Healthy eating - Greek yogurt

tinkle

hello

I am trying to eat a little more healthy this year. I bought some half fat greek yogurt tonight as I've been told it's quite healthy as no added sugar etc.... There was a fat free one, but thought i'd try half fat first.

Am I right in thinking this yogurt is pretty healthy?

I ate it with blueberries, so hopefully pretty healthy. Seems to good to be true, as it's so tasty!

hollydays

Total do Greek yoghurt.
1 type is full fat, the other is called 0 % fat Greek yoghurt , it's amazing.

tinkle

I bought tesco's own one as it was a little cheaper. It tastes so nice, even nicer than normal flavoured yogurt. Can't get over how healthy it appears to be though!

System

It's delicious with honey, too.

Katiehound

Is the Total one probiotic? I haven't bought it for a long time so I don't know. If not ,a probiotic natural yoghurt would be even healthier- and probably cheaper!

Mado

Katiehound wrote: »

Is the Total one probiotic? I haven't bought it for a long time so I don't know. If not ,a probiotic natural yoghurt would be even healthier- and probably cheaper!

I think the health benefits of probity are mostly a marketing ploy by the big corporation; there is no scientific proof that they are any healthier than other products.

We eat a lot of Greek yogurt, both the full fat and the reduced fat; full fat is much thicker and creamier but if you don't eat them side by side, the reduced fat is also very nice.

Katiehound

Mado wrote: »

I think the health benefits of probity are mostly a marketing ploy by the big corporation; there is no scientific proof that they are any healthier than other products.
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Then I wonder why my GP aid when giving me an antibiotic said "and go and buy some probiotic yoghurt now" if there is no difference??!!
Morrisons own Savers low fat natural yoghurt (not greek) has lactobacillus acidophilus, very pleasant and only 55 pence for 500g

Mado

Katiehound wrote: »

Mado wrote: »

I think the health benefits of probity are mostly a marketing ploy by the big corporation; there is no scientific proof that they are any healthier than other products.
QUOTE]

Then I wonder why my GP aid when giving me an antibiotic said "and go and buy some probiotic yoghurt now" if there is no difference??!!
Morrisons own Savers low fat natural yoghurt (not greek) has lactobacillus acidophilus, very pleasant and only 55 pence for 500g

Yogurt is good for restoring the intestinal flora following antibiotics. But I am fairly certain that it has been reported that there is no proven benefit to the probiotic cultures compared to the "regular" yogurt.

The respected Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin said when it reviewed the scientific literature in 2004 and 2005 that the evidence as to whether probiotics actually work was patchy in relation to the gut and unreliable in terms of improving general wellbeing or helping with allergies. The evidence was strongest for helping those with diarrhoea caused by antibiotics or with flare-ups of inflammatory bowel disease. People suffering from these problems might find them useful, but what the food industry needs is for as many of us as possible to believe we need to eat them as often as possible, to take them as though they were a daily dose of medicine.

Toothsmith

tinkle wrote: »

hello

I am trying to eat a little more healthy this year. I bought some half fat greek yogurt tonight as I've been told it's quite healthy as no added sugar etc.... There was a fat free one, but thought i'd try half fat first.

Am I right in thinking this yogurt is pretty healthy?

I ate it with blueberries, so hopefully pretty healthy. Seems to good to be true, as it's so tasty!

It depends what you're trying to do.

Nothing is healthy if you eat bucketfulls of it! the old adage 'everything in moderation' is the only truth!

You have bought Greek yogurt because you've been told it's 'healthy'. In itself, that's pretty meaningless.

It will just be more healthy that some things, but it's a lot less healthy than others.

It depends what you're replacing. If you have some greek yogurt and blueberries instead of crusty apple pie and ice cream, then yes, it is more healthy. but if you're still having chicken nuggets and chips before the pudding - then it's all a bit pointless!

Greek Yogurt (and for that matter blueberries) is still quite a calorific dessert. So unless your being careful with the portion sizes and everything else you're eating, a bit of Greek yogurt is not going to counter everything else.

And certainly eating LOTS of Greek yogurt won't counteract everything else you eat and you'll wake up one morning as the new Jessica Ennis!

Katiehound

Toothsmith wrote: »

It depends what you're trying to do.

And certainly eating LOTS of Greek yogurt won't counteract everything else you eat and you'll wake up one morning as the new Jessica Ennis!

Oh, you've dashed our hopes!!!!!!!!!!!! How cruel!

wouldbeqaulitymoneysaver

Easy Totals Yoghurt 0% and 2% delicious and tasty.
The other alternative is Easi Yo and make your own that way.
Both taste delicious.