Question about plain fat-free yogurt?

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Registered: 03-05-2004
Question about plain fat-free yogurt?
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Mon, 03-14-2005 - 9:54am

I bought Stonyfield Farm all natural plain, fat-free yougurt so I can start making my own yogurt for snacks & breasfast. When I got home I was *shocked* to see it had 15g sugars. Isn't that a lot?

The ingredients are: cultured pasteurized nonfat milk, inulin, pectin,6 active live cultures including L acidopgilus, L casei & L reuteri.

Another question - if I make a strawberry smoothie shake from it by adding strawberries, do I need to add a competiting carb? If so, what goes good with this? I'm adding carbs back in slowly, very slowly.

Are there more competiting carbs besides fiber, fats, & acids?

So many questions . . .

Doreen

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Registered: 04-01-2004
Mon, 03-14-2005 - 10:04am
All yogurt—and all milk products—contain lactose, a naturally occurring sugar that’s low on the glycemic index. For this reason, there’s technically no such thing as sugar-free yogurt. Here’s a guide to buying yogurt:

No matter what Phase you’re in, the best yogurt choice is plain, fat-free yogurt. Feel free to add one to two teaspoons of sugar substitute, or flavor the yogurt like a ricotta creme.

People in Phase 2 can also introduce artificially sweetened, nonfat flavored yogurt. Many yogurt companies add additional sugar to their flavored yogurt, so you’ll need to look for varieties that use a sugar substitute. To find them, look for the words “light” or “lite”. You’ll need to limit the amount of artificially sweetened, nonfat flavored yogurt you eat to 4 ounces daily. This is because numerous yogurt companies have reformulated this type of yogurt by adding high-fructose corn syrup, an ingredient that’s high on the glycemic index.


How about a piece of turkey bacon or a string cheese with your strawberry shake.

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Registered: 12-19-2002
Mon, 03-14-2005 - 11:01am

Are there more competiting carbs besides fiber, fats, & acids?


Hi there, I'm pasting in a former post for you on this, below.