At a recent doctors visit we were talking about losing weight and he suggested that the way to lose weight is 95% food, and only 5% exercise and the best way to lose weight was eat differently- so I perked up to listen, then I was quickly horrified. This doctor told us that in order to lose weight, we NEED to eat Light and Fit Yogurt. I stopped him, and told him that I prefer to eat cleanly, and that we eat Greek yogurt with our own natural sweetener and fruit- and he told me that we really needed to eat Light and Fit instead. I swiftly told him that I wasn’t interested in his dietary advice, and then I did a little experiment at home.
Light and Fit Strawberry Banana Yogurt- 6 Oz
vs
Chobani plain non-fat Greek yogurt w/ fresh strawberries and agave syrup
Chobani & fruit has a few more calories, a little bit more sodium and sugar, but a LOT more potassium,and protein. Less carbs and cholesterol. But that is not exactly why I buy the Greek yogurt and take the time to chop up my own fruit and mix it all up with my own sweeteners and the like.
Take a look at the ingredients! So….. milk, yogurt cultures, fruit, and agave or… a laundry list of stuff I can’t say, additives and not nearly enough cultures.
I don’t know about you, but for me, it’s a no brainer. I’ll take the natural healthier yogurt with more nutrients with a paltry 31 more calories than the chemically sweetened starch modified yogurt product. Our goal is to be HEALTHIER, not just thinner. 31 calories of good nutrition is very welcome especially the extra protein!
What do you feel is most important? Low calorie or high nutrition?
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I totally agree with you! That Dr, should not be giving any advice outside of his field, the right course of action for him would have been to refer you to a RD.
That said, I don’t think you need that either
Hi, Wendy! Thanks for the shout. We love that combination too- our Plain is so versatile!
Email me at fans at chobani dot com. We’d be happy to send ya something special.
Cheers,
Emily Schildt
Digital Communications
Chobani