Greek yogurt and sugar

[Anonymous]

I am shocked by the sugar content in the flavored varieties. But even the plain has quite a bit (7-9g). Am I missing something? Are there plain varieties with 4-5g/serving?

[Anonymous]

It's lactose, not added fructose or sucrose. It's what is natural in yogurt.

[Anonymous]

No, not always. There was an article about this in a recent New Yorker. Many Greek yogurt brands add tons of sugar to their recipes.

[Anonymous]

What does the label say?

[Anonymous]

All flavored yogurts add lots of sugars, even if they call it cane juice or something else. If the plain yogurt doesn't have added sugars (and learn the names of where sugar hides), then it's lactose.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:All flavored yogurts add lots of sugars, even if they call it cane juice or something else. If the plain yogurt doesn't have added sugars (and learn the names of where sugar hides), then it's lactose.

Exactly. I get the plain Greek yogurt (so it's just lactose) and then add berries for sweetness (frozen, then thawed out--cheaper than fresh).

[Anonymous]

So the 9g is ok or should I try to stick to the 5-7g?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So the 9g is ok or should I try to stick to the 5-7g?

It's 2g, not 2lbs. The 9g is fine.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's lactose, not added fructose or sucrose. It's what is natural in yogurt.

yes and no. most flavored yogurts are about as bad as eating pudding.

I ONLY eat whole milk plain unsweetened yogurt and it has 8g sugar per half cup. all naturally occurring. This should be the least of people's worries considering what I've seen people post on this site that they cook regularly for dinner.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's lactose, not added fructose or sucrose. It's what is natural in yogurt.

yes and no. most flavored yogurts are about as bad as eating pudding.

I ONLY eat whole milk plain unsweetened yogurt and it has 8g sugar per half cup. all naturally occurring. This should be the least of people's worries considering what I've seen people post on this site that they cook regularly for dinner.

WTH are you talking about?

[Anonymous]

I mean this sincerely to pp and her ilk: if you are afraid of 7g of naturally occurring sugar from lactose, you have disordered eating. Orthorexia nervosa.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I mean this sincerely to pp and her ilk: if you are afraid of 7g of naturally occurring sugar from lactose, you have disordered eating. Orthorexia nervosa.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I mean this sincerely to pp and her ilk: if you are afraid of 7g of naturally occurring sugar from lactose, you have disordered eating. Orthorexia nervosa.

That wasn't the question. There seems to be wide range of sugar even in plain Greek yogurt. What is the naturally occurring range?

When your yogurt has more grams of sugar then some candy bars, that is a problem. But asking if 4g or 9g is normal seem like a fine question.

Why so bitter PPs?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I mean this sincerely to pp and her ilk: if you are afraid of 7g of naturally occurring sugar from lactose, you have disordered eating. Orthorexia nervosa.

That wasn't the question. There seems to be wide range of sugar even in plain Greek yogurt. What is the naturally occurring range?

When your yogurt has more grams of sugar then some candy bars, that is a problem. But asking if 4g or 9g is normal seem like a fine question.

Why so bitter PPs?

not bitter, just happily fat.

[Anonymous]

All milk has naturally occurring sugar. You can look at the nutrition label on a milk carton and see that. That having been said, the little greek yogurts with fruits are especially packed with added sugars -- Chobani is a horrible culprit. I feel hungrier after I eat one of those.