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Yogurt

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Out of interest, what it the carb count of plain yoghurt per 100g?

Is it lower carb if full fat, and higher carb if low fat? (As happens with skimmed milk I think)
 
I've replaced my normal breakfast with a bowl of activa pouring yoghurt with some nuts added (usually walnuts).

From the manufacturers web page, the natural version is ~5g carb per 100g and ~1g saturated fat per 100g. Personally I don't like the plain one, so I got for the strawberry one which is ~10g carb per 100g 😛

If you didn't like the natural one but didn't want to double your carbs, you could always try adding some non-sugar flavouring - but I never found one that I really liked.

As long as my breakfast is below about 10g carb I find my BG levels don't rise too much - and I'm only pouring in about 70g of the yoghurt.
 
I have been limiting my self to the Fage 0%natural Greek yoghurt and adding a small amount of fruit as I have yet to see the dietary specialist at the Desmond centre
 
AlisonM said:
Mine is an electric thingy that came from Lakeland. I think it may be my favourite kitchen gadget.
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Out of interest how easy/cheap is it to make?

I am newly diagnosed and cut yoghurts out completely when I found out the sugar content. But I miss them! Times like these I wish I liked greek yoghurt!
 
M&I - you'll be amazed how much your tastebuds change as you get older. I never used to like half the stuff I eat now!
 
Electric yogurt maker is only ?14.99 in Lakeland. That's really good. I thought it'd be more expensive than that. Looks like I need to investigate the possibility of purchasing one! 🙂
 
Cat1964 said:
Looked again at the yogurt maker and it gets great reviews :D
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I suppose the bottom line is how much it costs to make your own i.e. ingredients. A friend of mine who works in a dairy makes yoghurts, but if something goes wrong with the batch then they have to discard it all....all 400 gallons of it! 😱
 
Cat1964 said:
Electric yogurt maker is only ?14.99 in Lakeland. That's really good. I thought it'd be more expensive than that. Looks like I need to investigate the possibility of purchasing one! 🙂
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I've never regretted being given mine. I usually make it plain and add berries or nuts depending on my mood. I use it in sauces and make smoothies with it, even have it frozen in summer.
 
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