dannon carb count yogurt

I purchased some of the dannon carb count yogurt tonight. So far - not
real impressed.

First off the servings are only 1/2 cup instead of 1 cup of regular yogurt.
Nutritional breakdown is
1/2 cup = 60 cals
3g carbs (sugar)
5g protein

Now, compare that to a plain fat free:
1 cup = 120 cals
12g carbs (sugar)
12g protein

But as for taste - the carb count is missing somethign. Missing alot of
something..... It was dull.

I think for as little as I actually eat yogurt and the fact that I don't
watch my carbs super closely, I'll stick to plain yogurt sweetened with
splenda.

Now, if they came out with a larger container of the plain carb counting
yogurt, I might try that in place of the regular stuff, to cut down on the
sugar.

"JayJay" wrote in message
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I purchased some of the dannon carb count yogurt tonight. So far - not
real impressed.

First off the servings are only 1/2 cup instead of 1 cup of regular
yogurt.
Nutritional breakdown is
1/2 cup = 60 cals
3g carbs (sugar)
5g protein

Now, compare that to a plain fat free:
1 cup = 120 cals
12g carbs (sugar)
12g protein

But as for taste - the carb count is missing somethign. Missing alot of
something..... It was dull.

I think for as little as I actually eat yogurt and the fact that I don't
watch my carbs super closely, I'll stick to plain yogurt sweetened with
splenda.

Now, if they came out with a larger container of the plain carb counting
yogurt, I might try that in place of the regular stuff, to cut down on the
sugar.


I just like the texture of it - a little thicker than the fat free and it
has good mouth feel to me. Even though it's a smaller serving, I end up
feeling satisfied with it. I still use the plain stuff w/ splenda.

Jenn

"JayJay" wrote in message
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I purchased some of the dannon carb count yogurt tonight. So far - not
real impressed.

First off the servings are only 1/2 cup instead of 1 cup of regular
yogurt.
Nutritional breakdown is
1/2 cup = 60 cals
3g carbs (sugar)
5g protein

Now, compare that to a plain fat free:
1 cup = 120 cals
12g carbs (sugar)
12g protein

But as for taste - the carb count is missing somethign. Missing alot of
something..... It was dull.

I think for as little as I actually eat yogurt and the fact that I don't
watch my carbs super closely, I'll stick to plain yogurt sweetened with
splenda.

Now, if they came out with a larger container of the plain carb counting
yogurt, I might try that in place of the regular stuff, to cut down on the
sugar.

I've been real interested in all these new low carb products. Some of them
really suck, and some are decent. I just tried the Atkins brand bagels
tonight - I bought the onion, and also cinnamon raisin. 200 calories, 20g
of protein, 11g of fiber. I ate half of the onion toasted with a little
lowfat whipped cream cheese, and it was great. My daughter had half of the
cinn/raisin w/berry cream cheese, and I tried a bite of that too. It was
really good. Some of the low carb bread I've tried doesn't have much
flavor, and seems dry, while others you can't even tell the difference.
I've tried that Dannon lowcarb yogurt, and it seemed weird to me. Not
delicious, but edible. I think I'll stick to the sugar free/fat free yogurt
for now. Also, Carb Countdown milk is very tasty, but I wouldn't probably
drink it alone - I like it cooked in my oatmeal though.

det

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"JayJay" wrote in message
...
I purchased some of the dannon carb count yogurt tonight. So
far - not real impressed.

First off the servings are only 1/2 cup instead of 1 cup of
regular
yogurt.
Nutritional breakdown is
1/2 cup = 60 cals
3g carbs (sugar)
5g protein

Now, compare that to a plain fat free:
1 cup = 120 cals
12g carbs (sugar)
12g protein

But as for taste - the carb count is missing somethign.
Missing alot of something..... It was dull.

I think for as little as I actually eat yogurt and the fact
that I don't watch my carbs super closely, I'll stick to plain
yogurt sweetened with splenda.

Now, if they came out with a larger container of the plain carb
counting yogurt, I might try that in place of the regular
stuff, to cut down on the sugar.

I've been real interested in all these new low carb products.
Some of them really suck, and some are decent. I just tried the
Atkins brand bagels tonight - I bought the onion, and also
cinnamon raisin. 200 calories, 20g of protein, 11g of fiber. I
ate half of the onion toasted with a little lowfat whipped cream
cheese, and it was great. My daughter had half of the
cinn/raisin w/berry cream cheese, and I tried a bite of that
too. It was really good. Some of the low carb bread I've tried
doesn't have much flavor, and seems dry, while others you can't
even tell the difference. I've tried that Dannon lowcarb yogurt,
and it seemed weird to me. Not delicious, but edible. I think
I'll stick to the sugar free/fat free yogurt for now. Also,
Carb Countdown milk is very tasty, but I wouldn't probably drink
it alone - I like it cooked in my oatmeal though.

det




Thomas makes low-carb bagels, smaller than the regular ones. I
don't remember all the stats, bur only 85 calories, 5g fiber. I
eat them with ff orange marmalade.

"JayJay" wrote in message

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I think for as little as I actually eat yogurt and the fact that I
don't watch my carbs super closely, I'll stick to plain yogurt
sweetened with splenda.

Now, if they came out with a larger container of the plain carb
counting yogurt, I might try that in place of the regular stuff, to
cut down on the sugar.

You might be interested in this article.
http://www.lowcarbluxury.com/yogurt.html
--
Jeri
265/189/120
Atkins since 11/5/01
"Whether you think you can or think you can't, you're right."
--Henry Ford

You know, I never though of that. Do you put any flavoring into the yogurt
besides Splenda? Not only would buying a plain huge tub save money, I
prefer the flavor of Splenda. The favorite flavor in my house is, sigh,
plain vanilla (what boring kids). Can you put off the shelf vanilla into
the yogurt?
"JMA" wrote in message
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"JayJay" wrote in message
...
I purchased some of the dannon carb count yogurt tonight. So far - not
real impressed.

First off the servings are only 1/2 cup instead of 1 cup of regular
yogurt.
Nutritional breakdown is
1/2 cup = 60 cals
3g carbs (sugar)
5g protein

Now, compare that to a plain fat free:
1 cup = 120 cals
12g carbs (sugar)
12g protein

But as for taste - the carb count is missing somethign. Missing alot of
something..... It was dull.

I think for as little as I actually eat yogurt and the fact that I don't
watch my carbs super closely, I'll stick to plain yogurt sweetened with
splenda.

Now, if they came out with a larger container of the plain carb counting
yogurt, I might try that in place of the regular stuff, to cut down on
the
sugar.


I just like the texture of it - a little thicker than the fat free and it
has good mouth feel to me. Even though it's a smaller serving, I end up
feeling satisfied with it. I still use the plain stuff w/ splenda.

Jenn

In article 7ZE3c.14687$PY.1433@lakeread05, "Elise
Converse"
wrote:

You know, I never though of that. Do you put any
flavoring into the yogurt
besides Splenda? Not only would buying a plain huge tub
save money, I
prefer the flavor of Splenda. The favorite flavor in my
house is, sigh,
plain vanilla (what boring kids). Can you put off the
shelf vanilla into
the yogurt?
"JMA" wrote in message
...


I buy the Dannon Low Fat, Plain yogurt and add either
fresh or canned fruit, a tablespoon of flax meal, and a
packet of sweetener (Equal). I'll sometimes make
"yogurt cheese," letting the yogurt drain through a
coffee filter for a couple of hours to make it a
thicker consistancy--it's pretty good, and a little
closer to sour cream this way.

Don't forget that yogurt is great with vegies as
well--mix with cukes and tomatoes for a great summer
salad.

Today I have yogurt with mangos. Yumm.

Amy

Hark! I heard "determined" say:
"JayJay" wrote in message
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I purchased some of the dannon carb count yogurt tonight. So far - not
real impressed.

snip

But as for taste - the carb count is missing somethign. Missing alot of
something..... It was dull.

snip

I've tried that Dannon lowcarb yogurt, and it seemed weird to me. Not
delicious, but edible.

That's a great way to describe it. I wonder if Dannon's R&D people
read this group. ;-)

I think I'll stick to the sugar free/fat free yogurt for now.

I want to try that, with some Splenda, but the Dannon low carb has
Splenda and as you said, it's kinda weird tasting. Sort of a chemical
taste -- at least to me. At first I had assumed it was the Splenda,
but I remember having it on fresh strawberries and liking it, so the
taste must be from something else...


--
J.J. in WA State
(251/243/150)

JayJay wrote:

I purchased some of the dannon carb count yogurt tonight. So far - not
real impressed.

First off the servings are only 1/2 cup instead of 1 cup of regular
yogurt. Nutritional breakdown is
1/2 cup = 60 cals
3g carbs (sugar)
5g protein

Now, compare that to a plain fat free:
1 cup = 120 cals
12g carbs (sugar)
12g protein

But as for taste - the carb count is missing somethign. Missing alot of
something..... It was dull.

That's because the so-called "yogurt" is mostly water, thickened
with cornstarch and gelatin, a bit of skim milk ingredients for
"milk" color, then artificial colors up to the wazoo, and I couldn't
even find actual fruit in the list of ingredients. Oh, and they do
actually throw in a bit of bacterial culture so they can call it
yogurt instead of pudding

Read the ingredients, you'd be hard pressed to find any. I am not
making this up.
CM

In article , JayJay
wrote:

I purchased some of the dannon carb count yogurt tonight. So far - not
real impressed.

I tried the Dannon stuff as well as the Hood/Atkins stuff, and wasn't
real impressed either. The Hood stuff was downright awful, I thought--
it had the texture of wall spackle and a strange flavor. I ended up
throwing most of the 12-pack out. The Dannon was better (I ended up
eating what I bought), but I doubt I'll get it again. It also had that
weird texture.


I'm sticking with the regular Dannon Light & Fit yogurt when I want
yogurt. The flavor and texture is *much* better, and at 11g of carbs
for the 4-oz size (vs 3 in the LC stuff), it's not going to throw me
off track eaten in moderation.

Some of the low-carb stuff has been terrific (the Vita's Tortillas come
to mind... what a killer Chicken Caesar wrap!), but both the yogurt
products have been a disappointment, at least for my taste buds.