Monday, June 13, 2011

What's Better? Low-Fat Yogurt



Today is the 5th of 7 installments of an article I read in Muscle and Fitness Hers magazine.  It's about myths of certain foods you think are better for you.  Today is low-fat yogurt.

The Dirt:
A serving of low-fat yogurt may contain a petty sum of fats, but it is weighed down by about 17g of sugar - which makes it slightly redundant.  According to a 2009 study published in Circulation, you should consume no more than 100 calories of added sugar per day.  A cup of low-fat yogurt chews up nearly 70 of these calories.  Unless you're consuming these simple carbs immediately post workout, that amount of sugar will rattle your clean-eating efforts.

The Clean-Up
Low-Fat Greek Yogurt
Although Greek yogurt starts out the same as regular yogurt, its consistency thickens through processing and, depending on the brand, results in twice the protein and about half the carbs.  However, Greek yogurt sacrifices something in the process - whey, which leaves you with mostly slow-digesting casein protein and a a little less calcium.


5 comments:

  1. This looks very clean, looking to get recipe ideas for clients, nice job!

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  2. New follower sent from Women Who Do It All.

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  3. I love these recipe, exactly what I needed. I have been dealing with dental issues so I have been a tad out of it. And the recipe will help. Thank heavens I have your blog to turn to. Missed you, girl.

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  4. What a great recipe....I will def be trying this, keep up the good blog work!

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