how can I convince my grocery to carry Fage or Oikos?
How do I convince my grocer to carry these items? Is there a way to ask them to order it for me?
Surgery Weight 317
Lowest Weight 175
Current Weight 195
Surgeon Goal 180
Personal Goal 165
Total lost since surgery 142 pounds!!
Before Surgery: 214
Highest Weight: 240
Now: 125.6
Goal: 130
RNY Gastric Bypass 1-8-08 350/327/200 (HW/SW/CW). I spend most of my time playing with my food over at Bariatric Foodie - check me out!
But, there is another grocery chain here, I went there yesterday and they DO carry Fage. I am so excited....i also found lots more sugar free stuff there...looks like I'm switching grocery stores.
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Greek yogurt is strained plain yogurt.
http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&aq=h0&oq=how %20to%20make%20greek%20&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1T4GGLL_en&q=how+to+mak e+greek+yogurt
Buy a regular plain, fat free yogurt, strain it (24 hrs) and there you have it. It is easier to buy, but when they do not have it - I just buy the other kind, strain it at home (in the fridge) and have my "greek" yogurt.
The "water" that you get after strainning - you can drink to ad more probiotics to your diet.
FYI: I used to live in Greece and we made the strained yogurt (though we did not called it "greek") all the time.
Hala. RNY 5/14/2008; Happy At Goal =HAG
"I can eat or do anything I want to - as long as I am willing to deal with the consequences"
"Failure is not falling down, It is not getting up once you fell... So pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start all over again...."
RNY Gastric Bypass 1-8-08 350/327/200 (HW/SW/CW). I spend most of my time playing with my food over at Bariatric Foodie - check me out!
I get usually 2/3 volume of the regular yogurt. You just strain the "whey water" out of the yogurt. the protein stays in the thick yogurt. You get "condensed" yogurt. i.e 8 oz of regular yogurt will yield 5 oz of "thick" Greek yogurt.
if 8 oz or reg yogurt has 14 gr protein - then 5 oz of condensed "Greek" yogurt will have 12-14 gr of protein (there are some protein that stays in whey water, but not much), and same calories as 8 oz of regular yogurt.
By straining - you remove the "water" Straining more - will get you the "cheese".
I have yogurt strainers, but a nice big coffee strainer (clean) will do the job. I place that in the fridge for 24-48 hrs to get the desired consistency.
i buy the qt size plain non-fat yogurt and strain to get the "Greek" yogurt. Or you can make yogurt from scratch and then strain it (that how we did in Greece).
Hala. RNY 5/14/2008; Happy At Goal =HAG
"I can eat or do anything I want to - as long as I am willing to deal with the consequences"
"Failure is not falling down, It is not getting up once you fell... So pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start all over again...."
RNY Gastric Bypass 1-8-08 350/327/200 (HW/SW/CW). I spend most of my time playing with my food over at Bariatric Foodie - check me out!
something like that works great... and it is easy to clean
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/homegarden/2003841483_ askmartha18.html
You just need to make sure you have suspended so the yogurt will not sit in "water" and it is allowed to drip.
I have an old one like that (from an old coffee maker)
http://www.amazon.com/Cuisinart-GTF-Gold-Tone-Filter/dp/B000 1IRRLG/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=kitchen&qid=1235424409&sr=1-2
and I use that all the time. The strained yogurt is great for dips, instead of sour cream (your family will not know the difference, and you can keep it in sour cream box so even the comany you are having - will not know the difference)
I tried to use normal "paper" coffee filter - but it was too messy for me.
If you have an old pillow cover (well washed - de-linted), cut a sqaure piece, put is on a strainer, put yogurt into that, leave for 24 hrs in the fridge. The cloth - it was also messy - you have to tra**** or wa**** the strainer i just soaked in warm water, or was in dishwasher.
I ike coffee starainers - since there are small, do not take a lot of place in the fridge. I usually ise large soup mugs to rest the coffee strainer into.
Here is selection, if you decided you will use it...
http://www.google.com/products?sourceid=navclient&rlz=1T4GGL L_en&q=yogurt+strainer&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=4RajSeXKMMe_tgfnjpSB DQ&sa=X&oi=product_result_group&resnum=1&ct=title
http://fitfare.net/2007/04/03/yogurt-cheese-inspired/
google: yogurt strainers.
i bought mine log time ago in Ross or TJ max not sure which one.
Hala. RNY 5/14/2008; Happy At Goal =HAG
"I can eat or do anything I want to - as long as I am willing to deal with the consequences"
"Failure is not falling down, It is not getting up once you fell... So pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start all over again...."
They say strain it overnight - but I live mine for 24 hrs, and I will drink the whey water - it has freindly bacteria, and the right accidity - good for us.
Hala. RNY 5/14/2008; Happy At Goal =HAG
"I can eat or do anything I want to - as long as I am willing to deal with the consequences"
"Failure is not falling down, It is not getting up once you fell... So pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start all over again...."
