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I have been getting more and more concerned with my diet since I started accepting that my body may never be svelte again and Kim K curves are my reality. I don't run to salads but I started drinking more water and I started running (on and off), and I am also thinking of picking up a sport.
One other thing I do now is over rely on yoghurt. It doesn't help that there are more and more frozen yoghurt shops popping up everyday. They are so delicious and they taste so much like ice cream. And my training app recommended yoghurt smoothie recipes so I have this impression that yoghurts are 'healthy', but are they really?
Research online suggests that while yoghurts are healthier than icecream it won't help taking it all the time like icecream and expect to not put on some weight. To be called an Ice cream, it must contain at least 10 percent milk fat. Ice Cream is made with cream, and premium ice cream can contain as much as 16 percent milk fat (I have to be mindful this one). Frozen yogurt is not made with cream and so does not have a fat requirement; it is made with cultured milk just like natural yogurt though probiotics do not survive the freezing temperatures.
Vanilla Ice Cream
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Vanilla Frozen Yoghurt
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Calories
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275
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221
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Protein
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5g
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5g
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Carbohydrates
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31g
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38g
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Fat
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15g
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6g
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Saturated Fat
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9g
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4g
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As can be seen there is very little difference and even more carbohydrates. So making a meal out of frozen yoghurts isn't such a good idea. And its also best to top it with fruits, wheat/oat cereal, nuts, muesli etc. so you can get something good out of it.
In conclusion, remember that natural yoghurt has more benefits than frozen yoghurt.
I will have to curb my froyo craves to once a week or even less. Or stick to my homemade natural yoghurt fruit smoothies.
Yum!
Bebe
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