Yogurt ?

My last little "dairy" holdover.

So, I don't eat any cheese, ice cream, or milk.... But I do eat 1, 6oz Yoplait yogurt (which would be like a 2oz spoonful, to most of you ;)) almost every day.

Now, you always hear my saying, my stomach works like a super-charged, food processor nowadays. NEVER gives me any problems at all.

However, a couple X's, after eating my Yogurt, my mouth felt a little irritated, or stingy ??? Might have been right after eating something rough, or scratchy, like roasted almonds, or something, but still ?

I keep trying to kick my daily Yoplait habit.... but I always justify it with > my stomach always feels fine, they are only 90 cals, and I think they taste great ! Not to mention the fact that all of my life, I've heard about Yogurt having beneficial properties which are "good for digestion"....  So I end up grabbing 6 or 8 more of them every week 

Hmmmm.

Your thoughts on Yogurt ? Especially any of you with IBS...

Peace,

Fish

PS, Oh, and I do drink one good sized 50-60gm whey protein shake every day. Granted, their is no way to make "whey" that isn't dairy..... but the more expensive kinds with protein "isolates" do not contain lactose, or at least very, very little of it.

I'm tempted to try to find some of this stuff, that is cost effective.....

But then I always come back to, "My stomach feels great.... So tell me again, why am I trying to eliminate these last remnants of lactose" ?

If it isn't bothering you Fish, then I'd forget about quitting it.

I can't eat either yogurt or Whey as they both cause digestive issues for me. Yoplait, especially the lite version, was one of the first kinds I had issues with. The lite version has Nutrasweet in it and I'd eat a container and almost immediately my pain levels would shoot through the roof. If you are concerned about the yogurt, maybe try a more natural kind that might have fewer additives?

I'm going to experiment with my daughter and try to make homemade Greek yogurt for her. She complains that the store bought kind doesn't have enough strawberries in it. :) I read recently that the store bought Greek yogurts aren't really Greek yogurt at all. They are regular yogurt with whey added to thicken and make the protein levels higher.

Joy

Debbie, well, I still do get the occasional random mouth irritation, or pain, for no apparent reason... of course for that matter, I still get the occasional Fibro issues randomly, too. Waaay less severe / life altering as in the old days, but still....
Maybe this would knock out that last 5% ? I dunno'. I don't really see it... or I'd have kicked the yogurt :) But then I won't know if I don't try. Maybe I'll just tell myself its for 1 month, and then, at the end of the month, see if it's helped anything, or if I really still want it ?

Now the whey is a lot more expensive thing to change :( As if whey protein is not expensive, at its cheapest ! The good stuff for being lactose free "protein isolate" is likev $13-$20 a lb ! What ?

......but I just have a hard time getting 200+ gm's a day without it. I think I already get a LOT of natural protein from egg whites and lean meats, and fish, but still would probably fall to like 150 gm a day, often, if not for my protein shakes :) Oh, plus with Silk Chocolate Light..... Closest thing to what I can remember a chocolate milk shake tasting :)

Namian >>> I read recently that the store bought Greek yogurts aren't really Greek yogurt at all. They are regular yogurt with whey added to thicken and make the protein levels higher. <<<

Wow ! That's pretty lame, huh ? I've only had greek yogurt a couple X's, and it was stronger, but still good, especially with some kind of fruit....
Oh, and fortunately for me, artificial sweeteners, just taste great :) I used to eat 10 tons of sugar, now I eat like 1 ton of sugar, and 5 tons of art. sweetener :)
I also use salt on whatever.
Or my condiments, BBQ, soy sauce, terryaki, etc, will have sugars and salt.

The way I see it, my food has just got to taste off the chain, for me to want to keep eating this way the rest of my life.

In reality, my salt and sugar intake is still far below what it used to be... by probably 80-90%.

I keep starting to ask you about making yogurt... then I'm like, "Wait ! I came here to think about quitting yogurt, not find out how to make it in bulk ! LOL

Peace,
Fish