Greek Yogurt: Opinion Trials

Greek yogurt is a tasty snack that all the health nuts seem to love so much that they probably bathe in it.  It seems like it might be something worth looking into, but at the same time you can't always trust healthy hippies.  My first purchase was of a Trader Joe's "Greek Style Honey Yogurt" in an 8 oz plastic container which I used to make a bread.  It was from the left over greek yogurt that I finall tried the Greek yogurt.

I enjoyed it.  Yogurt is something that I find tastey but often have problems with the texture of normal yogurt.  So I'm elated!  This is an exciting moment!  I've gotten a chance at eating yogurt regularly.  Mixing up my morning routine.

 So, I figure I'd give it an actually try.

I bought another 8ounces of Trader Joe's "Greek Style Honey Yogurt." It's little yellow container brightening up my otherwise bland fridge. It's just as good as the first time. Have a thicker but creamy texture that allows me to eat spoonfuls without inciting a gag reflex.  And I find the flavor delightful.  A light honey taste with a bit of the tart-ness of a plain yogurt.  Refreshing almost.  I've also tried the "Greek Style Vanilla Yogurt" of the same brand/type.  It's also great.

But it's a bit more expensive than I like my yogurt to be.  The next logical step is to try every other honey  Greek yogurt that I can find to run a taste test to discover which brand I like the best, and possibly a back up brand in case that one gets shut down.

Boy are there a lot of yogurts out there.

Another Trader Joe's Yogurt would logically be a good first step. So I bought a bunch.

Big mistake.. This version of the greek yogurt as a gritty texture which is unpleasant.  It almost has a feeling of being dry.  But had a similar texture to your typical everyday yogurt.  A huge let down as I had to eat, gross honey, gross blueberry, and gross pomegranate.

The Lucerne Greek Non Fat Yogurt Tick and Creamy Honey defied it's name.  Such a shame.  I quite enjoy the other Lucerne products that are milk based... cheese, cottage cheese.. you know cheese..

It was not thick and creamy.  It was basically similar to any other yogurt in thickness.  What really struck me was the two after tastes.  Not just one, but TWO!  The first flavor that I tasted after finishing swallowing was something akin to funny grape juice.  It was tart, but had something extra going on.  Then it shifted into something with an overwhelming iron flavor that reminded me of when I got knocked in the mouth during a soccer game, the flavor of blood pooling in my mouth.  Needless to say I won't be going back to them anytime soon.

With regards to Chobani, more dashed hopes. More strange after tastes.

The texture was good, the thickness was good, but the strange after taste similar to  stomach acid just isn't cutting it.  Not a Greek yogurt that I can get behind. Being reminded of having the stomach flu or getting sick after eating candy and going on a ridiculous roller coaster... unpleasant.

I tried Open Nature's Honey Greek.

It had similar problems to the other's already mentioned..  A good thickness but still had a lightly gritty texture and even that acidic after taste.  While less offensive than the others, still not on my purchase list.

My last taste test greek yogurt was Dannon Oikos Greek Nonfat Yogurt.  This only came in Vanilla so it had to do.

I must say that I liked it.  It had a good texture and thickness and was super sweet.  Not something I was expecting from the greek yogurt, as compared to all the other types I tried.  But it works as a back up.

My favorites are still Trader Joe's "Greek Style Honey Yogurt."

If only the crowning jewels came in larger sizes...