Fruit yogurts

placidjackal97 said:Have you even heard of Müller or what that actually is? That’s what those 0% labels were referring to.

Second off, look at what it says above—if they even bother adding fruit, it’s basically mush. It's rotting stuff. If you know anyone working in the food industry in any capacity, just ask them. The people actually working there never eat those yogurts. They know why.

It's simply not profitable for them to use real fruit; it's much cheaper to just toss some flavoring in.

Like I said, I eat them occasionally myself. But I don't fool myself thinking they have any actual nutritional value.

They have those fruit yogurts packed in those fancy little glass jars, right? The ones with the label that looks like some European floral pattern or whatever... Thick, fatty, and incredibly sweet? Is that what you're talking about?
I'm not sure why you're bringing that up, though; I didn't even comment on it because I don't buy them. But this part of yours caught my eye:

"It's better if you don't know what that thing is that looks like fruit or has a 'fruit flavor.' And those rare cases where they actually include fruit—it's already past its prime, it just doesn't show in the yogurt."

Have you ever actually eaten a BioGard fruit yogurt? You touched on this yourself in another thread—talking about food and calling yourself a fan of it. Well, not every manufacturer is allowed to use that specific label. But the ones making my favorite yogurt definitely do.

As for mushy fruit—I know that almost all fruit popsicles are made from stuff like that, as are most candies and pastries with fruit fillings. But I don't see that as some huge tragedy. There are plenty of people who love it and can't get enough of soft apples, pears, or bananas. I know people for whom the fact that the fruit is overripe doesn't cause any disgust.

Besides, it's not my job to defend every single yogurt on the market, and I've already said I don't like all of them. But you don't get to tell me that I don't know what's in the yogurt I choose to buy. Look, maybe I don't know Müller, but I know plenty about different types of fruit and the products that contain them, and for me, that's more than enough.

I only brought up Müller because their drink was the one with that 0% label you kept mentioning... you know how it goes.😉

I haven't tried BioGard yet—my local organic shop doesn't carry it. But I’m with you on this (I'm a total health nut myself)—those kinds of yogurts are definitely better for you, simply because they aren't loaded with artificial colors and fake flavors.

I can't remember the exact name, those little colorful squeeze bottles—maybe Yoplait or something like that. I just grab one in the morning to mix into my muesli with a splash of milk, so a half-gallon lasts me a few days easily.

I mean... if we actually sat down to analyze every single thing we put in our bodies, we'd find something wrong with just about everything..

I still honestly believe that eating yogurt is a much better option than most other things out there..

All this stuff regarding GMOs is honestly terrifying, but whatever, I guess you can't spend your whole life living in constant paranoia, seriously..

If it turns out that yogurt is somehow 100% bad for you, then fine, I'll just switch from having it every day to once a week and that's that.

I always try to stick to American dairy brands—you know, Chiquita, Hershey's, Kellogg's... mostly because I don't trust those crazy cows or whatever nonsense they let slide over at the UN lately. Though, honestly, Hershey's makes killer fruit yogurts, so every now and then I'll grab a Nature Valley one from Chobani too. 😁

And get this, I’m sitting here staring right at one in front of me, and it just hit me: these companies are straight-up screwing us customers! Just look at what it says:

"Ingredients: Pasteurized milk yogurt (3.5% fat), white grape (flavoring), sugar, seeds (barley, oats, rye, wheat, rice, buckwheat). Store at 4-6 C. Expiration date printed on lid."

That’s it. That is the whole thing. Is it actually possible that this little plastic cup contains nothing but that list?

Personally, I’ve always found those local diet fruit yogurts—you know, the ones from Chiquita or Nestlé—to be pretty solid, assuming they aren't lying about what's actually in them...

I’ve never been a fan of those fruit yogurts once you realize how much junk is actually in them. Honestly, if I'm going to indulge in something unhealthy, it better taste significantly better than that watery mess... 🙂

Even though everyone’s obsessed with Jogobellin, I’m strictly Team Nestlé when it comes to their light yogurts. The peach and strawberry ones actually have real fruit in them, which is huge. They’re super light too—only about 45 calories per serving—and just taste right without all those weird artificial flavor enhancers... Plus, the 7oz size is pretty much perfect for a single serving.
Usually, it's the most basic stuff that ends up being the healthiest.
My kids live on those drinkable yogurts from brands like Chobani, and while they taste fine, I’ll stick to my Nestlé light version any day.

I used to have an absolute weakness for fruit yogurts, consuming them in massive quantities—at least one a day, if not more. I even attempted to use them as a substitute for cookies and chocolate. Eventually, I realized they were the primary reason for my weight gain, so now I simply prepare my own fruit yogurt at home.

I purchase deeply frozen fruit—things like raspberries and blackberries—and mix them with plain Chobani yogurt at 2.8% fat. For every two containers of yogurt, I stir in about 100 to 200 grams of fruit (though I switch to fresh fruit during the summer months) and add roughly 10 to 15 grams of vanilla sugar.

DELICIOUS!🙂