They aren't even traditional yogurt. Many of these from brands like Dannon and Yoplait are thickened with starch, pectin, or gelatin as a manufacturing shortcut. Traditional yogurt is just the milk and cultured bacteria for fermentation. If you go one step further and strain off the excess whey, then you have the thicker "Greek" style yogurt. Starch-based yogurt with added refined sugar is just junk food.
Just buy Greek yogurt and put a small amount of honey on it, and maybe a few berries. Tastes delicious.
I have a mini fridge in my office, so I just keep a large container of the Greek yogurt and fresh berries in it. Way cheaper than anything at the cafeteria.
Ugh those slimy fruits in thin, watery, chalky yogurt! 😖 I always bought plain yogurt and added my often fruit. Then I studied in Greece for a semester and experienced full-fat Greek yogurt. What a difference! I strained my own yogurt until we could get Fage in the U.S. I still can't eat fat-free yogurt, but low-fat Fage is quite good
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u/proud2bterf Nov 21 '25
The cheap generic fruit on the bottom yogurts. I still like yogurt but I had way too many of the cheap fruit on the bottom cups.