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of searching, I still haven\u2019t found one. The sweetness that is prevalent in many brand name yogurts in our supermarkets is just too much for me to enjoy them. In my hunt, I had believed I had found an alternative.\u00a0<\/span>The most important factor was that I wasn\u2019t disgusted by the amount of sugar in the\nproduct. I would rather eat something bitter, than something overly sweet. I prefer dark chocolate as well, which may not come as a surprise. When I was lookingI came across Siggi\u2019s. It is marketed as being an Icelandic yogurt with less sugar. The creator of this yogurt, who\u2019s name I assume is Siggi, claims to have started making their own yogurt because they missed the
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yogurt that they had enjoyed from home. Created on the principle that yogurt should have subtle flavor and less sugar, the yogurt was soon being marketed in the United States. This yogurt is actually called skyr and has a traditional part of an Icelandic diet for more than 1,000 years. <\/span><\/p>\nWhen I tried the yogurt, I was pleased to find that it was much closer to the yogurt I had wanted. It wasn’t too sweet, and there wasn’t overwhelming flavor. But, one thing that I didn\u2019t like was \u00a0the consistency. Since it is skyr and is made by straining away the water that is in many other yogurts, it has four times the regular amount of milk in a cup of yogurt. This means that it is much thicker. Unlike the dining hall yogurt that many of you may know, this yogurt is closer to a mix between that yogurt, and cream cheese. This was deterring to me. I like the taste of the yogurt? But why couldn\u2019t I enjoy eating it? The thickness was just too much. It reminded me of when dairy products go bad. It almost made me nervous. This type of response is similar to our discussion in psychology about mechanisms that our body uses in order to keep us safe from spoiled food. Unlike other times, this smelled okay and was pleasant, but I just couldn’t get over it. Once again I am kept from enjoying yogurt!<\/p>\n
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I\u2019ve been on the search for a yogurt that I like. It\u2019s a strange mission, but I\u2019ve found that the only time I\u2019ve ever enjoyed it was when it wasn\u2019t sweet. I\u2019ve had yogurt in Europe that I\u2019ve liked, but … Continue reading