Greek Yogurt

Recently there has been a boom in the yogurt industry, specifically in the ‘GREEK YOGURT’ industry.  I looked up Greek Yogurt in Wikipedia and here is what I found:

“Strained yogurt, yogurt cheese, labneh, or Greek yogurt is yogurt which has been strained in a cloth or paper bag or filter to remove the whey, giving a consistency between that of yogurt and cheese, while preserving yogurt's distinctive sour taste….. Due to the straining process to remove excess whey, even non-fat varieties are rich and creamy.”

I beg to differ.  I have tried Greek yogurt several times now including last weekend at Costco where they were giving away samples.  Unfortunately, they have to add honey to the samples to make them palatable.  That should give you a clue.

Erik has decided that he wants to start eating healthier and in a recent trip to the grocery he decided to try Greek Yogurt.  The particular brand that he bought was Chobani the strawberry and banana flavor specifically.  He brought it home and opened it up.  Like a lot of yogurts on the market, the fruit is on the bottom so you have to stir it up.  The consistency of the yogurt on the top is very grainy and when combined with the fruit is still too grainy for my taste. 

I tasted the yogurt that he had and it was not too tart so I decided to try buying other flavors.  The blueberry is very tart and I had to add some stevia to make it palatable.  I’m still not happy with the graininess of it – I don’t see where the terms “rich and creamy’ come from.

Chobani’s own website boasts that their product is ‘rich and creamy’ as well.  They may be rich, but certainly not creamy.  Yoplait has creamy yogurt – even the light.  I think I’ll switch back.