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Product of the Week:Morning Becomes Electra
By robyn | May 4, 2008
Ever stand inthe grocery store and are totally confused on which brand to buy? Well, you have a new found friend, a person who actually likes to go grocery shopping as I am in one type of a grocery store or another at least 3 times a day! ( yes, a day!). With the work I do as a nutritionist and culinary instructor, the grocery store is indeed my lab.
So I am always on the lookout for new exciting, tasty and of course healthy foods to try. Having reviewed products for several magazines, now I am making my suggestions to a wider audience.
So here is this week’s supermarket find!
When I was in Greece several years ago, it was very hard to leave the country. Yes, the Acropolis was mesmerizing, the sunsets over Santorini were enthralling, the laid back lifestyle enticing, but it was the food of course that made me want to stay in this wonderful country forever. And while I am a self admitted “not a morning person”, I could not wait for the sunrise just so I could have my breakfast of yogurt, a drizzle of honey and fresh fruit.
After my return I longed for that creamy heavenly taste of Greek yogurt. Dannon was not just going to cut it anymore. To my utter delight, I found Fage Greek yogurt and ever since that trip to Greece several years ago, Fage Yogurt has replaced all others.
Greek yogurt is strained yogurt. Simply put, its rich, creamy and has a far better flavor than anything else I have ever had. Luckily there is a non fat version and its tastes just like its full fat counterpart ( not easily said about most non fat yogurts). I know, I accidently picked up the full fat version of Fage once and it tasted exactly like the non fat version. And whoever knew PLAIN yogurt could taste so good. All it needs a a very small drizzle of honey ( our grocery stores do indeed sell Greek honey, another treat, another time, I will tell you about my adventures with greek honey) and you can pretend you are Shirley Valentine( for those of you who don’t know what I am talking about Shirley Valentine is the name a movie and the lead character who escapes her dreary life in England and heads to Greece in search of something different. She “finds herself” there and well… oh you just have to see this really glorious movie, it’ll make you want to hop the next plane to Greece!)
Fage yogurt can be found at Whole Foods and Trader Joes. I have yet to see it in a major grocery chain such as Safeway or Giant, but let me know if you do, I’d like everyone to have access to this great yogurt!!!
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May 5th, 2008 at 6:07 pm
They have it at the Harris Teeter in Pentagon Row!