Food Review - Dannon Light + Fit - Collagen & Antioxidants yogurt

Today we have with us the Dannon Light + Fit brand yogurt, specifically looking at the Collagen & Antioxidants yogurt. The specific flavor is mango kiwi.

Based on the label, it seems to be marketed towards the type of people that are always worried about keeping their body looking young and healthy. Another thing is, that the nutrition facts take a jab at skyr, pointing out how they have removed all of the fat from their yogurt, thus lowering calories significantly. Compared to a Greek yogurt as well, and it has about half the sugar.

Initial thoughts upon opening the top is that there's a lot more mango smell than kiwi. Also, there's something peachy mixing it up. Taste confirms the smell. There's no noticeable kiwi in it for me. It just tastes like mango. There's some sourness in the taste. Similar to a Greek yogurt. Thickness is close to a Greek yogurt, but not quite there.

Did I like it? Sort of. It was strongly disappointing to me that there was no kiwi flavor hanging out in it. It really should just be called mango right now. If it was just labeled mango, I would've chosen a different flavor, and you'd be reading a different review right now.

Would I buy it again? No. Not because of the missing kiwi though. After eating this, my mouth started feeling odd, and not in a pop rocks way, but a where'd this weird itch come from? And my memories went back, and I was reminded this wasn't the first time with a mango yogurt. So, I might be allergic and should get that tested out.

As for would I buy another flavor? Sure! Why not? Minus a few small complaints about this particular flavor, and the fact I might be allergic to it, the yogurt seemed alright. The better skin, bones, and tendons are just an added benefit.

Food Reviews - Kite Hill - Blissful Creamy Coconut Milk Yogurt

Today's yogurt is brought to you by it being a free item at Safeway as a Just4U reward. What we are reviewing is Kite Hill's Blissful Coconut Milk Yogurt, in the blueberry limoncello flavor. Kite Hill also makes an almond milk yogurt, as well as an almond milk Greek yogurt.

 

Let's start with what it is. It's a coconut yogurt that is advertised as dairy, soy, and gluten free. It's also kosher and vegan. So it definitely fits within a more restrictive diet. Especially since behind dairy, soy is another food that is frequently avoided, for both allergen and other dietary needs.

So, now that it's been introduced, how does it taste? It has a very mellow blueberry flavor, with just a hint of lemon. There's no real sour or tangy notes from the lemon though, if that's something you hoped and expected. Since it's coconut milk based, you'll also find coconut flavor. This shows up more as the blueberry and lemon flavors have started to die down as an aftertaste. One thing missing was any sort of fermented yogurt tangyness. Maybe it's hidden by other ingredients, or maybe coconut milk doesn't leave any in the first place.

It's texture is as advertised. It definitely is smooth and creamy. There were a few pieces of blueberry floating around, certainly not much compared to most other yogurts that go around leaving chunks of fruit in. As far as thickness, it's fairly thin, certainly not as thin as a drinkable yogurt, but definitely one of the thinner yogurts I've eaten.

So, did I like it? Yes I did. Would I buy it again? Maybe. As far as dairy free yogurts go, it's one of the better ones I've had. However, I'm not the biggest fan of coconut, so to have that showing up in every bite isn't the most appealing. There's also a lot of added sugar, and almost no protein. So if you're worried about nutrients and macros and all that, you're better off with something else.

Food Reviews - Silk Dairy-Free Blueberry Soy Yogurt - Update

Part of my dealing with gastritis is learning that dairy doesn't mesh well with some of the drugs they've given me to help me cope. As such, regular yogurt, while full of lots of good bacteria that could help my gut, became off limits. As such, I've been on the lookout for something to fill that void in my diet. This was one such attempt.

It's a soy based yogurt. I thought it tasted pretty good. In a taste test, without regular yogurt to compare it directly too, I didn't notice much of a difference. This is good, because I still don't enjoy alternative "milks."

So, would I buy it regularly? Probably not. It's not exactly cheap, compared to regular yogurt. Would I eat it again though? Yeah, I'd eat it again.

4/3 Update

I've since also tried their strawberry flavor. I'll stick to the blueberry in the future.