David Gillespie - Tamar Valley Yoghurt ok?

20 Feb 2012 3:56 PM

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Hi All

I recently found (and enjoyed!) Tamar Valley Greek style flavoured yoghurt with no added sugar. I tried the "with strawberry" flavour as it was the lowest in sugar. The ingredients list is:

milk, milk solids, strawberry (12%), water, thickeners, colour, flavours, acidity regulators, sweetener (955), live cultures.

The NIP says carbohydrates 7.2g per 100g and sugars 4.8g per 100g.

That's ok, right, because half of the sugar content is lactose?

Thanks

Michelle

20 Feb 2012 5:57 PM

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Hello Michelle
Sweetener 955 is actually Splenda and it's worth reading this article about it: http://www.splendaexposed.com/ and deciding if you wish to continue eating Tamar flavoured yoghurts.
It's best to keep to unflavoured natural yoghurts which don't contain any sweeteners, even artificial ones which, among other things, are known to raise insulin levels the same as sugar does and so negate any efforts to lose weight. You can also add berries to natural yoghurt which will give some sweetness without side effects. You can also add some dextrose to natural yoghurt if you are craving sweetener.

David has listed all artificial sweeteners under "Your call" and would very rarely use them himself. Personally, I find that I have become a mainly savoury eater with rare excursions into dextrose sweetened desserts if we have guests.

Some people use Stevia as a sweetener, this is also in David's "Your call" list as he feels that not enough research has been done on it. Stevia, like sugar is plant based.

cheers
Freda

20 Feb 2012 6:54 PM

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At first I started using this yoghurt but after being sugar free for so long now I love having plain greek yoghurt with a dash of vanilla. For a bit more gormet you can have frozen berries or even whip up some cream and add a tablespoon of whipped cream to the yoghurt with some vanilla. You can even add dextrose. If you want to make your own strawberry sauce, cut some strawberries and place in a pan with a dash of water and some dextrose. Cook until strawberries are soft. You can thicken with cornflour if you want the sauce slightly thicker. I even make my own crunchy topping by toasting some oats, crushed nuts and shredded coconut.

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07 Apr 2012 1:20 AM

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Janelle C wrote:
At first I started using this yoghurt but after being sugar free for so long now I love having plain greek yoghurt with a dash of vanilla. For a bit more gormet you can have frozen berries or even whip up some cream and add a tablespoon of whipped cream to the yoghurt with some vanilla. You can even add dextrose. If you want to make your own strawberry sauce, cut some strawberries and place in a pan with a dash of water and some dextrose. Cook until strawberries are soft. You can thicken with cornflour if you want the sauce slightly thicker. I even make my own crunchy topping by toasting some oats, crushed nuts and shredded coconut.

I am fairly sure the sugar and fat free yoghurt I eat, is from Tamar Valley. It's delicious with fruit.