For breakfast, yogurt with fruit and granola has become my favorite. I love that the yogurt offers lowfat protein, and the granola gives me fiber to keep me satisfied until lunch. With all this talk about how Americans are getting too much sugar, I'm trying to do what I can to cut back on added sugars.
I was wondering if there's a huge difference when choosing between plain yogurt or one that's flavored. So here's a comparison between a few flavors of Chobani Greek yogurt. To see the chart, read more.
These numbers are based on six-ounce containers.
 Plain |
 Vanilla |
 Blueberry |
 Honey |
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| Calories | 100 | 120 | 140 | 150 |
| Saturated Fat | 0 g | 0 g | 0 g | 0 g |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg | 0 mg | 0 mg | 0 g |
| Sodium | 80 mg | 75 mg | 65 mg | 75 mg |
| Carbs | 7 g | 13 g | 20 g | 20 g |
| Fiber | 0 g | 0 g | less than 1 g | 0 g |
| Sugars | 7 g | 16 g | 20 g | 20 g |
| Protein | 18 g | 16 g | 14 g | 16 g |
| Ingredients | Cultured Pasteurized Nonfat Milk. | Cultured Pasteurized Nonfat Milk, Evaporated Cane Juice, Natural Vanilla Flavor. | Cultured Pasteurized Nonfat Milk, Blueberries, Evaporated Cane Juice, Locust Bean Gum, Pectin, Natural Flavor. | Cultured Pasteurized Nonfat Milk, Clover Honey. |
Wow. Plain yogurt is clearly the better option when it comes to sugar. The vanilla, blueberry, and honey flavors have more than twice the amount as the plain. Plain yogurt also contains fewer calories and more protein, so I'll definitely stick to plain.
If you're trying to cut down on sugar, but can't stomach the sour taste of plain yogurt, mix in fresh, frozen, or dried fruit. It not only offers added fiber, but it will sweeten your yogurt naturally, unlike the flavored yogurts that contain evaporated cane juice. Tell me, will this info make you choose plain over flavored yogurts?
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I love vanilla yogurt mixed w/ granola in the morning- just had some actually. The vanilla yogurt I get has way too much sugar so I'm going to give the Chobani plain a try.
1I'm a big fan of Chobani. I recently tried the Chobani 2% pineapple greek yogurt and it has got to be one of the most delicious thing I've ever tasted. It's not as healthy as plain (160 calories and 2.5 grams of fat) but it could be a reasonable replacement for ice cream. I would recommend sticking to plain yogurt for breakfast and trying the pineapple for a desert.
2I love stonyfield organic plain lowfat
Mix it with a cut up apple/peach etc and some
go lean and MMMMMMMMMMMMMM.....
3Boo. I'm obsessed with vanilla yogurt, but I didn't realize there was such a difference between it and plain. I guess I'll have to try it, but doesn't it taste really sour?
4Fage is soooo much yummier than Chobani. Much thicker.
5Why not just add your own honey and/or vanilla? That way, you can control how much is in there. With Fage, at least, I find that 1/2 tablespoon of honey sweetens it up quite nicely. It adds about 30 calories, 8g sugar, and 8.5g carb, so it's not too terribly bad. At least it's better than the honey flavour!
6Oikos is the best! Not as chalky as Chobani and Blueberry has less sugars than theirs.
7I prefer plain yogurt nutrition-wise, but I need to put things in it to offset the sour taste of it, like honey or fruit.
8not to be a brat, but is anyone shocked by this? has anyone read a food label before?
9I love Okios Greek Yogurt with Honey.
10thanks Fit! I just started eating Greek yogurt but opted for the flavored variety instead of plain. I did read the label for sugar counts but opted for the "sweetened" version. In the future I will pick up the plain and add my own fresh fruits to add flavor.
11I have gotten so that I can't stand sweetened yogurts, yet I can't really stand the taste of plain yogurt either. So I buy the fruit on the bottom greek yogurts, and don't stir it, just eating the yogurt on the top and throwing away the sugary mix on the bottom. The yogurt absorbs some of the flavor of the fruit just by being in the same container and I get rid of most of the sugar.
12Raynne - that is exactly what I do!
13I buy the large cartons of plain Greek yogurt, but I use it primarily in non-sweet ways, like in place of sour cream or buttermilk.
14Yeah, I was already aware that most yogurt that is flavored is already sweetened. But if you get nonfat "light" flavored yogurts (the non-Greek kind), they don't have sugar in them. They have aspartame or Splenda in them though, so if that bugs you, don't eat them. I personally don't mind artificial sweetener, so I eat Dannon Light n' Fit nonfat light vanilla yogurt with fruit.
15Spectra, most nonfat, light yogurt still has real sugar, including Dannon Light n' Fit. You must be specifically getting their Splenda variety, but it's not the norm.
16I love vanilla yogurt but would maybe try plain with added honey or agave. I don't think I would like it completely plain, though.
17I'm actually shocked.. didn't think there was a difference...
18I find that Chobani has a weird aftertaste compared to Fage 2%, though Fage 0% has the same slightly off taste. Not sure why; I just know that I'm willing to take the extra few calories for the 2% milk in this case.
My breakfast of choice: Fage 2% mixed with a teensy bit of splenda to make it sweet enough, along with two pieces of fruit. Sometimes I mix in the fruit (raspberries and pineapples are good together), but I feel like I'm having a bigger breakfast if I eat them separately.
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