Fage Greek Yogurt

So today I figured I'm gonna try some Fage Greek Yogurt that I found at the grocery store while on my 5DPT (looking for low sugar yogurt)...I forgot to try it on day three...So I decided to try it for lunch as a side with my left over ginger garlic pork tenderlion roast (Left over from dinner last night)  with a blackbean and soybean salad with sundried tomatoes and green onions in a vinegarette. Yummy So I taste a bit of the yogurt before my roast pork and I am sooooo glad I did, cause it tasted just like sourcream...OH YUMMY...only it has 14g of protein as opposed to 1g in sour cream. Plus it has 20 g of fat as opposed to 2-3 in sour cream...Regardless...I rarely watch fat as I am more concerned about sugar and carb content being low and fiber and protein being high...But I do still aim for lower fat if I can. I just have to say that I decided to dip a piece of meat in the yogurt rather than add some sugar free preserves as i had planned...and OMIGOD!  I'm in heaven!  Sooooo delicious with pork roast...This is my new sour cream! (I won't eat an entire cup with all that fat...so I just ate half with my roast... I'm hoping the stuff comes in a lower fat version, but if not...Oh well...It is sooooo good! I have a ton of awesome ideas for it already...I am sooo excited i had to share in case anyone enver tried it yet... Chili with Fage chicken paprikash with Fage SF strawberry and rhubarb with Fage... Turkey breast florentine with a scoop of Fage... It's just endless... Both me pouch and me mouth is soooo happy right now...I had to share Anita :::Wiping drool off the keyboard::: Sorry

Fage comes in 3 levels of fat:  Full, 2% and 0%. I like the 2% myself.  1 cup has only 4 g. It is the BEST stuff, I agree! Trader Joe's has their own version that is colse enough for the price difference if you have a Trader Joe's near you.

Dawn and Kellie Thanks for the info on the Fage!  (fa-yey)  I am sooo glad it comes in a lower fat version...I hate all that fat free stuff, I always go just above the fat free to keep some flavor!  I'll definately try the Trader Joe's version...I haven't been in a while (kinda far to drive) but I make a special trip about once a month. I love their B-12 sublinguals...melts under the tongue is 3 seconds and it's over.  I'm going to look at the Fage web site right now...coolio...I hope I can find it in my local grocery store...I never noticed it before and they only had the super fat version...so now I know to go looking!  Thanks bunches! Hugs Anita

If your grocer only stocks the full-fat version, ask them to add the fat-free and 2% versions to their shelves.  I ask my grocer to do that, and they can hardly keep the stuff in stock!  A lot of people have discovered this product, and they sell a lot of it.  I shop at a smaller local grocery chain, so they are pretty accommodating.  Hopefully your grocer can help you out as well! Kellie

Kellie, I live out in the boonies...although it is finally getting some growth and probably too much too fast, but lemme tell you about my grocery store... Up until last year, there was a tobacco aisle...Yes...an aisle dedicated to "Chew" and cigars and all kinds of weird chewing and snuffing and smoking stuff. But they never heard of Kashi Cereal, Fennel or artichokes. Even Coca Cola has their own area soda out here that you can only get here!   In the baking section, you can still find gallon tubs of...LARD!!!  Yes...LARD....Pure animal fat for cooking...Oh yes...and at any given time I could have to wear a blindfold to not see some dead animal tied to the front of someone's truck who stopped for the very large selection of chewin' tabacka... It's not that bad anymore...but it used to be...The price you pay to get outta the city.  Once standing in line some drunk dude put his head on my shoulder and said "mama, you smell good enough to eat"...I almost moved to another state. LOL I don't wear Channel #5 in the grocery store anymore...I'm not joking!!! So my point...can you imagine me asking these folks if they can order me some 2 %  F-A-G-E because I'm minding my waist:::::snickering:::: I travel an hour and a half to the DC area for a Wegman's or Trader Joe's (about half that distance). I don't mind leaving here as often as possible!  LOL  It's real perty here though!  hahaha Anita

Welcome to the wonderful world of Fage.  It sounds like you bought the regular, full-fat version.  You'll be happy to know that it comes in a 2% and a fat-free version.  Here's a link to their website, which has the nutritional information for their various offerings, as well as some yummy recipes -> http://www.fageusa.com/aboutus.html Fat-free version is 5.3 oz serving for 80 calories, 0 g. fat, 13 g. protein.   2% version is 7.0 oz. serving for 130 calories, 4 g. fat, 17 g. protein.   Total version is 7.0 oz serving for 260 calories, 20 g. fat, 14 g. protein I usually choose the 2% version - I like the texture better than the fat-free, plus it has 4 more grams of protein.  Enjoy!!! Kellie

Wow, this stuff sounds great!  I'm going to have to try and get some - the lower fat versions aren't too high in calories either. Thanks for the info

I love FAGE yogurt, BUT have only tried it with SF syrup and fruits... it's awesome I use the 2%

I'm already making veggie dips and all kinds of stuff with the fattening one...LOL I'm going to find the 2% for the SF preserves and syrups... But I gotta tell ya...there are tons of things to make with this stuff!  I made a veggie dip with Knorrs dry soup mix for dipping cut veggies into!  It's amazing! I'm making a roat beef for sunday dinner and making a tiger dill sauce (horseraddish and dill spice) for dipping the meat in (Like at the Outback Steak House... Double my proteins and eat something that makes my mouth and body equally as happy... Good stuff! Anita

Anita,  I don't buy anything that is fat free, but last week my friend talked me into buying the Fage 0%.  This is one of the things that, if I did not know it was fat free, I would not believe it!  I Love it.  Now, I have to go back and get more!