Oikos Greek Yogurt and more Giveaways!

Kristina, from Stonyfield Farm, sent me some coupons for Oikos Greek Yogurt! Excitement! I have always just eaten regular yogurt-Dannon, Lucerne, etc.-since I was little, so I’m used to the thin, super sweet quality of that. Greek yogurt is a new adventure for me, and this morning I had my first Oikos Vanilla. From their website:

Called “yiaourti” in Greece, Greek yogurt is creamier than regular yogurt. Authentic Greek yogurt like ours owes its extra creaminess to a centuries-old straining process that removes the whey (liquid) from the yogurt.

For hundreds of years, Greeks have prized strained yogurt for its richness and creaminess, and because it makes a great cooking ingredient that’s less likely to curdle when heated. Today, we know that straining also makes Greek yogurt richer in protein than regular yogurt, and lower in lactose.

Oikos Organic Greek Yogurt has 0% fat, just 90 calories per 5.3 oz.-serving*, twice the protein of regular yogurt, and fewer carbohydrates. Because it’s organic, Oikos is also better for the earth. And we think it’s better for you, too!

*5.3oz. plain

The vanilla taste was nice and after eating a bit, I added some pumpkin butter (thanks to Dori!), which made it a completely addicting flavor. The texture took some getting used to-if you’re not used to it, this yogurt is much much thicker and has a bit of a fine, grainy texture to it. I finished the whole container and was overall pretty pleased. I don’t have any basis to compare it to other Greek yogurts like Chobani…for more info on comparisons, Dori has some experience! I have a few more coupons and want to try some other flavors. The main issue for me is that they are pretty expensive – where we got the first one, they are $2.50 for a regular sized yogurt! If I ate yogurt 5 days a week for a month, that is a third of our entire grocery budget! I’m not sure I can afford Oikos right now on a regular basis, but as long as I have the coupons I will keep taste-testing and I can always splurge a little bit on a treat once in a while!

After I got to work, my tummy wanted something substantial and someone had brought in some Quaker Vanilla Almond oats so I heated some of those up…blah. Not wonderful. I think I’ll try an Odwalla bar in a bit to hold me until lunch (more leftover spicy spicy spicy rice). Today’s flavor: Berries GoMega with 1000mg of Vegetarian Omega-3’s!

Last night we had a yummy roast chicken, veggies and French bread dressing meal that I’ll post with pictures later. There is a good chunk of that leftover, so hopefully we’ll turn that into a second meal on Wednesday. It makes me very happy to re-use meals and get the most out of them! Tuesday is International Dinner night out with friends (used to be “Thai Tuesday” until our Thai place started construction for who knows how long), so no cooking or dishes to do tonight-nice mid-week break!

A few more blog giveaways to note:

– Really, really, really craving that Mix My Granola? Diana at Soap and Chocolate is giving some away as well!

– Jenn at Eating Bender is celebrating her 1st blogiversary with a fun giveaway involving trivia, adorable mugs and more!

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