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Oikos Greek Style Yogurt from Stonyfield Farm

FitSugar — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 14:30:00 -0700

I love yogurt and I really love Greek style yogurt, since it is already strained so it is extra thick and creamy. I was stoked to hear that Stonyfield Farm is now making a Greek style yogurt. I was even more stoked when I tasted it. It is great!!!

Stonyfield Farm has partnered with a master yogurt maker from Greece, Mustafa Dogan to make their new Oikos Greek style yogurt. Let me tell you Mustafa knows his stuff. And, because the yogurt is made by Stonyfield Farm it is organic. Good for you and the planet.

Oikos yogurt is packed with protein - 16 grams per 6 oz. serving - and is naturally lower in carbs and sugars than regular yogurts. The yogurt contains 5 live and active cultures so it is chock full of good bacteria. If plain yogurt is not for you Oikos also makes a vanilla flavored yogurt, which contains a bit more sugar and calories as well. Personally I love eating the plain with fresh fruit and it great for making Tzatziki and dips.

Interested in seeing the nutritional breakdown, then read more

6 oz. container)	Calories	Total Fat (g)	Carbs (g)	Sugar (g)	Protein (g)
Plain	100	0	7	7	16
Vanilla	120	0	14	14	15

Nutritionally it is quite similar to Fage Total Greek style yogurt, the big difference is that it is made in the U.S. and is organic. Look for it in your local natural food store or in the natural food sections of select grocery stores nationwide. A 6 oz. single serving cup is priced just under $2.00.

Recycled Personal Products: Recycline

FitSugar — Tue, 13 Mar 2007 10:15:00 -0700

Did you know that an estimated 2 billion pounds of plastic are dumped into landfills nationwide each year?

You could be contributing to that number more than you know if you use disposable razors and toothbrushes, unless you use Recycline's Preserve line of personal products. Recycline, a company whose mission is to provide high-quality recycled content and recyclable products to the consumer, is single handedly trying to reduce the amount of plastic disposed into landfills. What's more? Recycline has partnered up with Stonyfield Farm, who has offered to recycle any yogurt cups that are returned to the company by consumers. Recycline is, in part, using these cups to manufacture the handles of new Preserve Toothbrushes, Preserve Jr Toothbrushes, Preserve Tongue Cleaners and Preserve Razors.

To read more about the company and their fab products, check out the Recycline site. To support this fabulous company and buy Preserve product, visit the online store.

Frozen Yogurt That's Actually GOOD

FitSugar — Mon, 19 Feb 2007 17:30:00 -0800

Some people are born ice cream lovers. They crave that sweet and creamy cold treat over chocolate any day.

Too bad ice cream is loaded with fat and cholesterol, and the light versions just don't taste the same.

I discovered that Stonyfield Farm, the makers of my favorite yogurt, make a frozen yogurt that actually tastes delicious - no joke.

They've got yummy flavors like Creme Caramel, Raspberry White Chocolate Chunk, Gotta Have Vanilla, Javalanche, and Vanilla Fudge Swirl.

It doesn't have that weird tangy taste so many other frozen yogurts have. It's light and creamy and could almost pass for the real deal.

One serving has 130 calories, 1.5g of fat, and less than 5 mg of cholesterol. Where ice cream has 250 cals, 14g of fat, and 55mg of cholesterol. Did you get it that the frozen yogurt has 50 mg less of cholesterol - that is amazing!!!!

If you are an ice cream lover, and crave that sweet stuff but want to ditch the fat and cholesterol, give it a try. Don't get me wrong - there's NO substitute for real ice cream, but it does taste pretty darn close.

Easy Way to Get Your Daily Calcium

FitSugar — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 10:45:00 -0800

I was in the grocery store yesterday, picking up a few staples: eggs, OJ, broccoli, bananas, and yogurt.

Like clockwork, I went to reach for my usual Stonyfield Farms yogurt, but I stopped when I saw something different.

At first I thought it was a new label, but it was actually a new kind of non-fat yogurt called 2-a-Day.

It says on the container, "Getting enough calcium has never been so tasty. Just two of these nonfat yogurts meet your daily calcium needs to help you build and maintain strong bones. And the added inulin and Vitamin D help you absorb more calcium with every delicious bite. "Bone" appetit!"

Cute, huh? But it's really a great idea, so I bought one to see if it tastes any different. It was pretty much the same, if you're used to eating non-fat yogurt.

And it only has 120 calories per container. If losing weight is one of your goals, studies show that a reduced-calorie diet that's high in dairy calcium may help promote weight loss. It's a great and tasty healthy snack that's definitely worth giving a try.

Yogurt Breakdown

FitSugar — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 07:30:00 -0700

Yogurt is so healthy for us. It's a great source of calcium, protein, vitamin D, and live cultures that help with digestion. It's also good for your mouth, has been shown to lower BMI, and can help with bad breath. Not only that, but yogurt contains tyrosine, an amino acid that converts into the feel-good chemicals dopamine and adrenalin, which clear your mind when you're stressed, and can give you an energy boost. Who knew yogurt could be this beneficial?

There are so many different brands and kinds of yogurt out there. Want to see how they all compare? Then read more

Here's the nutritional info for one 6 ounce cup of strawberry yogurt unless otherwise specified. It's interesting to see that some yogurts are healthier than others.

Yogurt	Calories	Total Fat (g)	Cholesterol (g)	Sugars (g)	Protein (g)	Not-So Healthy Ingredients You Should Know About
Breyer's Light (8 oz)	110	1.5	5	10	8	Gelatin, aspartame, red 40, blue 1
Breyer's Creme Savers (8 oz)	240	3.5	15	36	7	Dried corn syrup, artificial cream flavor, gelatin, artificial color, red 40, blue 1
Breyer's Smart!	170	1.5	10	28	6	-
Brown Cow No Fat	130	0	0	24	7	-
Brown Cow Low Fat	150	2	5	25	6	-
Brown Cow Cream Top	180	6	20	27	5	-
Cabot Nonfat	130	0	5	19	8	-
Colombo Light (8 oz)	120	0	less than 5	15	7	Aspartame, high fructose corn syrup
Colombo Classic (8 oz)	230	2	15	42	7	high fructose corn syrup
Dannon All Natural (Vanilla)	150	2.5	10	25	7	-
Dannon Fruit on the Bottom	150	1.5	5	26	6	Fructose syrup, high fructose corn syrup
Dannon la Crème (4 oz)	140	5	15	18	5	Fructose syrup
Dannon Activia (4 oz)	110	2	5	17	4	Fructose syrup
Fage Total Classic (7 oz)	260	20	35	6	12	-
Horizon Organic Fat Free	180	0	5	33	9	-
Horizon Organic Lowfat	150	1.5	10	27	7	-
Liberte	160	4		12	12	-
Silk Soy	160	2		22	4	-
Stonyfield Farms Fat Free	140	0	0	26	7	-
Stonyfield Farms Low fat	130	1.5	5	22	6	-
Stonyfield Farms Whole Milk	190	6	25	24	6	-
Stonyfield Farms Oikos (Vanilla, 5.3 oz)	110	0	0	11	15	-
Stonyfield Farms O 'Soy	150	2	0	21	7	-
Wallaby Organic Nonfat	140	0	10	20	7	-
Wallaby Organic Lowfat	150	2.5	15	21	7	-
Whole Soy & Co.	160	3	0	21	6	-
Woodstock Water Buffalo Milk	174	9	22	19	5	-
Yoplait Light	100	0	less than 5	14	5	Aspartame, high fructose corn syrup, red #40
Yoplait Original	170	1.5	10	27	5	high fructose corn syrup
Yoplait Whips (4 oz)	140	2.5	10	21	5	high fructose corn syrup
Yoplait Thick & Creamy Custard Style (vanilla)	190	3.5	less than 5	28	7	high fructose corn syrup

Soy Yogurt v. Cow's Milk Yogurt

FitSugar — Tue, 08 May 2007 11:00:00 -0700

OK, so I already told you the unpleasant news that eating dairy can cause acne. So what's a yogurt lover to do?

You've got to give soy yogurt a try. My fave is made by Whole Soy & Co. They take soymilk (made from whole organic soybeans) and culture it with vegan cultures including L. Acidophilus and B. Bifidum. It's creamy and very much like cow's milk yogurt, but has all the benefits of soy protein, with no cholesterol.

You can try Whole Soy yogurt in 11 delicious flavors: Plain, Peach, Vanilla, Strawberry, Raspberry, Cherry, Lemon, Blueberry, Apricot Mango, Strawberry Banana, and Mixed Berry.

I think it is worthwhile to compare soy yogurt with cow's milk yogurt. Here's the nutritional info:

	6 oz Whole Soy & Co. Vanilla	6 oz Fat Free Stonyfield Farms French Vanilla	6 oz LowFat Stonyfield Farms Vanilla	6 oz Whole Milk Stonyfield Farms Vanilla
Calories	150	140	140	190
Total Fat	3g	0g	1.5g	6g
Cholesterol	0mg	0mg	5mg	25mg
Sodium	25mg	110mg	100mg	100mg
Carbs	28g	28g	25g	27g
Fiber	2g	2g	2g	3g
Sugar	12g	25g	23g	24g
Protein	6g	7g	7g	6g
Calcium	30%	35%	30%	25%

Oh Boy It's O' Soy Yogurt!

FitSugar — Wed, 23 May 2007 03:00:00 -0700

Looking for tasty sources of soy since it is beneficial to our bodies? Soy contains antioxidant compounds that may reduce the risk of osteoporosis, kidney disease, and certain cancers such as breast and ovarian. Plus the phytoestrogens in soy may provide relief from the negative effects of menopause (good to know for later).

The FDA recommends 25g of soy protein a day to help lower cholesterol levels and the risk of heart disease. This O'Soy yogurt made by Stonyfield Farms offers 7g of soy protein per 6 oz cup. It's also dairy and cholesterol free. Plus just like in regular cow's milk yogurt, O'Soy has calcium and 6 live active cultures.

Want to see how O'Soy compares to Whole Soy Yogurt? read more

	6 oz Whole Soy & Co. Vanilla	6 oz O'Soy Stonyfield Farms Vanilla
Calories	150	150
Total Fat	3g	2g
Cholesterol	0mg	0mg
Sodium	25mg	40mg
Carbs	28g	26g
Fiber	2g	4g
Sugar	12g	21g
Protein	6g	7g
Calcium	30%	15%
Taste	Thick and creamy, not as sweet as the O'Soy, delicious vanilla flavor	Thinner than the Whole Soy, closer in consistency to regular cow's milk yogurt and has that same slight tangy taste, great fresh vanilla flavor

Healthy App: Slim Down Shopping List

FitSugar — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:00:08 -0700

If you have an iPod Touch or iPhone, I hope you're taking advantage of all the great health and fitness apps available. I just downloaded a new healthy app from Women's Health - the Slim Down Shopping List. It is cool, easy to use, and best of all it's free!

For more details and to see some pics of this application action keep reading

Are You Eating Too Much Cholesterol?

FitSugar — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 09:00:30 -0700

I was vegan for a short time in college, and was shocked when I had my cholesterol tested and found it was high. I wasn't even eating cholesterol! The thing is, your liver makes cholesterol and it's actually essential for your body to function normally. Cholesterol is also found in food and appropriately called dietary cholesterol. Since your body produces enough, you don't need to worry about getting any from diet. What you do need to worry about is getting too much.

A healthy person with healthy cholesterol levels can safely consume 300 milligrams a day. If your levels are high, aim for less than 200 mg a day. Are you eating too much? Find out how much cholesterol is in your favorite foods when you read more.

Food	Cholesterol (mg)
1 Hard-Boiled Egg	212
1 cup Skim Milk	5
1 cup Lowfat Milk (1%)	15
1 cup Lowfat Milk (2%)	20
1 cup Whole Milk	34
1 oz. Cheddar Cheese (1 slice)	29
1/4 cup Shredded Mozzarella Cheese	20
2 tbsp. Cream Cheese	26
2 tbsp. Butter	61
5.3 oz. Fage Total Classic Greek Yogurt	35
5.3 oz. Fage Total With Honey	20
6 oz. Chobani No-Fat Vanilla Greek Yogurt	0
6 oz. Stonyfield farms Organic Low-Fat Vanilla Yogurt	7
1/3 Pound Hamburger Patty	90
5 inch Hot Dog	24
4 oz. Filet Mignon	75
4 oz. Organic Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breast	70
4 oz. Tilapia	55
3 oz. Salmon	85
2 tbsp. Mayonnaise	8
3 oz. Sour Cream	11
1/2 cup Chocolate Ice Cream	120
1/2 cup Chocolate Ice Cream	115
9 Hershey's Dark Chocolate Kisses	5

High cholesterol levels in the blood can put you at risk for heart disease. So answer these two questions for me: have you had your cholesterol levels tested, and are you getting too much?

Yogurt Breakdown

FitSugar — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 11:30:00 -0800

Recently I did a post on Stonyfield Farms 2-a-Day yogurt. And scratch5 made a comment that sparked a question in my mind - How do all the yogurt brands compare?

Keep in mind that some yogurts contain modified food starch, high fructose corn syrup, sugar, and other not so healthy ingredients, so check the label.

Here are some popular brands of yogurt, with their calories, total fat, sugars, and protein. I compared them all in Strawberry flavor, but realized that not all yogurt comes in 6 oz containers (I specified if they didn't):

Breyer's Light (8 oz): 110 cals, 1.5g fat, 10g sugar, 8g protein
Breyer's Creme Savers (8 oz): 240 cals, 3.5g fat, 36g sugar, 7g protein
Breyer's Fruit on the Bottom (8 oz): 240 cals, 2g fat, 39g sugar, 8g protein
Brown Cow No Fat: 130 cals, 0g fat, 24g sugar, 7g protein
Brown Cow Lowfat: 150 cals, 2g fat, 25g sugar, 6g protein
Brown Cow Cream Top: 180 cals, 6g fat, 27g sugar, 5g protein
Cabot Nonfat: 130 cals, 0g fat, 19g sugar, 8g protein
Colombo Light (8 oz): 120 cals, 0g fat, 15g sugar, 7g protein
Colombo Classic (8 oz): 230 cals, 2g fat, 42g sugar, 7g protein
Dannon All Natural (3.3 oz): 110 cals, 1g fat, 19g sugar, 5g protein
Dannon Fruit Blends: 170 cals, 1.5g fat, 30g sugar, 6g protein
Dannon La Creme (4 oz): 140 cals, 5g fat, 18g sugar, 5g protein
Fage Total Classic (7 oz): 260 cals, 20g fat, 6g sugar, 12g protein

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Horizon Organic Fat Free: 140 cals, 0g fat, 27g sugar, 7g protein
Horizon Organic Lowfat: 170 cals, 2g fat, 30g sugar, 7g protein
Liberte: 160 cals, 4g fat, 12g sugar, 12g protein
Silk Soy: 160 cals, 2g fat, 22g sugar, 4g protein
Stonyfield Farms Fat Free: 140 cals, 0g fat, 26g sugar, 7g protein
Stonyfield Farms Low fat: 130 cals, 1.5g fat, 22g sugar, 6g protein
Stonyfield Farms Whole Milk: 190 cals, 6g fat, 24g sugar, 6g protein
Wallaby Organic Nonfat: 140 cals, 0g fat, 20g sugar, 7g protein
Wallaby Organic Lowfat: 150 cals, 2.5g fat, 21g sugar, 7g protein
Whole Soy & Co.: 160 cals, 3g fat, 21g sugar, 6g protein
Woodstock Water Buffalo Milk: 174 cals, 9g fat, 19g sugar, 5g protein
Yoplait Light: 100 cals, 0g fat, 14g sugar, 5g protein
Yoplait Original: 170 cals, 1.5g fat, 27g sugar, 5g protein
Yoplait Whips (4 oz): 140 cals, 2.5g fat, 21g sugar, 5g protein
Yoplait Thick & Creamy Custard Style: 190 cals, 3.5g fat, 28g sugar, 7g protein