So have you seen the commercial where Olympic Gold Medalist Jennie Finch brings Greek yogurt as the post game snack for her sons baseball team. And the kids love it… the yogurt, that is. But have you ever thought to yourself, “Is Greek yogurt that much better than regular yogurt?”
Both Greek and regular yogurt, in their plain nonfat or low-fat forms , can be part of a healthful diet. Greek yogurt is strained extensively to remove much of the liquid whey, lactose, and sugar, giving it its thick consistency. In roughly the same amount of calories, Greek yogurt can pack up to double the protein, while cutting sugar content by half.
In a typical Greek yogurt, a typical 6-ounce serving contains 15 to 20 grams of protein while an identical serving of regular yogurt provides just 9 grams. When it comes to the carbs, Greek contains roughly half the carbs as the regular kind – 5 to 8 grams per serving compared with 13 to 17 for regular yogurt.
However, the Greek yogurt tends to be higher in fat than regular yogurt. In just 7 ounces, Fage’s full-fat Greek yogurt packs 16 grams of saturated fat while Dannon’s regular full-fat yogurt has 5 grams of saturated fat in an 8-ounce serving. Also, regular yogurt has more calcium than Greek yogurt because some of the calcium is lost during the straining process.
So, the final evaluation? Pick the one you like ( like Greek), and look for plain, non-fat or low fat varieties.
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