Nature’s Fynd Dairy-Free Yogurt Review

 

Fro-yo girl here. I’ve tried many kinds of yogurt but Nature’s Fynd offers something different; it’s a vegan yogurt made with fungi-based protein. The yogurt is also soy-free and nut-free. Whole Foods carries Nature’s Fynd yogurt. The 5.3 oz cups are priced at $1.89. Available flavors: strawberry, peach, vanilla.

They only had the vanilla flavor during my visit to Whole Foods in Pasadena.

Vanilla yogurt: The texture was smooth and creamy. It smelled like vanilla and something else. The flavor was tangy and sweet but with a bitter, rotten aftertaste. The taste may be something someone can get used to but it was also too sweet. I couldn’t finish the cup.

One serving is 170 calories, 8g total fat, 17g total carbs, 9g total sugars, and 8g total protein.

2 out of 5 stars.

You know you love me. X0 X0, fro-yo girl.

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Esti Dairy-Free Yogurt Review

 

Fro-yo girl here. I found a new yogurt to try while shopping at Sprouts the other day: Esti Dairy-Free Yogurt. Esti’s dairy-free yogurt is vegan, gluten-free, non-GMO, probiotic, contains no starches, and is made with coconut milk. One cup is 4.2 oz and retails for $2.29 at Sprouts. During my visit, Esti was on sale for $1.99.

Vanilla Yogurt: Really good but very rich, like eating coconut cream with a hint of vanilla. The sweetness and richness were natural. The texture was super thick, thicker than regular yogurt, and creamy. It’s high and fat and filling. The yogurt was not tangy. It was more like cream than yogurt.

Plain Yogurt: Similar to the vanilla flavor – super rich and natural tasting. One serving is 230 calories, 21g total fat, 12 total carbs, 9g total sugars, 2g protein.

Ingredients (Plain): Organic coconut milk (organic coconut extract, organic coconut water), organic maple syrup, agar agar

Available flavors: Chocolate, Almond Chocolate, Vanilla, Plain, Mix Berries

Esti Yogurt is rich and natural tasting. My only issue would be that it’s too rich to eat on a regular basis.

4 out of 5 stars.

You know you love me. X0 X0, fro-yo girl.

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Trader Joe’s Organic Creamy Cashew Cultured Yogurt Alternative Review

Fro-yo girl here. I have to say that Trader Joe’s usually has good yogurt products. They seem to like yogurt quite a bit, judging from the number of yogurt products over the years. This past July they introduced Trader Joe’s Organic Creamy Cashew Cultured Yogurt Alternatives. Their cashew yogurt alternative is dairy-free, comes in 5.3 oz cups and is priced at $1.69 each. The two flavors are Vanilla Bean and Strawberry.

Vanilla Bean: The texture was thin and the flavor mild, sweet but tangy. I could taste a hint of coconut and a hint of vanilla. I could see the vanilla bean flecks. Flavor wise, it tasted like eating a yogurt and I think it would be amazing in a smoothie or other recipe that calls for yogurt.

Strawberry: While the strawberry was considerably thicker than vanilla, it had a stronger bitter aftertaste and a pasty quality. The strawberry flavor was mild. I liked the vanilla better.

Ingredients (Vanilla): Organic cashew base (filtered water, organic cashews), organic cane sugar, organic tapioca starch, organic locust bean gum, pectin, natural flavor, organic lemon juice concentrate, organic vanilla beans, organic coconut cream (organic coconut, water), live active cultures.

One serving of vanilla is 140 calories, 6g total fat, 20g total carbs, 13g total sugars and 3g protein.

4 out of 5 stars.

You know you love me. X0 X0, fro-yo girl.

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Kite Hill Artisan Almond Milk Yogurt Review

Fro-yo girl here. I spotted Kite Hill at 365 by Whole Foods in Silver Lake (Los Angeles). It’s a line of artisan almond milk yogurt that’s traditionally cultured, soy free and dairy free. Almond milk is the leading alternative/dairy-free milk. Kite Hill makes their own almond milk from GMO-free almonds grown in California. Kite Hill also produces dairy-free cream cheese spreads and entrees.

* Plain: Thick, smooth, and creamy, a little chalky. The flavor is definitely interesting. It is sour yet tangy and tastes like almonds. It actually tastes a lot like Tofutti the soy based cream cheese, Better Than Cream Cheese. The subtle sweetness is nice. It might be an acquired taste but I think I like it. The tang and almond flavor make it intriguing.

The packaging is too flimsy. I found that the bottom of my plastic cup of yogurt had cracked on the way home from the market. Some of the product leaked out. The texture was probably thicker than usual since the liquid had drained out.

Flavors: Plain, Vanilla, Blueberry, Strawberry, Peach. The flavored yogurts are blended.

Ingredients: Almond milk (water, almonds), cane sugar, locust bean gum, xanthan gum, agar, live active cultures: S.Thermophilus, L.Bulgaricus, L.Acidophilus and bifidobacteria.

One serving is 5.3 ounces, 160 calories, 13g fat (2g saturated), 5g sugar, 6g protein. 365 by Whole Foods carries Kite Hill Yogurt for $1.69 each.

4.5 out of 5 stars

You know you love me. X0 X0, fro-yo girl.

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