Yogurt Options?


(Judy Martinez) #1

Sorry if this is repeat: I read somewhere that yogurt (full fat Greek for example) doesn’t get processed by the body the same way other carbs do and is therefore “safe” for Keto in small amounts…thoughts? I miss my yogurt!


(Michael Wallace Ellwood) #2

If I remember correctly, the quantity of carbs shown on the label reflects the lactose (i.e. a sugar) in the original milk. But by the time it becomes yogurt, the lactose is converted to lactate (not a sugar; technically it’s an acid salt, I believe) (Or mostly converted, anyway).

So plain (unsweetened) yogurt is pretty safe, I’d say.


(Allie) #3

Full fat yoghurt with live cultures is fine


(I want abs... olutely all the bacon) #4

Why your yogurt label may be inaccurate… calculating carbs in yogurt. Check the labels too for carbs/fat, Carrie Brown shared on a Ketovangelist Kitchen podcast that in her area the yogurt with the lowest carbs is a non-fat Greek yogurt, and she mixes it with heavy cream to bring up the fat.

https://dottotrot.com/tag/calculating-carbs-in-yogurt/


(Sophie) #5

If you want to ditch extra carbs from your yogurt you can always strain out the whey through a coffee filter placed in a sieve. Leave it overnight in the fridge and you’ll be amazed at the amount of whey (= carbs) that is drained off. Besides, it becomes even more thickened and creamy, so it’s a win-win.


(Zu) #6

Just to mirror what justpeachy said… I drain 1 lt. plain yoghurt in a cloth overnight and make lebanese labna dip… I top it with paprika and olive oil or berries. out of this world


(Bonnie) #7

Does anyone here make their own yogurt??


(Maj) #8

I recently came across to this which is in the UK market and has nil carb and nil sugar. It’s nice too. https://www.sainsburys.co.uk/shop/gb/groceries/alpro-plain-unsweetened-yogurt-500g

Table of Nutritional Information per 100 g
Energy 179 kJ /43 kcal
Fat 2.3 g
of which
Saturates 0.4 g
Carbohydrate nil
of which
Sugars nil
Fibre 1.0 g
Protein 4.0 g
Salt 0.25 g
D 0.75 µg*
B12 0.38 µg*


(Allie) #9

I avoid soy products, but do have full fat bio yogurt. Normally this brand, either the bio or the Greek style - http://lancashirefarm.com/our-yogurts/natural/


(Banting & Yudkin & Atkins & Eadeses & Cordain & Taubes & Volek & Naiman & Bikman ) #10

Yeah. Yogurt count on fermentation. Legit. But whey isn’t the issue. It’s sugar being consumed by bacteria over time with live culture yogurt. Lactic fermentation.

I generally count it as half of what’s on the label.