Today, I tested Dannon Light & Fit Greek yogurt. I had the pineapple flavor this morning, but the strawberry and peach flavors also have the same nutrient profile, so I won’t be testing each flavor separately.
Here’s the nutrient profile for today’s food. One tub of the pineapple Dannon Light & Fit Greek yogurt contains:
- 80 calories
- 0 grams of fat
- 8 grams of total carbohydrate
- 0 grams of dietary fiber
- 12 grams of protein
Since I’m struggling to get adequate food, the yogurt works well as a quick protein grab first thing in the morning. Obviously, since it’s fat-free, it’s far from ideal, but I can’t find ANY Greek yogurt in my area that’s anything other than fat-free.
Like yesterday, I checked my blood sugar before consuming the yogurt (at 8:05 AM.) Using my ReliOn Prime meter, I got a reading of 93 mg/dL. After eating the yogurt, my readings were as follows:
- 8:40 AM — 106 mg/dL
- 9:10 AM — 108 mg/dL
- 9:40 AM — 106 mg/dL
- 10:10 AM — 98 mg/dL
I do have to say that by the end of this experiment, I was STARVING. Right after testing, I made a couple of sausage patties and scarfed them down in one gulp (practically!) I wasn’t as hungry yesterday after testing the Millville bar, but the nutrient profile was different, so I can’t really draw any conclusions there.
I suspect that this yogurt along with a really great fat source might be an acceptable meal for me, but it’s clear that protein alone does NOT offer satiety, at least for me.
Tomorrow, I plan to test a Carbmaster “fermented dairy product”. I expect a great deal of hunger then because, if I recall correctly, those products only have about 60 calories. We shall see.
Is there anything that you folks would like to see me test? I’m considering a serving of full-fat yogurt and a measured amount of berries for one of my tests. At least then, I’ll have some fat to help me along.