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I just bought some whole fat and 0% fat Greek style yogurt from Whole Foods. I've never tried it before, but I had read that it has a thicker and creamier texture due to straining. I tried a little of each, and both seem very good and different from typical yogurt. The whole fat stuff is high in calories and saturated fat - 300 calories per cup and 18g saturated fat . It almost tastes like sour cream. But the 0% stuff is only 120 calories per cup and supplies 20 grams of protein. The bad side is that the stuff is pricey at almost $5 for a 2 cup container.
Indeed, you were at Whole Foods! But I'll bet it was good, kind of worth it.
It is really good. I'm eating some of the full fat stuff right now with blueberries. I could get used to this stuff!
Yeah, Whole Foods' prices are outrageous for the most part. I have to limit myself to a few things I really want. They certainly located their new store in Birmingham in the right section of town. The place is absolutely swamped with customers.
I remember eating something called Total greek yogurt when I was in the US years ago. I don't think it was organic, though. My inlaws are now into unpasteurised dairy so I haven't been able to buy commercial yogurt.
You can strain your regular yogurt and get a similar result
Galya, Fage "Total" is the major brand name of Greek yogurt.
Not sure if Whole Foods has their own brand, but we have Trader Joe's out here in California. They have their own brands of it. 0%, 2%, and full fat versions. They are all good.
It's so rich, thick, and tasty that I use less of it. More of a treat, I guess.
I like it with chopped walnuts and a bit of chopped dried fruit, like apricots or figs. I'm partial to artificial sweetener, too.
It makes a great dip or spread, too. Chopped walnuts and/or some minced herbs.
Ok, I am definitely going to have to try some. Maybe later in the week when I make it back to Tulsa. 1.5 hours with gas prices at 3.35/gal is a little prohibitive right now...
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Yeah, mine is Fage Total brand. Lucky for my wallet, Whole Foods is not in a convenient location for me!
I've never strained yogurt. Didn't Cappy try that?
She probably did. I don't remember.
I've done it, and it's really easy. If you have some cheesecloth, just line a strainer with it (perhaps a double or triple thickness of cloth). If you don't have cheesecloth, some plain (no printed design) paper towels will do. Put the yogurt into the cloth, fold the edges of cloth over the top. I have a saucer that fits nicely inside my strainer; if you don't, then just cut a styrofoam plate or foil-covered cardboard to fit. Add a bit of weight, like a can of soup. Leave the strainer supported in a bowl for an hour or two, until the yogurt is thick. If you leave it overnight and let it really drain, it will be labneh, or yogurt cheese. It's sort of like a tangy cream cheese and works well in dips and such. I dare you to drink the whey that drains off!
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If you have some cheesecloth, just line a strainer with it (perhaps a double or triple thickness of cloth). If you don't have cheesecloth, some plain (no printed design) paper towels will do. Put the yogurt into the cloth, fold the edges of cloth over the top.
it's easy! Throw some yogurt in one of those permanent coffee filters. Put in fridge (in something to catch the whey ) and in the morning, voila, yummy thick and creamy yogurt.
Thanks for the tips. This would be a lot cheaper than buying the stuff from Whole Foods. If I would grind my own almond butter for about 1/3 the price of their fresh ground stuff, I would have almost no reason to go there. LOL!
Thanks for the tips. This would be a lot cheaper than buying the stuff from Whole Foods. If I would grind my own almond butter for about 1/3 the price of their fresh ground stuff, I would have almost no reason to go there. LOL!
But it feels good to shop there, LOL... I mean, you're buying organic and supporting the small crop farmer and all o' that horseshyte.
If you have access to Mediterranean food stores in your area, you might be able to find the Greek Yougurt there for less money. Whole foods or Central Market is too far to drive (I'm not about to drive an hour to get groceries) but since I've got access to a Mediterranean store, I can get really good yougurt and not pay an arm and a leg for it.
But the exact same stuff can easily be made yourself using a coffee filter.
We do this ALL the time for Quark. Costs about 65 US cents per 500g (a bit over a lbs) and after straining it's near brick-like .. adding a bit of water totally makes it sweeter and yummy.
Yoghurt costs around the same. You'll keep about half the volume. Very yummy too.
Too bad I'm semi-allergic to all dairy . Sux monkey balls
Used to eat 500g of strained Quark every day. It was the highlight of the day.
Oh yeah, I didn't even think about a Mediterranean grocery store.
What is Quark? Is that strained cottage cheese?
I did strain some yogurt - and, yep, it was easy and very similar!! Good tip. I still liked the flavor of the Fage' versus the Dannon that I used, but I can experiment with different yogurts.
Quark is not like strained cottage cheese. It's got almost the protein content of cottage cheese but the texture of yoghurt, only much firmer as it's more like cheese.
Greek Style Yogurt
. It almost tastes like sour cream. But the 0% stuff is only 120 calories per cup and supplies 20 grams of protein. 
The bad side is that the stuff is pricey at almost $5 for a 2 cup container. 
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