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best low fat yoghurts for type 1

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My son is newly diagnosed as type 1. They say to have low fat yoghurts but most of them are high in sugars. Can people tell me the better brands to buy.
Thanks
 
Hello!

I have spent HOURS, literally, sad, I know, scouring the shelves of supermarkets to answer this question. I believe I have found the Holy Grail. The answer is Weight Watchers Berry Fruit Layered Framage Frais. It is fat free and contains only 49 calories per pot. The bit I like is that it is only 5.6 to 6.1 grams of carbohydrate per pot. The lowest fat free or low fat yoghurst are in excess of 11g carbs per pot.

Furthermore, they are DELICIOUS and actually taste better than low fat yoghurts. At ASDA they are £1 for 4. (£1.70 in Co-op!)

Bon apetit!
Juliette x
 
I don't use low fat anything (I am T2) and my yogurt of choice is Fage Greek yogurt which I have with mixed berry's and flax.
 
Julietterporter said:
Defren said:
mixed berry's and flax.
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AAAAAGGGGGHHHHHH!

I'm sorry, but I am a teacher and my pet gripe is mis-use of the humble apostrophe. Lovely though you are, the education system has failed you. An apostrophe is not needed. The plural of BERRY is BERRIES. 'Change the Y into I and add ES' is the rule. I have OCD so you can, hopefully, forgive me for going on. I try every day not to take marker pens out to street and shop signs. One day I'll give in to the temptation and probably end up behind bars. You may be thankful for my silence! :silent:

Sorry
Juliette x
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This is a diabetes self help forum not a school Juliette, and as such people should not be pulled on spelling or grammar. Imagine a person who is quite capable of putting across what they want to say, but have poor spelling and/or grammar. Perhaps you should remove your teachers hat while posting here? :D
 
Julietterporter said:
I'm sorry, but I am a teacher and my pet gripe is mis-use of the humble apostrophe. Lovely though you are, the education system has failed you. An apostrophe is not needed. The plural of BERRY is BERRIES. 'Change the Y into I and add ES' is the rule. I have OCD so you can, hopefully, forgive me for going on. I try every day not to take marker pens out to street and shop signs. One day I'll give in to the temptation and probably end up behind bars. You may be thankful for my silence! :silent:
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Good luck with that. You're going to have to turn a blind eye to the majority of people here who write "T1's" and "T2's" rather than T1s and T2s.
 
Julietterporter said:
Defren said:
mixed berry's and flax.
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AAAAAGGGGGHHHHHH!

I'm sorry, but I am a teacher and my pet gripe is mis-use of the humble apostrophe. Lovely though you are, the education system has failed you. An apostrophe is not needed. The plural of BERRY is BERRIES. 'Change the Y into I and add ES' is the rule. I have OCD so you can, hopefully, forgive me for going on. I try every day not to take marker pens out to street and shop signs. One day I'll give in to the temptation and probably end up behind bars. You may be thankful for my silence! :silent:

Sorry
Juliette x
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Ha Ha, A gem of a post amongst our Diabetic discussions, I must remember to ensure I am grammatically correct next time I am having a bad day. The thing that really rattles my cage is when my son txt me on mobile in txt slang, now that is the English language gone down the proverbial pan???? 8/10 for effort Juliette X :lol:
 
Oh I forgot what I was going to say answering the spelling one. I am same as Defren, in that I don't buy low fat junk. I get Greek yogurt and put some nice fresh berries in it with a sprinkle of Stervia and bit of Flax seed and mix it all up. Very tasty
 
Hi,
I was diagnosed with Type 1 nearly 17 months ago. I use plain Rachel's yogurt or plain Total yogurt. Both brands do a low fat and fat free version. The Total one is greek yogurt and the Rachel's is ordinary yogurt. Both of them are easily available from most supermarkets.
In general the yogurts that are high in sugars are the flavored ones as they are often flavored with fruit, honey etc and these are high in sugar. Plain unflavored yogurt tends not to have much sugar. The carbs and sugars in the unflavored ones comes from lactose. This is a very slow releasing sugar.
Sugary yogurts shouldn't be a problem though, if your son wants to have one occasionally, as long as he takes the right amount of insulin for it. Although sugary foods in general are not healthy regardless of whether you have diabetes.
 
I was just going to suggest Total yogurts but see GG has beat me to it, here is there website:

https://www.totalgreekyoghurt.com/our-yoghurts/


Yeo Valley also do a low-fat yogurt creamy yogurt but you'd need to check the carb content before making adjustments to his insulin..
 
Remember and keep things on topic thanks.
 
Possible is Woodlands Sheep Milk yogurt. I bought from Sainsbury this week and it appears to be close to our objectives.
 
glucosegirl said:
Hi,
I was diagnosed with Type 1 nearly 17 months ago. I use plain Rachel's yogurt or plain Total yogurt. Both brands do a low fat and fat free version. The Total one is greek yogurt and the Rachel's is ordinary yogurt. Both of them are easily available from most supermarkets.
In general the yogurts that are high in sugars are the flavored ones as they are often flavored with fruit, honey etc and these are high in sugar. Plain unflavored yogurt tends not to have much sugar. The carbs and sugars in the unflavored ones comes from lactose. This is a very slow releasing sugar.
Sugary yogurts shouldn't be a problem though, if your son wants to have one occasionally, as long as he takes the right amount of insulin for it. Although sugary foods in general are not healthy regardless of whether you have diabetes.
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I love the Fage Total Greek yogurt, and have it every day. It is just so creamy and delicious. I could have it for all my meals. :lol:

I am a T2 so don't need to inject for my meals.
 
Thanks for all the replies. As my son is newly diagnosed we are not calculating insulin doses yet. This is why we are being careful. Will look at the weight watchers ones when I next go shopping. Thanks again for the help
 
OK, I'm a certified nutritionist. Yogurt is good because it causes an insulin response, but is low glycemic load. I use a low carb. one here in the US that's only 4 gms carbohydrate for a 6 oz serving - found at Ralphs or Krogers market. Why low fat? Did you know the lower the fat the higher the milk sugar? Did you know there is a substance in full fat dairy that reduces risk of type 2 diabe by 60%? Did you know the fat slows down the sugar and makes whatever you eat lower glycemic load? Add fresh fruit. Most all fruit is low glycemic load especially berries, which are 4 of the 10 most nutritious foods - strawberries, blackberries, blueberries, and rasberries (highest fiber food, of all foods).

Advice probably given on the wrong assumption that fat makes you fat. Actually, high insulin makes you fat. Also false assumptions, that dietary fat increases serum cholesterol, and that dietary cholesterol causes heart disease. 70% of all heart attacks are in those with normal or optimal (50%), cholesterol is U.S. studies.
 
Like some of the others I use the Total 0% greek yoghurt and mix in blueberries, blackberries or some chopped up strawberries.
 
robertconroy wrote
Why low fat?
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Great to read some intelligent input from an 'expert.' :thumbup:
Our doctors over here are mostly fat phobic, believing in the lipid hypothesis.
On diagnosis I was advised to go from semi-skimmed to skimmed milk. After a little research I went the other way to full-fat.

This country is still very fat phobic :(

Geoff
 
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