Greek Yogurt Smackdown: Fage with Honey
May 14, 2009 | (2)
I’ll admit it, I’m guilty of fitting into a female stereotype: I eat yogurt every day. Every. Day. And why not? It’s got calcium for my bones, active cultures to help with tummy trouble, and it holds me over in the morning until I can get to second breakfast (I’ll explain another time).
I’ve been hearing a lot about Greek yogurt, how it’s decadent texture belies it’s low fat content. I’m always looking for a “cheat”, so I thought I’d test out a few brands and see if the hype is warranted.
Fage All Natural Greek Strained Yogurt (with honey)
This stuff looks like the real deal, because the packaging has a decidedly foreign look to it. I mean, there’s only one exclamation point on the entire thing (pronounced Fa-yeh!). It comes in this odd segregated container which I think you mix like this:
I even took a picture of the nutrition label, which I totally ignored
I followed the destructions on the package and didn’t stir it. I dug my spoon into what felt like the consistency of cream cheese and oh mah gah, my eyes rolled back into my head and I did a happy dance! It tasted like cheese cake! Holy shit, I can’t believe this is yogurt! I shoveled the entire container into my mouth before I took note of the nutrition label.
Damnit!
This stuff is NOT low fat. A whopping 250 calories, 110 of which come from fat, for a 5.3 oz container! Crap in a crap basket, I had no intention of consuming 45% of my daily value of saturated fat in a few minutes.
The verdict: Fage is hella delicious, and with that much fat it better be. I hear there is a 0% fat version, but this full fat one will definitely not become my daily yogurt fix. I may occasionally indulge in it for dessert. As far as desserts go, I could do worse.
Up next, Oikos Organic Greek Yogurt with Honey. I will check the label before I inhale this one.
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