I consider my dietary life to be on a sort of sliding ladder. I continually try and replace no so good habits with better ones. As I do this I continue to move up the ladder. My ultimate goal? Well, I would love to live a vegan lifestyle but that ladder is awfully high and I’m not sure I’m gonna make it that high. So for now, I am working on the little things. Yogurt. I really don’t like it. I think it’s very good for you so I keep trying. Today I tried Greek Yogurt. You hear alot about it and with 14g of protein per 6oz serving it was worth a shot. I had strawberry flavored and topped it with some fresh blueberries. It wasn’t…. bad. It sort of had a cheesecake taste to it however the consistency was like eating sour cream. So I have decided that I am going about this wrong. After all Greek yogurt is gluten free and doesn’t separate when baking. The most obvious application here would be a smoothie, and with the consistency being much thicker than traditional yogurt, I think it will be a lovely creamy addition. I was reading about Greek yogurt online and I came across a blog that suggested the following:
“Peanut Butter Fluff. Take a cup of Greek Yogurt and add two tablespoons of peanut butter to it for an extraordinary treat. You’ll think you’re eating soft-serve peanut butter ice cream and your kids may be envious. If you’re trying to cut down calories, carbs, or fat, try adding the new PB2 powder instead of peanut butter, and sweeten it with splenda or a sugar free syrup for all the taste and none of the guilt”.
This is pure genius. While I might play with the peanut butter/ yogurt ratio, it seems there is hope yet that I might be able to find a way to eat yogurt in a way that doesn’t make me want to gag.
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