Yogurt

busterb · 01-22-2014, 04:46 PM

Sam's has a Greek yogurt maker for about 50 bucks. Why? Buy plain yogurt and milk, add and you got greek. What happens when you take plain non-fat yogurt and drain? What do you have, if not Greek.

Aliantha · 01-22-2014, 05:16 PM

Speaking of yoghurt, i bought yoghurt made from coconut milk the other day. Its very nice. Great in mango smoothies.

Clodfobble · 01-22-2014, 05:56 PM

Officially, real Greek yogurt has had more lactose dripped out, which makes it taste less sweet. So unless the yogurt maker also has a dripping bag included, there's nothing specifically Greek about it.

My bet is, they're advertising the yogurt maker as a "Greek" yogurt maker because actual, homemade yogurt tastes far more tart than the stuff you get on the shelves, to the point that most people wouldn't like it, at least at first. So they're trying to convince you that the strong flavor equals Greekness, and isn't just because the retail yogurt you're used to is minimally fermented and usually has sweeteners added.

busterb · 01-22-2014, 07:54 PM

So. What happens when you take plain non-fat yogurt and drain?

Clodfobble · 01-22-2014, 08:21 PM

You get thicker, slightly less sweet, plain non-fat yogurt, which American grocery stores like to call "Greek" but is actually nothing like real Greek yogurt.

busterb · 04-09-2014, 11:21 AM

Wonder how much of the nutrition you lose by draining? If any.

Clodfobble · 04-09-2014, 02:37 PM

Basically none. When you drain you are losing mostly galactose, which contains calories but not a lot of worthwhile vitamins. You still keep the protein, calcium, B12, all that good stuff.

xoxoxoBruce · 04-09-2014, 03:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Clodfobble

Basically none. When you drain you are losing mostly galactose, which contains calories but not a lot of worthwhile vitamins.

And taste, Greek yogurt tastes like

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busterb · 04-09-2014, 02:58 PM

TNXS

busterb · 04-09-2014, 09:38 PM

Yeah, but with a kiwi, almond milk and a dash of splenda in blender. Good even over Cherioos.

xoxoxoBruce · 04-10-2014, 08:41 PM

OK, you put lipstick on the pig.

Griff · 04-11-2014, 05:27 AM

I like plain Greek yogurt a lot.

xoxoxoBruce · 04-11-2014, 09:30 AM

Eeeewwww.

Sundae · 04-11-2014, 12:54 PM

I like plain yoghurt

I must have had Greek at some point, but I don't remember it specifically.

xoxoxoBruce · 01-25-2015, 10:59 AM

It's not your Mama's Yogurt anymore. Some is very good, alas some has been DuPont-ized, and you can't tell the players without a program. Unfortunately the program is a pdf, but it's worth the hassle of admission because it contains not only 8x10 glossies with a paragraph on the back, but excellent explanations and charts like these...

01-22-2014, 04:46 PM	#1
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01-22-2014, 05:16 PM	#2
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Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Officially, real Greek yogurt has had more lactose dripped out, which makes it taste less sweet. So unless the yogurt maker also has a dripping bag included, there's nothing specifically Greek about it. My bet is, they're advertising the yogurt maker as a "Greek" yogurt maker because actual, homemade yogurt tastes far more tart than the stuff you get on the shelves, to the point that most people wouldn't like it, at least at first. So they're trying to convince you that the strong flavor equals Greekness, and isn't just because the retail yogurt you're used to is minimally fermented and usually has sweeteners added. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

01-22-2014, 07:54 PM	#4
busterb NSABFD Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: MS. usa Posts: 3,908	So. What happens when you take plain non-fat yogurt and drain? __________________ I've haven't left very deep footprints in the sands of time. But, boy I've left a bunch.

01-22-2014, 08:21 PM	#5
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	You get thicker, slightly less sweet, plain non-fat yogurt, which American grocery stores like to call "Greek" but is actually nothing like real Greek yogurt. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

04-09-2014, 11:21 AM	#6
busterb NSABFD Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: MS. usa Posts: 3,908	Wonder how much of the nutrition you lose by draining? If any. __________________ I've haven't left very deep footprints in the sands of time. But, boy I've left a bunch.

04-09-2014, 02:37 PM	#7
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Basically none. When you drain you are losing mostly galactose, which contains calories but not a lot of worthwhile vitamins. You still keep the protein, calcium, B12, all that good stuff. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

04-09-2014, 02:58 PM	#9
busterb NSABFD Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: MS. usa Posts: 3,908	TNXS __________________ I've haven't left very deep footprints in the sands of time. But, boy I've left a bunch.

04-09-2014, 09:38 PM	#10
busterb NSABFD Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: MS. usa Posts: 3,908	Yeah, but with a kiwi, almond milk and a dash of splenda in blender. Good even over Cherioos. __________________ I've haven't left very deep footprints in the sands of time. But, boy I've left a bunch.

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01-25-2015, 10:59 AM	#15
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	It's not your Mama's Yogurt anymore. Some is very good, alas some has been DuPont-ized, and you can't tell the players without a program. Unfortunately the program is a pdf, but it's worth the hassle of admission because it contains not only 8x10 glossies with a paragraph on the back, but excellent explanations and charts like these... Attached Images __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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