....but applesauce unsweetened is...so you can add that....or sugarfree coffee syrup ( vanilla or caramel), 1/4-1/2 smashed banana....I add dried dill and some lemon and mix it with tuna or have it on fish, I put it on veggies ( make sure they are soft veggies), I mix it into spinach for creamed spinach ( dont cook it...just at the end), mix it with salsa....I love it plain too ....
and some yogurts taste different....2% Fage is not as bitter as 0% Fage....
Good luck and persevere...but don' t force yourself...there are plenty of good protein things out there to eat if you really dont like the yogurt...This is not a test!!
Joan
to be completely honest, I'm having a hard time finding any protein that agrees w/ me since the surgery. My taste has TOTALLY changed and I'm frustrated at what I can't eat that I used to be able to eat. I'll try your ideas, I do like veggies and spinach and especially salsa, but what do you put the salsa on?
This was my comfort food this week. I am not a fan of artificial sweeteners, but this is good.
Cheesecake Yogurt
32 oz container low fat or FF plain yogurt. (Not greek)
1 4-serving size Box Jello SF Cheesecake flavored instant pudding mix
2-3 tsp vanilla
2-3 tsp lemon juice
additional sweetener (Optional)
Basically just dump all ingredients into a bowl and mix well. I usually put it back into the yogurt container to store. I don't usually add extra sweetener. You could add plain protein powder to this if you wanted to up the protein count. I haven't done it. Let it chill in the frig awhile for the flavors to meld. Only not greek because I think it would be too thick. Could thin with milk I guess.
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I make it with plain Greek yogurt. I like it thick. Makes it taste like cheesecake.
Kelly
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I use the yogurt with salsa for fish, also in tuna, I use it as a sauce for chicken ( later on for you!) or even on a salad....You really can't cook the yogurt but it is a good add on sauce to make things less dry. I hated protein drinks so I used to add skimmed milk powder to boost my protein...sugar free jello pudding...add 2 extra tbls skim milk powder to the mix and you can't taste it but it doubles the protein...also I made sugar free hot chocolate and added a spoon or 2 of skim milk powder and made it with skim milk instead of water....that was when I really needed to boost my calories and protein ( no problems now!)
joan
