if you buy plain whole milk yogurt for DC instead of yobaby flavored...

[Anonymous]

What kind do you buy? I think there is a yobaby plain that comes in small sizes, but Stoneyfield Farm also makes a regular whole milk yogurt in large containers - is it basically the same, or is there something different about yobaby? Is whole milk greek yogurt another option, or is that an entirely different texture? I'm getting ready to start DS on yogurt, and would rather sweeten it myself with fruit puree, but since I dont eat yogurt I dont know what type of plain to start with. TIA!

[Anonymous]

Your baby will probably learn to like what you give her. As far as I can tell, there's nothing special about yo-Baby. Maybe they put more vitamins in or something. Look at the ingredients list and the nutrition info on the back... maybe it has less sugar than other "fruity" yogurts.

Personally I like your approach better -- get whole milk yogurt and mix in delish fresh fruit puree!

[Anonymous]

I purchased the large tubs of Stoneyfield farms whole milk plain yogurt for my children. When I looked at the labels I thought the YoBaby had higher levels of sugars and preferred not to feed my children all of that.

[Anonymous]

Ladies, Please do not give your babies sugared yogurt. Why give your baby a sweet tooth even before there is a tooth? Get plain, whole-milk and ORGANIC. I don't promote organic for every food, but for whole-milk yogurt, it's especially important.

[Anonymous]

You can find a few different brands of organic whole milk yogurt, stonyfield farms, trader joe's, whole foods, yo baby. I do not think there is anything special about yo baby yogurt, just marketed towards babies. Greek yogurt will be thicker with will be better at first, I always thickened the yogurt with oatmeal or rice cereal to make it a little less messy. I also bought the whole milk plain and mixed in homemade fruit purees or store bought apple sauce. But at almost 15 months I have given up and surrendered to yo baby because it is easier and it comes in small packages

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ladies, Please do not give your babies sugared yogurt. Why give your baby a sweet tooth even before there is a tooth? Get plain, whole-milk and ORGANIC. I don't promote organic for every food, but for whole-milk yogurt, it's especially important.

You are aware that breastmilk and formula are very sweet. If babies are getting a sweet tooth it wont be from sugared yogurt. Sheesh.

[Anonymous]

YoBaby = smaller containers, higher price. We just bought Dannon, but I think Brown Cow and Stonyfield are both available at Whole Foods. Brown Cow and Stonyfield both have lots of flavors at Whole Foods too.

[Anonymous]

I think Yobaby is ridiculous. Since when do kids need special yogurt designed just for them? It's more expensive and has more sugar than plain yogurt with a little fruit puree mixed in. But hey, hats off to the marketers who created a whole new market to exploit . . . .

FWIW, we've always done whole milk plain yogurt, sometimes vanilla. We buy it in the big container and spoon it into a bowl for feedings and add a lid to take it on the go. Better for the environment than all those little containers, too.

We've given her all brands, including Stoneyfield Farms and store brands. Sometimes with pureed fruit, sometimes just eats it plain. She's almost 2 and she still loves it.

[Anonymous]

We buy the stonyfield whole milk yogurt. The yo-baby stuff has a lot of sugar, and a lot of wasteful packaging. It's just aimed at parents who will assume it's better because it's "for babies".

I have to say, whole milk yogurt is delicious! I can't see us ever going back to low or no fat. I chop up frozen fruit (cherries, mangos) to mix in, but my toddler will eat it plain, too.

[Anonymous]

I personally buy the small containers of YoBaby plain yogurt, because it has some added Iron and other vitamins. Since my baby is anemic, I think it's worth it. Secondly, my baby is a very light eater, and it can take up to three meals for her to finish even the tiny YoBaby containers. I had started off with a big container of Brown Cow, which she liked, but it went bad well before she even made a dent in it. My husband and I will only eat fat free yogurt. If we did eat the full fat stuff, I would definitely buy the bigger container. Since the OP doesn't eat yogurt, I would say that she might want to get smaller containers unless her baby has a good appetite.

[Anonymous]

When we needed small amounts I got the YoBaby plain - avoided the fruit ones because of all the added sugar. Once I knew DD liked yogurt I'd get the bigger tubs of whatever whole fat, organic was available. And DD is a big berry fiend, so I get bags of frozen rasberries to mix in.

[Anonymous]

Since no one's addressed, just thought I'd chime in - Greek yogurt, at least the kinds I've had, is thicker and a little tangier. I like it for frozen fruits because it doesn't get SO watery when mixed together.

[Anonymous]

We buy Stonyfield Whole Milk yogurt and DS has seemed to like it fine. He's been eating it for about a year.

I just picked up the Brown Cow Whole Milk yogurt, because they were out of Stonyfield this last time, and DS doesn't seem to love it. It does have a little different taste.

We've also done Dannon.

With the Stonyfield, it's Cream Top, so don't forget to stir before you serve.

[Anonymous]

We started giving my DS regular plain yogurt at around 8 months. Sometimes we would spoon in a bit of jam, other times just plain. He has always really liked it.

[Anonymous]

When DS was younger we got a local, organic whole milk yogurt from a small neighborhood store in DC. It was DELICIOUS. I'd mix in pureed fruit and make some for DS, and some for me (I can't tolerate the amount of sugar in regular yogurt). If you buy a bunch of small plastic containers it only takes 10 minutes to make enough for the week so you can grab and go (and have less trash and a sturdier container than YoBaby). Now, Stonyfield Farm is the only organic, whole milk, plain yogurt I can find, but it's not as thick or tasty as the local stuff. So if you can find it, go local!
Beware of vanilla - it has just as much sugar as regular. Oh, and even though I love it, DS won't touch full-fat greek yogurt.
Brown Cow tastes better than Stonyfield although I can only find the individual fruit-on-the-bottom kind. It's good for a treat.