Why I Only Eat Greek Yogurt

Disclosure:  This taste test was sponsored by Yoplait, but the best tasting yogurt was chosen by me.

What took me so long?  I tend to ask myself this question a lot.  I'm late to the party on so many things!  Maxi dresses, knee high boots and Scandal just to name a few.  One of my most recent late to the party discoveries is Greek Yogurt.  If you aren't eating it yet you should be and here's why.

CHOBANI SIMPLY GREEK & YOPLAIT GREEK 100

News flash.  Greek Yogurt has has a ton of protein.  Depending on the brand it has more then three times the amount of protein as regular yogurt and a lot less sugar.  It started when I read that live active cultures (good bacteria) found in yogurt were helpful for aiding in digestion, reducing cholesterol and increasing immunity to infection.  Well, it wasn't in the regular yogurt I was buying so I decided to give plain Greek yogurt a try.  I wrinkled my nose up at the lumpy yet watery mass that is Greek Yogurt as I peeled back the foil covering.  I could literally see the bacteria floating around.  Just kidding; but it did look pretty gross.  How am I supposed to eat this stuff?  But after a while I figured out how to make it taste good, loved the nutritional value I was getting out of it and haven't looked back. Once I realized all the protein I was missing out on by not eating Greek Yogurt there was no turning back.  Eating non Greek yogurt just feels like a waste.   

Then I realized that not all Greek Yogurt is the plain kind that has to be doctored up in order to be edible.  Yoplait Greek 100 was the first one I ever tried.  It tastes great and the serving size is a surprisingly good size for only 100 calories.  It comes in 12 flavors and you still get high protein and live active cultures that you can't get in  regular yogurt.  I take them to work with me so it's nice to have some that I can just grab and go without having to flavor it up. 

Consumers across America participated in a  national Yoplait Greek 100 Taste-Off and results show that they prefer the taste of Yoplait Greek 100 Strawberry yogurt to Chobani Simply 100 Strawberry.  I did the Yoplait vs Chobani Taste-Off myself and used my parents as test subjects to see if we would have similar results.

My dad is not a yogurt eater period.  He frowned up his face tasting Chobani and liked the taste of Yoplait better.  My mom is an avid yogurt eater and she preferred the flavor of Chobani better.  She liked it that it wasn't as sweet.  I would have to say that I prefer the flavor of Yoplait because it's sweeter and and smoother in texture; however I do enjoy the taste of Chobani as well.  I might not have said that last year but I have gotten used to Greek yogurt over time.  Greek yogurt is sort of an aquired taste.  It's not for everybody.  Chobani has more protein and less sugar then Yoplait and is closer in appearance and flavor to the traditional unsweetened plain version of Greek yogurt.  If that's not your thing then Yoplait is a great option that will still get you Greek yogurt benefits. 

If you haven't discovered Greek Yogurt yet why not now?  Take the test yourself.  I'd love to know which one you liked best. Check out the results from around the country >>> HERE.