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I’m currently visiting the Americas and it’s insane how hard it is to find yogurt without sugar. Just yesterday I bought some by mistake that looked like plain

I’m currently visiting the Americas and it’s insane how hard it is to find yogurt without sugar. Just yesterday I bought some by mistake that looked like plain yogurt- upon closer inspection it turned out it had sugar added to it (masquerading as honey but we all know that that’s just sugar in almost all cases)

pton_xd 2y ago
Plain greek yogurt usually has no added sugar -- Fage, Siggi's, Oikos, Chobani, etc. It's also significantly higher in protein than regular yogurt.
- portaouflop 2y ago
  That’s what I thought too - but I’ll just read the labels extra carefully next time and don’t rely on the “natural Greek yogurt” title
- BeetleB 2y ago
  Yeah, but some people don't like Greek yogurt. It is thicker, heavier, and has a stronger taste. If you've grown up with regular yogurt in other countries, something like Fage may be too strong.
maxerickson 2y ago
The quart size plain will generally not have added sugar, and is widely available (national brands package it like that). The single serve packages are "ready to eat" for people that want a sweetened snack.
- BeetleB 2y ago
  > The quart size plain will generally not have added sugar, and is widely available (national brands package it like that). May be the case right now, but when I lived in the Midwest 15+ years ago, the regular grocery stores (Meijer, etc) would carry only ones that had gelatin or pectin. I'd have to go to the fancier (e.g. organic/natural) stores to find brands like Nancy's or Mountain High - and they'd be very pricey. The West coast always had brands like Nancy's in regular stores (at normal prices). Perhaps now one can easily find regular plain yogurt without additives in those places.
  - maxerickson 2y ago
    Dannon Whole fat is just milk (they do add pectin or starch to the low/no fat). https://www.dannon.com/yogurt/whole-milk-yogurt/plain-32oz/ https://www.dannon.com/yogurt/whole-milk-yogurt/plain-32oz/ The various 'Greek' varieties are also widely available and tend not to use thickeners. Also, I'm not sure why we would discount "right now".
grogenaut 2y ago
For no sugar added, You can find Fage all over the place at least on the west coast. Many greek yogurts also have no sugar added. I also personally really like redwood hill farms goatgurt. You are correct, other yogurts are all deserts in the us. I was sorely dissapointed in chobani. When I'm eating yogurt I'm usually doing fage or goatgurt and frozen berry mix.

pton_xd 2y ago

Plain greek yogurt usually has no added sugar -- Fage, Siggi's, Oikos, Chobani, etc. It's also significantly higher in protein than regular yogurt.

portaouflop 2y ago
That’s what I thought too - but I’ll just read the labels extra carefully next time and don’t rely on the “natural Greek yogurt” title
BeetleB 2y ago
Yeah, but some people don't like Greek yogurt. It is thicker, heavier, and has a stronger taste. If you've grown up with regular yogurt in other countries, something like Fage may be too strong.

maxerickson 2y ago

The quart size plain will generally not have added sugar, and is widely available (national brands package it like that). The single serve packages are "ready to eat" for people that want a sweetened snack.

BeetleB 2y ago
> The quart size plain will generally not have added sugar, and is widely available (national brands package it like that). May be the case right now, but when I lived in the Midwest 15+ years ago, the regular grocery stores (Meijer, etc) would carry only ones that had gelatin or pectin. I'd have to go to the fancier (e.g. organic/natural) stores to find brands like Nancy's or Mountain High - and they'd be very pricey. The West coast always had brands like Nancy's in regular stores (at normal prices). Perhaps now one can easily find regular plain yogurt without additives in those places.
- maxerickson 2y ago
  Dannon Whole fat is just milk (they do add pectin or starch to the low/no fat). https://www.dannon.com/yogurt/whole-milk-yogurt/plain-32oz/ https://www.dannon.com/yogurt/whole-milk-yogurt/plain-32oz/ The various 'Greek' varieties are also widely available and tend not to use thickeners. Also, I'm not sure why we would discount "right now".

grogenaut 2y ago

For no sugar added, You can find Fage all over the place at least on the west coast. Many greek yogurts also have no sugar added. I also personally really like redwood hill farms goatgurt. You are correct, other yogurts are all deserts in the us. I was sorely dissapointed in chobani. When I'm eating yogurt I'm usually doing fage or goatgurt and frozen berry mix.