Low sugar yogurt?
I really like Dannon Light and Fit Greek yogurt- It has 7g of sugar and 12g of protein per serving. The sugar in yogurt is natural sugar though, so its not AS bad. It is unlikely you will find a Greek yogurt with no sugar at all, but I could be wrong. I'm not a dumper though, so I pay less attention to these things than some...
Any plain Greek yogurt will be low in sugar and in fact will have no added sugar. But all yogurt will have some sugar because it's made from milk and milk contains lactose which is a natural form of sugar.
I usually make my own yogurt, but when I buy it, I usually get Oikos plain Greek yogurt.
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I heat milk in a pan over medium heat until it reaches 180 degrees. I use a thermometer to make sure it doesn't get too hot. Stir occasionally. Then I take it off the burner and let it cool for about 20 minutes.
I put a couple tablespoons of plain yogurt in Mason canning jars, pour the milk into the jars, put lids on them and shake well, so the yogurt is all mixed in the milk. Then take the lids back off.
The jars need to be kept about about 115 degrees for about four hours. I do that by filling my crockpot partway with water, setting it on low, and putting the jars in the crockpot. I've heard other people sit the jars on a heating pad. I know one person that puts them in her food dehydrator. I measured the water temp in the crock pot to make sure it would stay at the right temp.
After four hours, I put the lids back on the jars and stick them in the fridge. Don't shake, don't stir. Leave them alone for at least eight hours. I usually leave them over night.
Then you can stir and eat, or if you want thicker yogurt (like Greek yogurt), strain it. I line a mesh collander with cheesecloth and put the collander over a bowl, then pour the yogurt into the collander and stick the whole thing in the fridge for about two hours. Some of the whey drains out and you are left with thicker yogurt. The longer you strain it, the thicker the yogurt. If you forget it overnight, which I once did, and strain out all the whey, you end up with cream cheese.
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I'm planning to try mozzarella cheese sometime soon.
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Plain Greek yogurt, Fage or Chaboni. I sweeten it myself with splenda and fresh fruit. I prefer Fage.
These are the stats on plain Fage.
Serving Size: 1 Container 6oz (170g)Servings per Container 1
Calories | 100 |
Calories from fat | 0 |
Total fat | 0g |
% DV Total fat | 0% |
Saturated fat | 0g |
% DV Saturated fat | 0% |
Trans fat | 0g |
Cholesterol | 0mg |
% DV Cholesterol | 0% |
Sodium | 65mg |
% DV Sodium | 3% |
Total carbohydrates | 7g |
% DV carbohydrates | 2% |
Dietary fiber | 0g |
% DV fiber | 0% |
Sugars* | 7g |
Protein | 18g |
% DV Protein | 36% |
Vitamin A | 0% |
Vitamin C | 0% |
Calcium | 20% |
Iron | 0% |