by Anura Guruge
on July 27, 2021
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For over 20-years I ate yogurt, every night after dinner, religiously. Prior to that I had assiduously avoided it thinking that I would not like the texture or smell. But, one of the many real good doctors I was fortunate enough to know convinced me that I should eat yogurt every day if I could. I started off, in the late 1990s, with all the fancy, HIGHLY SWEETENED types. Once I got in the swing of things I tried to get the more healthy varieties.
Yes, I did eat plain Greek yogurt daily, for many years. But, I kind of got tired of it. Yes, I would eat it with fruit — & I do eat a LOT of fruit daily.
Then about a ‘year ago‘ I came across ‘Two Good’ — which boasted just 2 grams of sugar. Bingo. I liked that.
In my case FAT is not the issue. I am already fat enough.
It is the carbs, the damn carbs. I have to cut back on the carbs (especially given the amount I consume with my red wine).
So, ‘Two Good’ was very good. 2G of sugar, 3G of carbs. I do NOT eat it every night. Only about three times a week. Other than wine & something else, MODERATION is my byword.
I had wondered how long it would be before ‘Two Good’ ran into competition. Funnily enough, just two weeks ago I did a Google search to see if there were others that had started making v. low sugar-content yogurts. I found none.
But, this Monday, I saw the ‘Zero Sugar‘ ‘Chobani‘ at ‘Hannaford‘. I have always liked Chobani. Plus, ZERO SUGAR! Wow.
There is something awry with the labelling, however. Chobani, with 0G sugar, as 5g carbs, to the 3g carbs in Two Good — though they have 2g of sugar. I will have to dig into that. They are both good. Of course, they don’t have the lingering kick of a high sugar yogurt. But, beggars, as I have learnt (painfully) over the years, cannot be choosers.
