Diaper Swappers

Leiiki · 10-23-2012, 01:46 PM

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Originally Posted by brookglen

I don't understand the point of putting M&Ms or crushed up Reese's on top of sugary vanilla yogurt which is meant to be a healthy snack. A)not even remotely healthy and b) gross.

LOL - my favorite breakfast in college was chocolate frozen yogurt with fruit loops

You're right, though: I think cream-top whole milk yogurt is amazingly tasty by itself, I don't know why people need to have "cotton candy" flavored "yogurt."

nicolemariep · 10-23-2012, 01:48 PM

We only eat homemade yogurt. And we make it plain, no sugar, no vanilla. The boys will sometimes ask for "sparkles" in it, which is a teaspoon of 100% fruit puree. No package reading required.

AcrossTheUniverse · 10-23-2012, 01:55 PM

We make homemade yogurt, as well. I strain it and make it thick like plain greek yogurt. We eat it with a small amount of fresh fruit, fruit preserves, or honey.

EmilytheStrange · 10-23-2012, 02:02 PM

well, if it's not vanilla or fruit flavored, I can't eat it. I tried to eat the plain stuff and it's gross. I don't like it at all. Not going to pretend I do.

I do draw the line at 'kids yogurts', because I don't see the point in cottoncandy flavored yogurt when my child will eat fruit and yogurt just fine. I used to buy my husband the ones with candies on the tops that he would eat as snacks and I think they're just fine as well. He was eating them as a snack.. not as some meal replacement 'I think I'm so healthy' type of thing. They're snack foods.

DD gets greek yogurt, I eat normal yogurt (vanilla or with fruit) because greek yogurt is horribly bitter to me. But she doesn't know that, so she gets it.

Geckmumto3 · 10-23-2012, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Leiiki

Too true. I also hate packaging that makes food sound special when it's not - like "Popcorn: Made with WHOLE GRAIN!!!" or "Apple Juice: Naturally FAT FREE!!!"

JasmineMama · 10-23-2012, 02:17 PM

Love this thread, I, too, prefer plain greek yogurt. I like the 2% kind better than the fat free kind, and I think healthy fats are good in moderation. Most yogurt these days has more sugar than a candy bar!

OR artificial sweeteners which IMO are worse than sugar. I do plain greek and then dress it up with powdered peanut butter or pumpkin pie spice or cinnamon. YUM! I put raspberries in it for my sons, sometimes as a special treat they can have a little cocoa powder and raspberries with their yogurt.

soonerfan · 10-23-2012, 04:55 PM

Personally, I only allow yogurt made from the milk of free range, barn free, anti-antibiotic, golden grass (ripened in part sun) fed, hand-expressed (machines? yuck!) by magical fairies, pure, Holstein sacred cows from the Elite bloodline. I will only buy it if it is processed after the Solstice (because otherwise, there are some allergens in the air that I would NEVER allow to come into contact with my food!!).

I feed it to my precious little ones with a non-chemical imparting golden spoon that I only wash in tea tree oil and fresh spring water. I'd never add anything to the yogurt, other than fresh picked, in season, organic, gently sliced, fruit. Never, EVER, fruit preserves!?! *Shudder*

Do I win the Best Mommy snack war?

mommy24babes · 10-23-2012, 05:10 PM

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Originally Posted by soonerfan

Personally, I only allow yogurt made from the milk of free range, barn free, anti-antibiotic, golden grass (ripened in part sun) fed, hand-expressed (machines? yuck!) by magical fairies, pure, Holstein sacred cows from the Elite bloodline. I will only buy it if it is processed after the Solstice (because otherwise, there are some allergens in the air that I would NEVER allow to come into contact with my food!!).

I feed it to my precious little ones with a non-chemical imparting golden spoon that I only wash in tea tree oil and fresh spring water. I'd never add anything to the yogurt, other than fresh picked, in season, organic, gently sliced, fruit. Never, EVER, fruit preserves!?! *Shudder*

Do I win the Best Mommy snack war?

JennTheMomma · 10-23-2012, 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by brookglen

100% plain greek yogurt is all we keep in our house.

I don't understand the point of putting M&Ms or crushed up Reese's on top of sugary vanilla yogurt which is meant to be a healthy snack. A)not even remotely healthy and b) gross.

I was watching Extreme Couponing on Netflix and a lady got so many of the yogurts with M&M tops (and oreos too I believe). My thought on that is like it's basically a yogurt blizzard, not really a healthy snack.

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Originally Posted by soonerfan

Personally, I only allow yogurt made from the milk of free range, barn free, anti-antibiotic, golden grass (ripened in part sun) fed, hand-expressed (machines? yuck!) by magical fairies, pure, Holstein sacred cows from the Elite bloodline. I will only buy it if it is processed after the Solstice (because otherwise, there are some allergens in the air that I would NEVER allow to come into contact with my food!!).

I feed it to my precious little ones with a non-chemical imparting golden spoon that I only wash in tea tree oil and fresh spring water. I'd never add anything to the yogurt, other than fresh picked, in season, organic, gently sliced, fruit. Never, EVER, fruit preserves!?! *Shudder*

Do I win the Best Mommy snack war?

Sounds yum, do you also get to fart rainbows after that?

The bolded I thought said pickle at first

Computermama · 10-23-2012, 05:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Leiiki

Too true. I also hate packaging that makes food sound special when it's not - like "Popcorn: Made with WHOLE GRAIN!!!" or "Apple Juice: Naturally FAT FREE!!!"

Yep, that kills me. It scares me that they think that people are that dumb as to fall for stuff like that. "Hey mom, we should get this apple juice, it's fat free!"I get the average person is not reading the labels, but to just put health buzz words on them to drum up sales is insulting.

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nicolemariep Registered Users Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Washington State Posts: 1,034	Re: FYI - Not All Yogurt is Yogurt!! We only eat homemade yogurt. And we make it plain, no sugar, no vanilla. The boys will sometimes ask for "sparkles" in it, which is a teaspoon of 100% fruit puree. No package reading required. __________________ Nicole; spunky, sassy mama to my two little wild ones: Logan (9-08) and Liam (11-10) and Grayson (12-12) I blog about the hilarity that comes along with raising my boys!

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AcrossTheUniverse Registered Users Formerly: ReiSapphireJade Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Arizona! Posts: 4,992 Ratings: 176 Feedback: 100% My Mood:	Re: FYI - Not All Yogurt is Yogurt!! We make homemade yogurt, as well. I strain it and make it thick like plain greek yogurt. We eat it with a small amount of fresh fruit, fruit preserves, or honey. __________________ Heather, wife to James & mommy to: Jaden (8.06), Mara (8.07), Fenn (5.09), Elias (7.10), & Levi (11.11) 80lbs lost! i Loved and Lost (6/12), (9/12), & (2/13) i

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EmilytheStrange Registered Users Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Mountain Home, ID Posts: 6,015 My Mood:	Re: FYI - Not All Yogurt is Yogurt!! well, if it's not vanilla or fruit flavored, I can't eat it. I tried to eat the plain stuff and it's gross. I don't like it at all. Not going to pretend I do. I do draw the line at 'kids yogurts', because I don't see the point in cottoncandy flavored yogurt when my child will eat fruit and yogurt just fine. I used to buy my husband the ones with candies on the tops that he would eat as snacks and I think they're just fine as well. He was eating them as a snack.. not as some meal replacement 'I think I'm so healthy' type of thing. They're snack foods. DD gets greek yogurt, I eat normal yogurt (vanilla or with fruit) because greek yogurt is horribly bitter to me. But she doesn't know that, so she gets it. __________________ SAHM to Magnolia May (09/10) and Luke Russett (04/13) and wife and best friend to my airman.

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JasmineMama Registered Users Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 708 Ratings: 7 Feedback: 100% My Mood:	Re: FYI - Not All Yogurt is Yogurt!! Love this thread, I, too, prefer plain greek yogurt. I like the 2% kind better than the fat free kind, and I think healthy fats are good in moderation. Most yogurt these days has more sugar than a candy bar! OR artificial sweeteners which IMO are worse than sugar. I do plain greek and then dress it up with powdered peanut butter or pumpkin pie spice or cinnamon. YUM! I put raspberries in it for my sons, sometimes as a special treat they can have a little cocoa powder and raspberries with their yogurt. __________________ Mr. Man (8/09) , Little guy (6/11) and missing my little beans (10/12) (03/13) Super cautiously expecting a rainbow in January 2014.

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soonerfan Registered Users Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 2,511 Ratings: 74 Feedback: 100% My Mood:	Re: FYI - Not All Yogurt is Yogurt!! Personally, I only allow yogurt made from the milk of free range, barn free, anti-antibiotic, golden grass (ripened in part sun) fed, hand-expressed (machines? yuck!) by magical fairies, pure, Holstein sacred cows from the Elite bloodline. I will only buy it if it is processed after the Solstice (because otherwise, there are some allergens in the air that I would NEVER allow to come into contact with my food!!). I feed it to my precious little ones with a non-chemical imparting golden spoon that I only wash in tea tree oil and fresh spring water. I'd never add anything to the yogurt, other than fresh picked, in season, organic, gently sliced, fruit. Never, EVER, fruit preserves!?! Shudder Do I win the Best Mommy snack war? __________________ Many things to many people. Last edited by soonerfan; 10-23-2012 at 04:57 PM.