G-Pa Ryc Organics Durty Gut YogArt Review

Fro-yo girl here. On a recent trip to the new Meat & Essentials, the new butchery and mindful market in San Marino, I spotted a brand of yogurt that I’ve never seen before, G-Pa Ryc Organics Durty Gut YogArt. It’s organic, vegan, non-GMO, gluten-free, and locally produced (in Ventura, CA). I spotted three flavors: Lemon Vanilla Bean, Midnite Magick Dark Chocolate, and Vanilla Bean. They come in glass jars. One 16 oz jar of YogArt was $20. A portion of profits go to building houses for Widows in Ethiopia and orphans in Honduras.

Lemon Vanilla Bean YogArt: The texture is the thickest and smoothest that I’ve ever encountered in a yogurt. It has a pot set quality. It’s very rich but so good too – like eating a dense lemony cream that isn’t too sweet but has an intriguing tang. It tastes so much better than The Coconut Cult but it’s not clear how many active cultures or what type of cultures are in their yogurt.

YogArt is sweetened with maple sugar and coconut sugar, not refined sugar. The main ingredient is coconut cream. It also has active cultures so it’s good for your gut. Coconut cream is super rich, so the serving size is just 1.75 tbsp. One serving is 120 calories, 10g total fat, 0 cholesterol, 3g total sugars, and 0g protein.

5 out of 5 stars.

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

MEAT & ESSENTIALS: 2004 Huntington Dr, San Marino, CA 91108

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Clover Whole Milk Greek Yogurt

Fro-yo girl here. I spotted Clover Whole Milk Greek Yogurt at Sprouts. Their yogurt is organic and made with milk from Northern California dairies. The Greek yogurt is strained and the flavors are blended into it. This product was labeled as new by Sprouts. It retails for $2.19 and I found it on sale for $1.99. One cup is 5.3 oz.

* Vanilla bean: This was really good! I could see the vanilla bean specks throughout the yogurt. The sweetness was pleasant; it wasn’t overly sweet. It tasted fresh and natural. The texture was creamy and smooth. The full fat made it satisfying but not heavy. It's more mild than tangy.

Available flavors: Plain, Vanilla Bean, Blueberry, Honey, Raspberry

One serving has 150 calories, 4.5g total fat, 15g total carbohydrates, 13g total sugars and 11g protein. And it has live and active cultures.

Ingredients (vanilla bean): Cultured pasteurized organic whole milk, organic sugar, pectin, organic vanilla extrat, natural flavor, locust bean gum, organic lemon juice concentrate, organic vanilla beans.

5 out of 5 stars.

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

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Yoga-urt Turns One with a New Flavor and New Menu Item

Fro-yo girl here. This time last year, I attended the soft opening of Yoga-urt, LA’s first all organic, non-dairy, vegan, kosher, soy free frozen yogurt shop. Here’s the story from last year, http://froyogirl.blogspot.com/2015/07/innovative-froyo-shop-spotlight-yoga.html

This past weekend was the first anniversary weekend at Yoga-urt. To commerorate the special occasion, Yoga-urt introduced a new menu item, dairy-free, organic yogurt parfaits made with coconut meat and almonds and a new flavor, Radiant Golden Rose made with rosewater, turmeric and saffron. During the anniversary weekend they offered a $1 discount from 2-5 PM. They also have an Yoga-urt Turns One Instagram photo contest that combines yoga and froyo, the two things that inspired the business.

The shop has a new look with yummy looking pictures of their products on the walls.

* Radiant golden rose: This unique flavor has a beautiful rich yellow color and tastes mostly like saffron with a hint of rosewater. The texture is thick and dense and yet it’s still light and refreshing. It’s sweet and not tangy. Radiant golden rose reminds me of a Middle Eastern inspired dessert – so good! So different too.

Congrats to founder, Melissa Schulman!

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

* YOGA-URT, 1407 ½ W Kenneth Rd., Glendale, CA 91201

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Maple Hill Creamery Yogurt Review

Fro-yo girl here. My local Whole Foods recently started carrying Maple Hill Creamery yogurt, a European style, cream on top full fat yogurt made from the organic milk of 100% grass-fed cows. The cows reside on a certified organic dairy farm in New York. The yogurt is made by hand in small batches and comes in six flavors: Lemon, plain, orange creme, maple, wild blueberry, vanilla

It’s quality yogurt made with just a few all natural ingredients, including organic milk and live cultures. The flavors are too subtle.

* Maple yogurt: thick and very lightly sweetened with maple syrup, it’s sour and clean tasting, with just a hint of maple syrup, the milkfat clumps add an extra rich deliciousness

* Lemon yogurt: It’s similar to the maple yogurt only with sugar and lemon extract instead of maple syrup and vanilla extract. The lemon flavor is on the subtle side. The yogurt is quite sour. One 6 ounce serving is 150 calories.

I found Maple Hill Creamery Yogurt at Whole Foods on sale 3 for $3, regularly priced at $1.49 each.

4 out of 5 stars.

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

* WHOLE FOODS MARKET: 1150 Ocean Ave., San Francisco, CA 94112

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Traders Point Creamery Whole Milk Yogurt Review

Fro-yo girl here. I've been wanting to try Traders Point Creamery yogurt for quite some time but it only came in a large size. I was interested in it because it's European style, organic and the milk comes from grassfed cows. Traders Point Creamery is located in Indiana.

I spotted the new single serve size glass bottles of whole milk yogurt at Whole Foods. A jar was $2.19. The glass jar was so cute that I had to try it. The single serve jar holds 5 ounces of whole milk yogurt that's minimally processed and has no stabilizers. They claim that their yogurt is higher in Omega-3s, cancer-fighting CLAs and probiotics than other snack size yogurts. 

* Plain yogurt: It's European style and much thinner than Greek yogurt. The thinness reminded me of a yogurt drink only clumpier. The ingredients are very simple: milk and live and active cultures. The flavor was quite sour, tart and slightly cheesy. It's strong stuff. I like a thicker consistency. One serving has 90 calories and 5 grams of fat.

The single serve yogurt comes in five flavors: Plain, Vanilla, Raspberry, Wildberry and Banana Mango.

4.5 out of 5 stars.

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

* WHOLE FOODS: 331 N Glendale Blvd., Glendale, CA

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