Taste test: key lime flavored low-fat yogurt
KATHY SAUNDERSTampa Bay TimesTuesday, January 18, 2011 3:30am
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| Serving size |
One container |
One container |
One container |
| Calories |
150 |
100 |
110 |
| Fat/Fiber |
1.5g / 0g |
0g / 0g |
0g / 0g |
| Sugars/Sodium |
24g /90mg |
14g /130mg |
12g / 120mg |
| Carbs/Protein |
29g / 5g |
19g / 5g |
17g / 7g |
One of my friends treats yogurt as dessert. I don't even like it as a healthy snack. Not since Snackwell's produced double chocolate puddinglike yogurts in the mid '90s have I even considered eating yogurt. But that changed when a co-worker suggested key lime flavored yogurt might be worth a try. Originally, it wasn't an easy flavor to locate. These days, it's in every grocery store refrigerator. Admittedly, I still prefer mine mixed with low-fat or sugar-free Cool Whip, but it's an enjoyable snack when chocolate isn't available. It's also a low-cal treat in a New Year's Resolution diet. Our panelists tried eight brands of low-fat key lime or key lime pie flavored yogurts.
Kathy Saunders, Times correspondent
Product/Score
(out of 100) | Great Value: 62 | Yoplait Light: 57 | Publix: 39 |
Judges'
comments | The flavor of this yogurt said "key lime." Judges were quick to point out that they meant the real key lime flavor — not the fake, overly sweet and bright-green kind that is often passed off as the real deal in mass-produced pies and treats. "This is smooth and not too strong," said one judge. "It actually tastes healthy!" Another described the flavor as light and the texture as "creamy, creamy." | Judges compared this yogurt to pudding, saying they liked the nice balance between sweet and tart flavors and the sturdy, soft texture. "It has a great yogurt flavor with just enough lime," said one panelist. "Bring on the granola," said another. | Only one panelist said he would buy this brand because he liked the smooth texture, but he said he definitely would doctor it up with grains or a whipped topping. "It tastes sweet like the nice people you meet on Duval Street in Key West," he said. "But it's pretty pale and bland." |
Would
they buy? | All four judges said yes. | Three of the four judges said yes. | One of the four judges said yes. |
| Shopping information | $1.50 for a pack of four 6-ounce containers from Walmart. | 75 cents for a 6-ounce container from Sweetbay. | 50 cents for a 6-ounce container from Publix. |
Also Sampled: Weight Watchers (54 cents for a 6-ounce container from Walmart, 36 points); Archer Farms ($1.99 for a pack of four 4-ounce containers from Target, 36 points); Winn-Dixie (60 cents for a 6-ounce container, 21 points); Yoplait Fiber One ($4.08 for a pack of four 4-ounce containers from Target, 20 points); and Hannaford (50 cents for an 8-ounce container from Sweetbay, 12 points).
Panelists: Bob Devin Jones, artistic director of Studio@620; John Hehn, foodie and owner of All Brite Lighting & Power Design; Jim Yockey, aesthetician at Anu You Institute in St. Petersburg; and Jeff Jensen, public information officer for the city of Treasure Island. All foods were tasted blind.
Send suggestions for product testing to: Taste section, St. Petersburg Times, P.O. Box 1121, St. Petersburg, FL 33731 or e-mail them to jkeeler@sptimes.com. Please put TEST SUGGESTION in the subject line. To read past Taster's Choice columns, go to food.tampabay.com.
Taste test: key lime flavored low-fat yogurt 01/18/11
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