I’ve been eating Fage nonfat Greek yogurt every day with fruit for years. This year I started hearing a lot about Siggi’s Icelandic style nonfat yogurt and how much better than Fage. On a recent trip to Whole Foods I saw Siggi’s so I grabbed a container to try.
Both of these yogurts are strained and thick, both have a smooth textures, both have very few and only natural ingredients, both have a bit of a yogurt tang. To be honest, when I added my farmers market raspberries and a bit of granola I couldn’t tell much difference. I think that Siggi’s was slightly thicker.
Here’s the big decider – price. Fage is already a splurge. I pay $2 per container of it and eat it every day. That’s $10/week not counting the fruit or berries or granola I add. I justify the expense because I love it so much and because it’s a very healthy way to start my day each morning. So, the fact that Siggi’s is about $0.70 more per container.. that’s a deal breaker for me.. especially when I couldn’t tell a dramatic difference to begin with.
Oooh, Icelandic Yogurt. I’ll have to try this on my next WF run.
I’m with you on the Fage – less expensive and just as good. I also like the texture of Fage a little better. I eat it every day also – currently loving it with a swirl of Trader Joe’s pumpkin butter and some toasted pecans on top!
Never thought of adding pumpkin butter or something like that.. seasonal. Will have to think about trying it out!
You should give Liberte yogurts a try. They’re not carried in many places, but they’re definitely the healthiest yogurts out there: they’ve got the least amount of sugar that I’ve seen. I like Greek yogurt like Fage, but am not always in the mood for it. Check out Liberte here: http://www.thenibble.com/REVIEWS/main/cheese/yogurt/liberte.asp
I was at the supermarket this weekend trying to remember what your recommendation was…. I bought Fage. Will keep an eye out for Liberte.
If you eat yogurt every morning, you might want to try making your own.
I’ve done it in the past with milk from the farmers market, it wasn’t too difficult, but I am not that much of a yogurt eater to do it regularly.
Skyr! Had much skyr when we had our trip to Iceland
Just thought I’d add a few more thoughts -
My local Jewel supermarket has been out of Fage the last few times I’ve visited so I’ve been trying other brands. Note to self: Do not ever buy Greek Gods yogurt again. It’s SO sour.. like so sour I thought it was spoiled at first.
I agree with you on that. Greek Gods is awful. Have you tried Stonyfield?
Oikos (made by Stonyfield) is an ok Greek yogurt replacement if your supermarket is out of Fage, but it’s not as thick as Fage.. so I don’t like it as much. Brown Cow is another alright substitute, but same thing: Not as thick.
Fage is on sale now til 5/11/2010. 3/$4
Thanks for rhe review. I love it!
On sale where?
Whole Foods
Thanks!
Fage on sale 3/$4
Brown Cow Greek Yogurt 5/$5
Greek Gods 5/$5
at Whole Foods now.
One thing I noticed about Oikos… no matter how I try to open it, it always sprays out yogurt drops. So annoying!!!
….. does anyone notice the drastic protein difference though! ? 16g of protein in the siggi .. you get what you pay for .
A-mazing.
Keep in mind that prices vary by store and location. Where I live in so Calif, Siggi’s actually costs less. So don’t go by price as suggested in this article, do your own price comparison.
Roundy’s makes a store-brand Greek yogurt now. I just tried it today with some granola. Not bad! And only $1/container!