Is this yogurt sbd friendly?

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Is this yogurt sbd friendly?
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Sat, 03-04-2006 - 8:25am

Hello :)

I came across this yogurt at Target, it is the Archer Farms brand: (sorry couldn't find a link so I'll write out the info.)This one doesn't seem to have as much sugar as the other yogurt brands. I like to sprinkle a bit of the Uncle Sam Cereal on this. Is this yogurt ok to have? They have a Low Fat version but it has more sugar. Thank you! Edy

Non Fat Vanilla Yogurt 6 oz.
Calories: 80
Calories from Fat: 0
Total Fat: 0
Trans & Saturated Fat: 0
Cholest: 5 mg (2%)
Sodium: 105 mg (4%)
Total Carb: 12 g (4%)
Dietary Fiber: 0 g
Sugars: 8 g
Protein: 7 g (14%)
Vitamin A 0%, Vit. C 2%, Calcium 20%, Iron 0%

Ingredients: Cultured Nonfat Milk, Whey Protein Concentrate, Vanilla & Creme Falvor, Natural Flavors, Modified Cornstarch, Kosher Gelatin, Sucralose, Annato (Color), Yellow 5

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Sat, 03-04-2006 - 8:29am
You can have 4 ounces of this yogurt per day starting in phase 2.
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Sat, 03-04-2006 - 8:41am

Thank you Cathy!!!! I am so excited now, I LOVE this yogurt! Have a great weekend :)

Edy

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Sat, 03-04-2006 - 4:32pm

Cathy, I have found a similar yogurt to this one. The only difference is that mine has 7g sugar and the only difference in the ingredients is food starch-modified and aspartame. The container is 6 ounces. Are these okay and can you eat the 6 ounces and count it as 1 + servings of dairy?

Molly

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Sat, 03-04-2006 - 7:42pm

Hi,


I just looked this up on the official site to confirm my thinking.

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Sat, 03-04-2006 - 8:23pm

Okay - here I go again, but I don't get it. My regular plain, non-fat, non-flavored yogurt also has starch and gelatin (I get the WalMart brand because its half the price of Dannon or the other name brands) I've never looked at the ingredients of other brands, do they not have those things added?

So I am I limited to only 4oz of that, even though its plain? Should we be telling people to read the label of their non-fat/plain yogurt to make sure it doesn't contain starch/gelatin?



















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Sun, 03-05-2006 - 11:26am

This is a good question. Long story longer: I used to always shop at a cheaper grocery store in my area (Shop-n-save) but my frustration level finally got so high it was worth it to go to the "more expensive" grocery store (Schnucks). I recently went back to the cheaper grocery store to see if I could handle the frustration again. The store brand of plain non-fat yogurt was cheaper than the Dannon brand I usually get, so I bought some. I got it home and noticed the same thing (added starch and gelatin), so I decided to switch back to Dannon brand.

BTW, the cheaper grocery store ended up not being as good at stocking foods that fit the SBD lifestyle, so I'm back to the "more expensive" store (which isn't really more expensive anyway). It's no wonder we're a country of overweight people, it's so much cheaper to eat junk!

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Sun, 03-05-2006 - 11:26am

I think we should read the labels, yes. My Dannon (I usually buy Stonyfield Farms because I like the texture better) has pectin as the only added ingredient. My Wallaby (organic) and greek yogurt (I bought them to try it) have nothing but milk. I try to limit my (and my kids') consumption of gelatin (personal choice re: mad cow and it is probably useless since gelatin is everywhere!) so that is something I look for in their and my yogurts.

Since starch and gelatin are inexpensive stabilizers they are going to be in things we don't expect so we need to watch for them in the ingredients list just like the other things that won't necessarily show up in the nutrition label.

But I'm with you on how some things don't make sense and one of the things I like about this WOE is that it still works even if you make certain concessions to your own life. Like you whirling oatmeal up in the blender and others taking WW flour and whirling it up to make it more pastry consistency. Yes, that makes it more like 'refined' products but if it gets you to move toward eating healthier then do it. It still, IMO, contains the fiber so it is still better than the processed foods. Just digests a little faster than the 'standard' whole grain product.

If the food starches haven't triggered your cravings? then they aren't a bother to you and might not need to be limited to the 4-6 oz. But that is a personal decision that YOU, having reached goal and maintained it for a long time, have to make. Right?

Kim

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Sun, 03-05-2006 - 12:42pm

Well, true, I've been eating it all along for 14 months and lost 63lbs - so I'm not too worried. But I am just really curious now because I don't think we've ever warned anyone that certain brands of "plain, non-fat yogurt" are not okay.

The cost is a HUGE thing for me, and even though I have come to terms with that fact that I will just *have* to spend more money to eat healthy, I still have to have some limits. I mean, my house in CA was in foreclosure 3 times last year - that is how tight money is for us. The Dannon costs about $3 a container at WalMart, their brand costs $1.27. I'm lactose intolerant and can't have milk, so my main source of dairy is yogurt. If dh and I both have 2 cups a day, then we use up one 32oz tub per day - 7 tubs a week. The kids eat it too, so most weeks we go through about 9-10 tubs of yogurt. Basically buying the WalMart brand was a savings of over $60 a month. That's a lot to us - heck just buying cheaper yogurt pays for ds' karate that we other might not be able to afford!

I've never been one to have cravings. Even before SB. In the past I could eat a big bowl of pasta and white french bread for lunch and be full til the next day. The few times I have "treated" myself to high carb meals, I felt fuller longer. So I doubt some starch in yogurt would affect me personally. But some people are VERY sensitive to cravings, so I guess its another culprit to look out for in people's menus.



















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Sun, 03-05-2006 - 1:03pm

Interesting topic. I just checked my Shop-Rite brand non-fat plain yogurt and there are no added ingredients. Just milk and cultures. I also checked the Dannon website and there are no added ingredients either. My two cents....


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