Liberte greek yogurt

I noticed that there has been alot of discussion revolving around this yogurt.  It is thick and fat free (Amazing I know) and it tasted like baby vomit smells...thus the dilemma.  It is so high in protien but who can stomach the disgusting flavor and the odd texture???  Well certainly not me.  BUT I am creative and of course I love food (thus the reason I have had to have mt stomach reduced to the size of a tennis ball)  On my dieticians advice I picked up two tubs of this at Costco.  Yes, I was innocent as he sugar coated how wonderful this stuff was and I fell right into his trap.  But I am a cheapskate and I don't waste food (another thing that got me where I am and where I was)  so I had to make ways to use this stuff.  First off I made a cream sauce with mushrooms and dill and poured this over my fish.  Very tasy, but who can eat that every day?  It was rich and so filling.  and I knew that the yogurt would just go to waste sitting in the fridge waiting for the next time that I felt like seafood with a sauce, so I got creative.  I bought a bag of frozen mango cubes and some splenda.  I threw it along with the yogurt into the blender and mixed it up really well.  I then poured some into popsicle cups and froze them.  Very delicious, but I have difficulty with the stupid stick keeping the popsicle intact so that wouldnt last forever.  Instead I dug out my 1/2c ziploc containers (you know perfect for 100 calorie snack) and i poured some yougurt into these and froze it.  I now eat it like ice cream, although you shave it off of the ice block, not spoon it out!  It was great so I bought other kinds of fruit and made more.  I use it all the time to get my protiens in, and I feel like I am being naughty and getting a treat.

Hope this idea helps someone out there struggling with protiens or the taste of greek yogurt.  It is a good find, just need to know what to do with it so that it is pallatable. (is that how you spell that???)

Thank you Relene!  I couldn't get past the texture of it, but maybe I will give it a try again.

It may work instead of sour cream for beef stroganoff or something similar?

Jill

There is a vanilla flavour of the 0 Fat liberte greek yogurt too and its not too bad. I spoon mix it with frozen raspberries and with the raspberries being frozen, it gives it into that ice cream texture. (I started out mixing it with 1/4 c of fat-free activia to get the flavor and slowly used less Activia until I was used to the texture/flavour; which I love now!)

I have used the plain flavour to make a few different things... I did a Chicken Tikka Masala, and served it on curried roasted cauliflower.

Servings: 6 • Calories: 283.1 • Fat: 11.5 • Fiber: 2.5

1.8 pounds chicken breast

Marinade for Chicken:
1- 6oz  container of plain Greek yogurt
1 tablespoon lemon juice
2 teaspoons ground cumin
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 teaspoons cayenne pepper
1 teaspoon black pepper
1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger
2 teaspoons of salt

Sauce
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 garlic clove
1 jalapeno pepper, chopped (I removed the membrane)
2 teaspons ground cumin
2 teaspoons paprika
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon curry powder
1/4 teaspoon sriracha sauce
8 ounces tomato sauce
1 cup skim milk

Mix the marinade together with the chopped chicken, cover, refrigerate and marinate overnight.  

Heat frying pan (or skewer and grill outdoors) and grill chicken until 3/4 done.   Meanwhile, heat olive oil and saute garlic and jalapeno.  Add seasonings and stir for 2 minutes until fragrant.  Add in tomato sauce and milk.   Add chicken into sauce and cook an additional 10 minutes.

For the cauliflower- I took a head of cauliflower, cut it into smallish florettes- tossed it in a bowl with 2 tsp of olive oil, a clove of garlic, 1/2 tsp of salt and 1 tsp each cumin, curry powder, and tandori spice mix. Spread the cauliflower over a large cookie sheet (not too close or it gets mushy, instead of roasted) and cook at 425F for 20-25 mins.

If anyone makes this, let me know. I thought it was awesome- but after living in Scotland, I am programmed to eat curry!