Use code YUMYUCKYTasting! Yoplait Greek Yogurt
March 17th, 2010 • 43 Comments | Leave a Comment »
Well look at the Yoplait people trying to pose as the Greeks. Isn’t it kinda late to be riding this train? As more people catch on to fitness, the love of Greek Yogurt is catching fire. So I wonder, does Yoplait pass the Greek Yogurt litmus tests?
LITMUS TESTING
Is it thick & luscious? Absolutely NOT! You might get fooled when you stir it ’round with your spoon, but stick some into your Food Trap and the slightly thick consistency loses all integrity and converts to a regular-normal yogurt experience. Boo!
Is it protein packed? Kinda. But 12 grams of protein still falls short compared to the powerhouses Chobani and Fage. Hiss!
What about the fruit? There is zero real fruit on the bottom, and by far my biggest disappointment. It is fruit-colored. No stirring necessary. Reminds me of Trix yogurt.
How does it taste? It tastes okay. Not bad, but not sensational. Nothing special about it. It’s lower in sugar, so it’s like a toned-down Trix yogurt flavor experience. And it doesn’t have the tangy sour kick that REAL Greek yogurt has for you to dress up as you please. Bah!
Anyone who claims this Yogurt is super-duper sensational among the family of Greek Yogurt powerhouses either got it for free and maybe feels pressured to do a good review, or they simply aren’t a Greek Yogurt connoisseur – like me.
I’ll eat it if its laying around. Like you do with free food at the office. But its not really Greek. Yoplait should stop being fake.
YOPLAIT NOTES
- Price Paid: $0.99
- Serving Size: one, 6-ounce container
- Calories: 130
- Fat Calories: 0
- Total Fat: 0g
- Sodium: 95mg
- Carbs: 19g
- Sugars: 18g
- Protein: 12g
YUM UP! to: Chobani and Fage.
YUCK DOWN to: Food posing as Greek when its NOT!
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Jessica @ How Sweet March 17th, 2010 at 21:50
Glad I didn’t waste money trying this! I’ll stick with my fage.
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Josie Reply:
March 17th, 2010 at 10:00 pm
@Jessica, oh yes. Fage lovers will be the most pissed off if they try this.
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Jody - Fit at 52 March 17th, 2010 at 22:00
I like the two you mentioned along with Trader Joes. I buy without fruit & then add whatever I want in it like frozen fruit or cinnamon, maybe a bit more protein powder. I just like to avoid the extra sugars & make my own thing.
Thx for the heads up!
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Donna March 17th, 2010 at 22:02
Saw this in the store the other day and was tempted but the sugar put me off. Thanks for the honest review. Love the new look of your site, too, btw. Great job, Josie!
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Katie March 17th, 2010 at 22:09
So glad you tried this so that I don’t have to.
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Tracey @ I'm Not Superhuman March 17th, 2010 at 22:26
I love Fage, so I’m sticking with it. But thanks for being a sport and choking this impostor down. I hate all of those yogurts that taste phony.
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Jenn March 18th, 2010 at 0:54
You’re funny! Your honesty is refreshing! I’m glad I found your site.
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yobigmike March 18th, 2010 at 3:38
As much as I love yogurt (fruit on the bottom only), I’ve never tasted the “Greek” brand. I’ll have to try the Chobani and Fage.
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JourneyBeyondSurvival March 18th, 2010 at 5:33
I hate hate fake yogurt. Added sugar? Sacrilege!
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Marianna March 18th, 2010 at 5:41
Never tried the Greek yogurt…guess I won’t start with this brand…even if they tempt me with a coupon!
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Erin March 18th, 2010 at 7:22
Do companies really think that we’ll fall for their tricks?! Come on! Boooo fake Greek Yogurt.
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BK March 18th, 2010 at 9:25
Ok now that I’m done laughing at you trying this imitation of a greek yogurt.. I will gladly say they couldn’t fool me at all.. Yoplait sucks and most of their yogurts even the “light” are packed with sugars and ish we don’t need..
but thanks for being the taste tester
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ernise March 18th, 2010 at 9:28
I tried Chobani (vanilla flavo) last weekend and wasn’t impressed. I think I didn’t care for the sour taste. I’ll have to try the Fage brand, and perhaps add fruit or granola to it.
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Em March 18th, 2010 at 9:33
I had seen the YoPlait Greek Yogurt and was going to try it out as well. Thanks for the heads up!
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Kelly @ Healthy Living With Kelly March 18th, 2010 at 9:35
Good to know…I love Fage the best! Personally I find that it is the thickest and creamiest!
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Tonyne @ The Unlikely Success Story March 18th, 2010 at 9:35
Whew! Thanks for saving me some money! Somehow though, this doesn’t surprise me at all. They should stick to their sickly sweet roots.
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Abby March 18th, 2010 at 10:24
I didn’t mind the vanilla so much. But the fruit ones were GROSS. I’m sticking with Chobani and Oikos.
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LAURA March 18th, 2010 at 10:55
I just found your blog and I’m so glad I did! I love it! I have never tried Greek yogurt but maybe I should!
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Randi March 18th, 2010 at 11:58
I purchased this bc is was cheaper than my favs…Like you said it’s like ehhhhh ok. NOthing great.
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marisa n March 18th, 2010 at 14:17
Good to know! I might have been tempted to try it out but now I know better. My only true love is Fage w/ honey, yum…time to go have some!
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Lele March 18th, 2010 at 16:20
Hahahah oh god Trix yogurt. I forgot all about that.
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Angelia Sims March 18th, 2010 at 17:45
I like rainbow sprinkles in my yogurt. I bet that would fix it up just fine. Yummmm, party in my breakfast!
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lisa March 18th, 2010 at 21:31
i have been tempted to buy this- guess i wont now, thanks!!
ill stick to my beloved chobani (pineapple<33) and fage (2% with cherry<33)
and oikos with honey is pretty good too. chobs/fage are by far the best
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lisa March 18th, 2010 at 21:32
btw, WHY IS MY PICTURE A mushroom looking tree stump with pink hair!?!
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Josie Reply:
March 30th, 2010 at 1:42 pm
it is your alien twin
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jen March 19th, 2010 at 11:01
i usually eat chobani yogurt and love it, I decided to try yoplait greek yogurt because it was on sale. I think this is one of the worst yogurt i’ve ever had, it was disgusting. Chobani has a tangy flavor that is very good and is very thick. yoplait was bitter and had a gritty texture. yoplait has alot more added ingredients like calcium chloride, which i’ve read can have a salty taste. I think from now on i will stick with chobani, thankfully i only bought one yoplait and didn’t waste any more of my money it.
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amanda March 19th, 2010 at 22:41
Yeah I looked at this too but I was like….I dont know because how can they really do greek yogurt?
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freak4fitness March 20th, 2010 at 8:23
But the big question is, does it have high fructose corn syrup? That’s my biggest complaint about yoplait yogurt. They have excellent flavors, but I avoid foods with high fructose corn syrup. thanks for the review!
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berry March 21st, 2010 at 8:29
i like that tastes!!!!!!!!!!
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Jenny March 23rd, 2010 at 10:46
BTW – Yoplait Greek does not conatin HFCS.
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Hazel March 23rd, 2010 at 16:28
Yuck Down on Yoplait Greek – I bought it in a fit of gulit because it was cheaper and my husband made just a small passing comment on how expensive ‘that Greek yogurt stuff is’ – yuck, yuck, yuck, back to chobani straight away which just proves you get what you pay for!
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Margaret March 24th, 2010 at 9:02
This yogurt is disgusting! I paid $1.69 for it in my NYC grocery store (and unfortunately bought several) and I could not believe how revolting it tasted. I tried both the plain and blueberry, and I thought maybe something was wrong with it or it had spoiled it was that bad. Stick with Fage.
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LB March 25th, 2010 at 11:11
Wow.. as a non-Greek yogurt eater, I LOVED these, Th strawberry and blueberry were really good, but the honey vanilla was a little too sour. I had been too scared of trying Greek yogurt because of how tart it was, and this made me want to try the real stuff… though it probably was all the sugar that made it taste so good. I would probably add sugar to the real stuff to make it less sour and tart anyway. I’ll keep buying this. Was surprised at all the hate.
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Josie Reply:
March 25th, 2010 at 11:21 am
If it were marketed as just regular Yogurt, it would have been smarter and more than likely received a better reception. The problem most people have is the label of being Greek Yogurt when in reality, it is not. Yoplait just doesn’t stand up on flavor or integrity of quality compared to real Greek.
So, LB, I totally do NOT knock you for loving this (not real) Greek yogurt.
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Sheri April 28th, 2010 at 1:13
This stuff is gritty garbage. It was on sale, so I tried it. I took one bite and was so disappointed I immediately called Yoplait to complain. I wish I had taken the time to read the label before I wasted my dollar – I just assumed, that the Greek yogurt label meant real Greek yogurt. I should have known better than to expect a pure product from Yoplait. Real Greek yogurt does not contain extra whey protein to increase the protein content. It doesn’t require gelatin to thicken it up, it gets that way from the straining process. For them to even label it as Greek yogurt, to me is false advertising – it is nowhere near the same thing. After I went to Greece in 2000 I searched everywhere in the states for Greek yogurt – I was so happy when I found Fage on the shelves at a specialty market 6 years ago! This is my favorite and I will stick with it… and Yoplait can keep their plumped up Greek yogurt impersonator!
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Cath April 29th, 2010 at 12:23
Thank You! Thank You! I laughed so hard at your picture and review. And I totally agree. If fact, I will even go so far as to say; “This stuff SUCKS!”
It is sooooo fake! I can’t believe Yoplait can even get away with putting “GREEK” on the label. It’s not Greek! It’s “overprocessed”! They should put THAT on the label.
Adding thickeners like gelatin? OMG! Guess Yoplait thinks they can put one over on the “stupid American public” and get them to eat this terrible procuct just cause it’s labeled GREEK.
My poor elderly mother, who can’t see very well to read full labels (but saw “GREEK”), bought this imposter thinking it was the real, healthy thing. She was very upset to discover she had wasted her money, just because Yoplait can’t be truly honest and insists on producing overprocessed crap and calling it “healthy”.
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OhioFool April 30th, 2010 at 10:48
Yoplait Greek Yogurt – had I tried this first, I would have swore off Greek yogurt forever. Absolutely disgusting. How did this product pass testing or taste panels?
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Danica D. June 1st, 2010 at 12:25
I know this is like a really late comment, but I am choking down some yoplait greek yogurt as I type. It tastes horrific. I only bought it because the store was out of my normal brand of greek yogurt and was feeling desperate. Well, after wasting $1.00 on this, I don’t think I’ll be that “desperate” again, lol.
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Josie Reply:
June 1st, 2010 at 10:36 pm
now way! It’s never too late to comment. Tell the Yoplait people how you feel. I know they’re watching. hehe.
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Mike June 15th, 2010 at 12:40
I found this site after trying the yoplait. I have to agree completely, it was terrible. I noticed after the first spoonful, something wasn’t right. I had just picked up one in haste without reading the ingredients, because every one that I have tried has been the real thing without gelatin and other thickeners, even Dannon! Not only did it have the mouthfeel of regular yogurt, but I detected a chalkyness that I have never detected in greek yogurt. I am going back to chobani, I can get a nice big tub of the plain stuff at the club store. I like to top with walnuts and a drizzle of honey. I am going to tell everyone I know who enjoys greek yogurt to avoid this stuff, it isn’t greek yogurt at all.
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Ed July 7th, 2010 at 12:21
Low-fat greek yogurt isn’t greek yogurt. Unfortunately, the stores where I purchased Fage total no longer carry it.
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Brianna July 8th, 2010 at 10:35
My Publix was out of Chobani, so I picked up a bunch of these ($10 for $10, thought it was a deal!)
Well, back I go tomorrow to return them, these are AWFUL. The blueberry looks like they mixed dirt into the yoghurt, and the aftertaste is revolting, a weird scummy licorice flavor that lingers.
I’ll spring for the more pricy brands instead of this stuff from now on. I couldn’t even finish half of one.
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ME August 2nd, 2010 at 19:49
I am returning these as well. Regretting thinking this would be good and only got them because I was at a new store and they didn’t have my beloved Fage or Oikos brands. I bought the plain. It is horrid! I thought it had spoiled. That is how bad it is, as someone else said.
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