# A truly trivial rant about yogurt **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 19, 2011, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-truly-trivial-rant-about-yogurt/600161 "2011-10-19T17:59:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Eva\_Luna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e495f1/32.png) [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2011, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-truly-trivial-rant-about-yogurt/600161/21 "2011-10-20T01:20:38Z")
Check out your local East European or Indian or Middle Eastern grocery. More whole-milk yogurt than you can shake a stick at! ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2011, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-truly-trivial-rant-about-yogurt/600161/22 "2011-10-20T01:24:16Z")
> [@MLS](#): > > I really like yogurt. It has a nice tang to it, and it’s good for you in a couple different ways. The Greek yogurt is especially nice. But why does it always have to be 0% fat? Why can’t I get whole milk yogurt? The non-fat and low-fat versions just seem to me to be watery and thin, not the rich and creamy stuff I want. > > I used to be able to get whole milk Stoneyfield vanilla or plain yogurt and eat the scrumptuous cream layer off the top before digging into the rest of the little plastic cup. Can’t find it anywhere any more. > > I know we’re supposed to be avoiding fattening things, but shouldn’t there be an option? Suppose I promise to live on lettuce all week, can I have a whole milk yogurt once on weekends? Apparently not. You’re looking at the issue from the wrong perspective. This is an _opportunity_ for you to both solve your problem AND become fabulously wealthy. Invent the Bacon Spoon… ---
**Author:** ![Lightnin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lightnin/32/180_2.png) [@Lightnin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightnin)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2011, 10:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-truly-trivial-rant-about-yogurt/600161/23 "2011-10-20T10:25:33Z")
> [@Ambivalid](#): > > Because yogurt falls into the marketing niche of “female foods” and “female foods” are predominantly low or fat free products. You’ll never see a yogurt commercial with a man in it. There are times when I think _Burn Notice_ is an hour-long commercial for yogurt. ---
**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2011, 11:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-truly-trivial-rant-about-yogurt/600161/24 "2011-10-20T11:03:20Z")
I’ve never understood the obsession with removing all the fat from dairy products. I mean, whole milk is about 29/30ths fat-free anyway (to use marketing-speak). Milk and yoghurt just don’t have that much fat in them to begin with! ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2011, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-truly-trivial-rant-about-yogurt/600161/25 "2011-10-20T11:09:07Z")
> [@Ambivalid](#): > > Because yogurt falls into the marketing niche of “female foods” and “female foods” are predominantly low or fat free products. You’ll never see a yogurt commercial with a man in it. There is one and I hate it. The commercial that is. The guy is on the phone talking about all the weight he’s lost eating all these yummy things. Of course, they portray him as too stupid to know it’s yogurt. So, maybe that counts. I don’t like yogurt. ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2011, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-truly-trivial-rant-about-yogurt/600161/26 "2011-10-20T11:36:07Z")
We get full-fat yogurt for our baby, who needs the calories. There are specific brands marketed as “baby yogurt”. The only difference as far as I can tell is that baby yogurt is made with whole milk, so it’s full-fat. ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2011, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-truly-trivial-rant-about-yogurt/600161/27 "2011-10-20T17:06:07Z")
> [@Colophon](#): > > I’ve never understood the obsession with removing all the fat from dairy products. I mean, whole milk is about 29/30ths fat-free anyway (to use marketing-speak). Milk and yoghurt just don’t have that much fat in them to begin with! I think it’s not so much the total fat content as it is the saturated fat that is a concern to those who look for reduced-fat/fat-free dairy products. ---
**Author:** ![MLS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/919ad9/32.png) [@MLS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MLS)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2011, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-truly-trivial-rant-about-yogurt/600161/28 "2011-10-20T17:20:25Z")
> [@muldoonthief](#): > > How about the yogurt that makes you poop? Or does Jamie Lee Curtis have that market completely sewn up? That commercial is mystifying. Yogurt is often recommended for people who are getting diarrhea because of taking antibiotics. It doesn’t make you poop. In some cases it can keep you from having too much poop. ---
**Author:** ![MLS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/919ad9/32.png) [@MLS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MLS)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2011, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-truly-trivial-rant-about-yogurt/600161/29 "2011-10-20T17:23:16Z")
I’ve looked in every supermarket in the area – Wegmans, three Shop-Rites, a Stop & Shop – same selection in every single one. Good suggestion on the ethnic markets, I’ll have to find one. Or move to Vancouver. Larry Mudd, did you really mean 15% fat? Wow. ---
**Author:** ![MLS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/919ad9/32.png) [@MLS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MLS)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2011, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-truly-trivial-rant-about-yogurt/600161/30 "2011-10-20T17:25:26Z")
> [@CrazyCatLady](#): > > Or you could just make your own. It’s stupidly easy to do with a crockpot or heavy, heat-retaining pan and a low oven. Scald some milk, let it cool to about 100 degrees, stir in a spoon of yogurt, and keep it warm overnight. Voila, yogurt. I make mine with lactose-free milk for the benefit of me and everyone around me. Thanks, I may actually give that a try. What volume are you starting with for the one spoonful of starter yogurt? Is that per quart, per cup, etc? ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2011, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-truly-trivial-rant-about-yogurt/600161/31 "2011-10-21T18:06:22Z")
> [@MLS](#): > > I’ve looked in every supermarket in the area – Wegmans, three Shop-Rites, a Stop & Shop – same selection in every single one. Good suggestion on the ethnic markets, I’ll have to find one. Or move to Vancouver. Larry Mudd, did you really mean 15% fat? Wow. Yes. (Though I am beginning to doubt myself - the brand I _think_ I usually buy has a website that says their thickest is [a mere 11%](http://www.olympicdairy.com/products-greekstyleyogurt).) The only other brand I buy regularly is Astro, and I don’t find online evidence of a 15% from them, either. But I am certain I’ve taken home a big black-and-white tub of 15% fat yogurt - this is the absolute best for spooning onto borscht. ---
**Author:** ![Ximenean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/aca169/32.png) [@Ximenean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ximenean)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2011, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-truly-trivial-rant-about-yogurt/600161/32 "2011-10-21T18:27:09Z")
Standard low fat yoghurts here are about 2%, but it ranges from 0% up to about 10% or 11% for the “creamy” stuff or the full-fat varieties of Greek yoghurt. I wouldn’t mind some of that 15% stuff - the more fat the better, I say! ---
**Author:** ![lindsaybluth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/90db22/32.png) [@lindsaybluth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lindsaybluth)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2011, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-truly-trivial-rant-about-yogurt/600161/33 "2011-10-21T20:08:52Z")
Trader Joe’s has 0%, 2% and full fat greek yogurt. It’s by far the least expensive greek yogurt I’ve seen at the local store, Whole Foods, Target, etc. A pound of it is about $3 where I am. Fage runs about $1.50 a single container whereas a single TJ container is 99 cents. I know lots of men who won’t touch regular yogurt with a ten foot pole but plenty of athletic guys who swear by greek yogurt because of the high protein. ---
**Author:** ![DSeid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dseid/32/20194_2.png) [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2011, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-truly-trivial-rant-about-yogurt/600161/34 "2011-10-21T22:18:07Z")
Mind you while they don’t advertise much to men (one somewhat funny exception embedded in [this link](http://www.admavericks.com/2011/04/01/yogurt-for-men-if-they-can-do-it-so-can-you/)), the weight training and body builder sites are full of advice to eat it. See for example [here](http://www.mensfitness.com/nutrition/abs-health/muscle-your-diet). ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2011, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-truly-trivial-rant-about-yogurt/600161/35 "2011-10-22T00:56:27Z")
I made some yogurt with a little plastic thermal yogurt maker I think I bought at [amazon.com](http://amazon.com). There was an instruction sheet, it was simple enough. Pour in milk heated to the proper temperature and mix in a couple of tablespoons of the plain old non-flavored stuff from a carton, put the lid on, keep it in a warmish place overnight. (I don’t know where I would buy ‘yogurt starter’, the bit of plain worked to thicken it just fine.) But I was kind of disappointed in the end product, it was almost like sour cream, kind of sour-bitter tasting, and watery. I drained it in a strainer lined with a coffee filter. Would have been a fine ingredient for cooking or making some kind of drink in a blender, though. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-truly-trivial-rant-about-yogurt/600161.md?page=1)