Dairy-Free Yogurt Smackdown
June 29, 2009 | (5)
I will take you on yogurt journeys further than you ever imagined.
I read somewhere recently that yogurt was the first ever health food. I feel totally vindicated. So what if you are not a huge fan of dairy, or if you’re vegan or you have an allergy? You can still eat yogurt, as there are plenty of non-dairy options. I rounded up the most popular brands to give you the low down on plant-based yogurts. Since by now I’m sure you’re eating it every day because I told you to (ha!), it will be fun to mix it up a bit even if you don’t have anything against dairy.
SO Delicious Cultured Coconut Milk Blueberry Yogurt
Hello! I saw this and could hardly contain my excitement. I friggin’ love coconut, so I’m thinking this stuff would be the marriage of two things that make me happy. I was willing to neglect that one 6 oz container contains 6 grams of fat just for the novelty. I’m sad to report that at least the blueberry flavor of SO Delicious was SO underwhelming. The consistency was runny, it was way too sweet, and it just didn’t have that coconut milk richness I was hoping for. One positive was the live and active cultures, so if that’s what you’re looking for then give it a shot. At $1.50 a pop, I think I’ll give this a pass next time.
Whole Soy & Co. Blueberry Soy Yogurt
I know what you’re thinking. This sounds about as appetizing as soy cheese. You should give it a chance, because this stuff is delicious. I was expecting more runny blandness, but Whole Soy makes a creamy and rich yogurt that isn’t too sweet and doesn’t have that soy taste I’m not terribly fond of. It’s a nutrition boon at 30% of the recommended daily value for calcium, and only contains 150 calories and 3.5 grams of fat per 6 oz cup. It’s also casein, whey and gluten free (Hey Lauran! I found you a yogurt!). For $1.19 a pop, I think I will be seeing more of this brand in my morning yogurt rotation.
Silk Live! Bluberry Soy Yogurt
With my mind open to soy yogurt, I happily picked up the Silk brand at $0.99 for a 6 ounce cup. They claim 6 live active cultures in their brand, something that wasn’t apparent on the Whole Soy & Co. label. The yogurt was little runnier and tasted like soy to me, but it did have huge whole blueberries mixed in. At 150 calories and only 2 grams of fat the Silk brand weighs in the skinniest so far, which explains why it seemed a little runnier. It’s cheap and not terrible, so I may buy it again.
Yes, that's a stack of work behind the cup
Ricera Blueberry Rice Yogurt
I saw this rice yogurt at Hubbell and Hudson, so for the sake of research I dropped the $1.69 for the 6 ounce cup. Ricera is enriched with vitamins A and D and has only 1 gram of fat in the 180 calorie serving. It also tastes like blueberry flavored Elmer’s glue. This stuff practically coated my tongue and is overly sweetened, probably to cover up the funky chemical taste. I couldn’t even finish the container, it was that nasty. No one should ever, ever eat this stuff, especially because it costs so much.
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