[Disclosure: I received complimentary samples of these products. My policy is to only post giveaways about products I honestly like, or those I think FatFighterTV members would enjoy.]
A little Weight Watchers cheese here… some Voskos Greek yogurt there… and a bottle of Healthy Balance Juice Cocktail to boot. These are just a few of the food and drink samples I’ve been trying over the past month or so.
My thoughts:
- I switched to Greek-style yogurt sometime last year because it’s creamier, has more protein than regular yogurt, and doesn’t have any preservatives or artificial stuff in it. I had never heard of Voskos before now, but I’ve been really enjoying it and the 11-15 grams of protein in a 5.3-ounce serving. Check out all the flavors here.
- I’ve loved Laughing Cow cheese since I was a kid. Now the French spread has some competition with the new Gourmet Cheese Wedges from Weight Watchers. They have just 30 calories per wedge and come in four flavors – Original Swiss, Garlic & Herb, Parmesan Peppercorn, and Jalapeno Pepper. The Jalapeno Pepper was my favorite – very flavorful with a kick.
- Honestly, I didn’t even get to try the Reduced-Sugar Healthy Balance Juice Cocktail because my husband is the juice guy in our household and he drank it. But what I can tell you is Healthy Balance is Old Orchard’s line of low-sugar, low-carb, low-cal beverages sweetened with Splenda. The juice cocktails come in several flavors including Cranberry Grape, Pomegranate Cranberry, and Apple Raspberry. Also, you must check out the Healthy Balance Spa Vacation sweepstakes here!
Speaking of giveaways, here’s what we’ve got for you this week here at FFTV: three winners will each get coupons for:
- 1 free Voskos Greek Yogurt
- 1 free Weight Watchers cheese product
- 3 free 64-ounce bottles of Reduced-Sugar Healthy Balance Juice Cocktail
To enter for a chance to win, just head down to the comments and tell me something interesting you make with yogurt, cheese spreads, or juice.
Me – I make a delicious salad dressing with Greek yogurt, feta cheese, balsamic vinegar, and basil. Mmm…
See you in the comments!
Contest runs through midnight EST this Friday, June 18, you have to have a U.S. mailing address to enter, and we will use random.org to pick the winners.
When I make smoothies, I like adding plain yogurt and apple juice to fresh fruit to make it more healthy and to give the flavors a nice mystery.
Mystery, huh? Interesting…
I’m totally digging Greek yogurt to clean up dips and give them a shot of protein especially guac!
I really want to try adding yogurt to my guac – sounds so good!
No need for a giveaway entry. I’m just stopping in to see what everyone else is doing with these items. Me? I just eat them plain, or in the case of yogurt, with some fruit and/or granola and/or mini-chocolate chips and/or peanut butter. Oh, and I did use yogurt in cookie recipes at Christmas! But that’s probably not what you were looking for, I’m thinking.
Yogurt in cookie recipes? What was the yogurt substituting?
I make juice smoothies with yogurt, strawberries, and ice cubes. My sister gave me the unconventional recipe, it’s good.
Mmmm…
Tzatziki is good to make with greek yogurt..
Ingredients:
3 tbsp. olive oil
1 tbsp. vinegar
2 cloves garlic, minced finely
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. white pepper
1 cup greek yogurt, strained
1 cup sour cream
2 cucumbers, peeled, seeded and diced
1 tsp. chopped fresh dill
Preparation:
Combine olive oil, vinegar, garlic, salt, and pepper in a bowl. Mix until well combined. Using a whisk, blend the yogurt with the sour cream. Add the olive oil mixture to the yogurt mixture and mix well. Finally, add the cucumber and chopped fresh dill. Chill for at least two hours before serving.
Thanks very much for sharing this recipe!
I substitute plain Greek yogurt in any recipe that calls for sour cream or mayonnaise, for half of the amount of that ingredient. I also use it in place of sour cream on baked potatoes & on Mexican food.
I use plain yogurt and fresh fruit top with homemade granola for a good breakfast or lunch
Gianna your Tzadiki sauce sounds better then mine I will have to try it. I love the cheese wedges they make great quessadillas when my family is eating the less healthier versions. And I like them on cucumber rounds or apple wedges.
I make a pretty good broccoli cheese casserole with Cheese Whiz cheese spread.
If I want a creamy pasta sauce I will add fat free yogurt to my pasta sauce. It add protein and that nice creamy flavor without the extra fat of cheesy cream sauces.
I love this idea – never thought of it! Thanks for sharing.
My favorite breakfast is plain, nonfat yogurt with blueberries (fresh or frozen) and a sprinkling of granola or grape nuts.
I buy the Weight Watchers shredded cheese and sprinkle it on low calorie crackers and put in the microwave for less than 30 seconds, delicious and very few Weight Watcher points if you are following the program, which I am.
I’ve been eating Greek yogurt daily with fresh blueberries, black berries and raspberries. Delicious!
yogurt I add some seasonings- sometimes bacon salt and drizzle on a salad
i love subbing greek yogurt for sour cream/mayo. it tastes great in egg salad!
Grandbaby loves greek yogurt with fruit as a healthy snack ,would be a nice win!
I’ve recently converted to Greek Yogurt from regular yogurt because of the extra protein punch! I like it mixed with a little cereal and fruit for a nice cold breakfast.
I make yummy parfaits with yogurt, granola, honey and fresh fruit!
I dip steamed veggies in plain yogurt for a healthy kick. I also like to dip soy crisps in yogurt.
I use cheese spreads on crackers
I make a really good vegetarian thai yellow curry with greek yogurt. : ) Top it on some piping hot jasmine rice and you’ve got dinner.
I use thai yellow curry paste, coconut milk, canned pineapple in light syrup, frozen vegetables (such as corn, carrots, peas), potato, either cilantro or parsley (both, if you’d like!) and greek yogurt. The yogurt makes it deliciously creamy. I sometimes add in some tofu or scrambled egg whites if I’m jonsing for protein.
Sounds really good!
I make a delicious crab dip with cheddar cheese spread!
I combine the cheese spread with avocado, mash both and use it as a base for my vege sandwiches.
I MAKE SMOOTHIES WITH YOGURT
I love the Greek yougurt, but it’s so expensive. What’s the best brand for the best price? Can’t wait to try the WW cheese…I love Laughing Cow! A favorite snack is La Tortilla Factory 1pt tortilla, 1 wedge of cheese, zap in the microwave, and YUMMO!!
Hmmm… I think it depends where you live and shop. I know Costco has good prices on Chobani Greek yogurt in bulk…
I make Juice Spritzers with Diet sprite, Juice and one ball of sherbert. Thanks for the chance.
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I sometimes use greek yogurt as a dip for strawberries and blueberries. Nothing like dipping lower carb fruits into a protein rich yogurt!
I love to put a dollop of plain yogurt in every bowl of my lentil-cabbage soup.
I know that this isn’t very original but I add honey and any fruit I have in the house to my greek yogurt. Yum!
I put the yogurt with blueberries and bananas and eat as is.
Yogurt and juice are frequent ingredients in my rockin’ smoothies.
They’re rockin’, huh?
My son likes to make smoothies with yogurt.
I make smoothies and dips with yogurt
I make yogart smoothies
If I can ever manage to hide some of the greek yogurt to use for something besides the kids eating by the carton/case at breakfast, lunch, snack, supper….
I add yogurt to – smoothies – dips – egg and potato salads.
The kids use it to make a crazy version of no-bake chocolate, chip oatmeal cookies (like the kind they make at their Dad’s.) Because they sub yogurt for the eggs – they can eat it raw. I think it’s a cookie dough eating recipe.
Wow – that no-bake chocolate chip oatmeal cookie recipe sounds fantastic – I would love to try it!
I make a great smoothie with mixed berries, bananas and yogurt.
yogurt = smoothie heaven for me
I have a very good brownie recipe that uses vanilla yogurt. Thanks!
You can use yogurt to substitute for mayonaise often in recipes,. I love yogurt, cheese and juice so this is fabulous.
a great smoothie is mixed berries, bananas and yogurt/ice/milk
I like to top fruited yogurt with granola. Plain yogurt can substitute for sour cream in many recipes.
I can’t put anything in my yogurt..I like it just plain.
We make Apricot Smoothies with yogurt!
i put fresh fruit in my yogurt or cereal
I make omelets with cheese
I use yogurt to make smoothies…yogurt, a bit of juice, pineapple, & banana, equals YUM! Thanks~
I make Tzatziki with Greek yogurt!
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