# Yogurt **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 23, 2012, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yogurt/644942 "2012-12-23T17:50:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2012, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yogurt/644942/1 "2012-12-23T17:50:21Z")
I have a strong preference for “fruit on bottom” yogurt, even though I immediately stir it all together. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2012, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yogurt/644942/2 "2012-12-23T18:25:54Z")
I only buy plain yogurt–makes it more versatile for me. That said, plain yogurt is sometimes a little difficult to find. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2012, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yogurt/644942/3 "2012-12-23T18:28:36Z")
I had to vote “Other” because there was no option for “Frozen”. ---
**Author:** ![johnpost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f17d59/32.png) [@johnpost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnpost)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2012, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yogurt/644942/4 "2012-12-23T18:48:15Z")
i make unflavored and unsweetened yogurt as well as making flavored, sweetened and thickened it in some combination homemade. as well as having fruited, flavored, sweetened after making. for store bought i get the large containers of unflavored or flavored. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2012, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yogurt/644942/5 "2012-12-23T19:00:36Z")
I like either, but when I have fruit on the bottom (or fruit corner), I don’t stir it together. Contrast-within-a-mouthful of flavours, textures, temperatures, etc is one of my favourite things. ---
**Author:** ![troubledwater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f4b2a3/32.png) [@troubledwater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/troubledwater)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2012, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yogurt/644942/6 "2012-12-23T20:10:56Z")
Neither. I make my own and flavor it with Grade B maple syrup. ---
**Author:** ![Jamicat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c67d28/32.png) [@Jamicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jamicat)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2012, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yogurt/644942/7 "2012-12-23T20:11:35Z")
Plain for cucumber dip and sour cream alt. Mixed/Yoplait for quick fix instead of pudding snack. Fruit on the bottom taste best. ---
**Author:** ![TheChileanBlob](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thechileanblob/32/435_2.png) [@TheChileanBlob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheChileanBlob)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2012, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yogurt/644942/8 "2012-12-23T22:27:00Z")
Remember the Dannon fruit-on-the-bottom with the waxed paper lids? My favorites were raspberry and boysenberry. Man, that stuff was great. It’s not the same now. ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2012, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yogurt/644942/9 "2012-12-23T22:35:35Z")
Of the two, I prefer on the bottom because on the bottom yogurts have at least a fighting chance of being actual yogurt, and not some fat free gelatinous blech filled with artificial flavors and sweeteners in frightening colors. But I’d actually rather have plain greek yogurt with a drizzle of honey. ---
**Author:** ![GoodOmens](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d26b3c/32.png) [@GoodOmens](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GoodOmens)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2012, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yogurt/644942/10 "2012-12-23T22:39:54Z")
I generally go with Stonyfield Farms with the fruit on the bottom. One of these days I’ll learn to make my own. ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2012, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yogurt/644942/11 "2012-12-23T22:59:58Z")
> [@Interrobang](#): > > I generally go with Stonyfield Farms with the fruit on the bottom. One of these days I’ll learn to make my own. It is, literally, easier than falling off a log (logs are scary and it’s hard to make yourself fall on purpose). We just don’t go through it fast enough for me to bother anymore. [Cooking School](http://homecooking.about.com/od/dairyrecipes/r/bldairy9.htm) ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2012, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yogurt/644942/12 "2012-12-23T23:26:49Z")
I buy plain full fat yogurt, and add dried fruit to it. It sets overnight, then just before lunch the bran buds go in for a healthy, crunchy part of my noon meal. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2012, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yogurt/644942/13 "2012-12-23T23:28:05Z")
Greek-style yogurt, of course. ---
**Author:** ![gallows\_fodder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8c91f0/32.png) [@gallows\_fodder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gallows_fodder)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2012, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yogurt/644942/14 "2012-12-23T23:39:07Z")
I like plain Greek yogurt that I can stir my own jam and fresh fruit into. ---
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2012, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yogurt/644942/15 "2012-12-23T23:48:10Z")
I mostly eat Greek yogurt these days, which is virtually all FotB. This works for me because I can mix it up or not however I want. When I’m at home, though, I mix plain nonfat Greek yogurt with vanilla, Splenda, cinnamon, and whatever fresh fruit or applesauce I have. Tasty and none of the sugar of the regular stuff. ---
**Author:** ![Maeglin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8baadc/32.png) [@Maeglin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maeglin)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2012, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yogurt/644942/16 "2012-12-23T23:53:17Z")
Plain Greek yogurt for me as well. Sometimes I add a pinch of sugar for texture or a bit of cardamom, but I usually take it as is. ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2012, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yogurt/644942/17 "2012-12-24T01:13:17Z")
I just don’t like yogurt. There are some sauces with yogurt in them I like, but for those you don’t really taste the yogurt. ---
**Author:** ![Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/96bed5/32.png) [@Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patty_O_Furniture)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2012, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yogurt/644942/18 "2012-12-24T06:50:55Z")
Any kind is okay, as long as it’s yogurt and not yoghurt. The latter sounds too painful. ---
**Author:** ![Mona\_Lisa\_Simpson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ce7236/32.png) [@Mona\_Lisa\_Simpson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mona_Lisa_Simpson)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2012, 7:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yogurt/644942/19 "2012-12-24T07:37:39Z")
Plain Greek yogurt , preferably with blue berries or other berries, if not with some other sliced fruit. (figs were fantastic). I ate this daily for about 3 months, then stopped when I got to the point I couldn’t eat a bite. Time to start again though, but maybe not every day. It made an easy “meal” with museli or granola to have on my night shifts. Not too heavy, but gave me energy to get through my shift, and if you put frozen berries in it the yogurt freezes up enough. It was kind of a nice frozen yogurt treat midway through my shift. ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2012, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yogurt/644942/20 "2012-12-24T15:38:03Z")
I don’t like jam or anything jam-like, so I don’t like fruit on the bottom. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yogurt/644942.md?page=2)