FAGE greek yogurt substitute anyone??

I am starting to look into recipes for after surgery with higher protein and low carb. Some really good ones include FAGE yogurt product. I don't ever remember seeing this in the dairy section (although I haven't searched closely) and I remember reading other posts that suggested a substitute (do you think I could find those posts now!!). I don't think this product is readily available in Canada.

Anyone have any ideas?

Thanks

Do you mean Fage greek yogurt, perhaps? (Although I do know Fage does manufacture cheese, but it's nothing out of the ordinary!)

If indeed you really do mean greek yogurt, it's more likely found in the natural or organics section. It seems to be more popular now, so I suspect that you should be able to find it somewhere! I have noticed that Target's grocery section now carries it (hooray!) and the grocery store Trader Joe's (not sure if TJ's has expanded to Canada?) has their own brand of it as well.

There are flavored varieties, but I prefer plain. I eat one 6oz container of it every morning! (I usually buy the 2%- it's got 4g fat, 17g protein.) It's tangy and has a consistency more like sour cream! You can use greek yogurt in many other ways, though- you can substitute it for sour cream in just about anything; I've also made dips (like tzatziki) and stuff like that.


I also just stumbled across this website and it looks like there are some really good ideas!

www.totalgreekyoghurt.com/site/ONEPOT30USES_350.aspx


Good luck!

sometimes people refer to strained yogurt (which is essentially what greek yogurt is compared to "regular" yogurt) as "yogurt cheese". could this be what the recipes are calling for?
P.S. In a pinch or if you live in a rural area with limited specialty prodults in your grocery, you can strain regular plain yogurt (let it sit in a colander in the fridge overnight with a bowl underneath to catch the liquid) to approximate the consistency of greek yogurt.

I like Chobani..if its not by reg yogurt its in the organic section with the soy milk

Yes, thanks Allison. I did mean yogurt. I guess I could probably find a plain greek yogurt. Being on the pre-op diet, there is no way I can go browsing in the grocery store right now without having a temper tantrum!!! LOL

And thanks for the link, they have some great looking recipes. I'm not one to really like cooking, but I'm determined to change that in the future.

If you have a Costco club you can buy both Fage and Chobani in bulk and save a good bit of money. Depending on the store I may find it with the yogurt products but most have it with the organic dairy area.

Fage = Gag! I truly respect those who can eat greek yoghurt.  Titans!

Muddy, goodluck on the twentieth.  Dr. Cobourn is a doll.  You are in good hands.

Thanks SkinnyKat, I'm really looking forward to it.
 
And as for the Fage, I have not tried it yet, but I hope it will just add some protein to recipes. And I do like tzatziki so here's hoping.