Nancys Nonfat Blueberry Yogurt

By: Tanya Taylor, PhD | Apr 29, 2007
5 stars

Nancys Yogurt Nancy's Yogurts puts a twist on this whole yogurt thing that I love: the fruit - 100% real fruit - is in a container on top of the yogurt. The yogurt itself - well, the ingredients are simply skim milk, nonfat dry milk, honey and the yogurt cultures - all natural, nothing artificial! I bought the nonfat blueberry variety, and at first I tried the yogurt without adding the fruit. It was not sweet at all - reminded me of Fage [read the review], which I thought was inedible. When I added the fruit and mixed it together, the taste was still not as sweet as most other yogurts, but just as delicious. You can taste the rich, creamy thick yogurt and the plentiful fruit pieces. .

One 8 ounce container of Nancy's Nonfat Blueberry Yogurt cost $0.99. It has 150 calories, no fat, 10 grams of protein and 29 grams of total carbohydrates, which includes 1 gram of fiber (5% of the recommended daily amount) and 25 grams of sugar. There is also 35% of your daily calcium needs, 15% vitamin C and 10% vitamin A.

An 8 ounce container is a little more than most yogurts sold in individual cup sizes, so 150 calories is not that much. My one gripe would be that the website says that there are 120 calories in the nonfat yogurt. Only 1 out of the 6 flavors has 120 calories (the plain, no fruit one) . Most have 150, so that would be a more accurate representation. I would hate to think that they are purposely trying to mislead us.

Nevertheless, I really enjoyed this yogurt and I am definitely buying it again - although I am hoping for a price drop. The 8 ounce cup was more than enough for a snack - it was just about overflowing when I added the fruit.

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Sun: April 29, 2007
Jill said:

I think the website means that the yogurt itself is 120 calories, and than the fruit addition would be the additional 30 calories.

Mon: April 30, 2007
Sera said:

Ohhh, these look delish! Where did you buy them? :)

Mon: April 30, 2007
MaryAnne said:

That's REALLY high in sugar and calories for an 8 oz container. A 6 oz container, the correct serving size of a yogurt, usually ranges from 60 calories to 100 calories and definitely doesn't carry that much sugar. That could put you into sugar shock! I'm not sure if Nancy's Yogurts are confused or intentionally misleading, but if it was 100% fruit, it would not have that much sugar. This would definitely have to be catagorized as a dessert item and even then... I could have a skinny cow ice cream sandwich with less calories, less sugar, and a lot more deliciousness! I think people get easily fooled by fruit yogurts that seem "all natural" and nonfat and think they're healthy when there are many more other healthier options.

Mon: April 30, 2007
tanya [admin] said:

You're right - it is a lot of sugar; Note that they add honey.

Mon: April 30, 2007
MaryAnne said:

Yeah... poptarts have less sugar! (Not that I would ever eat one of those disgusting things).

This weekend I did stumble upon the most delicious thing- 60 calorie, sugar free pudding cups by Jell-o in flavors like mochachino sundae, dulce de leche (vanilla and caramel), and chocolate fudge mint. I tried the mochachino and they were amazing! I would go to a restaurant and order that thinking it was full of fat, calories, and sugar, but it wasn't! You should review those or if you take guest reviews, I would love to do it....

Mon: April 30, 2007
MC said:

I don't understand when people try to say foods sweetened with artifical sweeteners are a better option. If anything, I would prefer eating sugar because at least it didn't come out of a laboratory. Yeah, sugar isn't great for you and it should be eaten sparingly, but it is much better than eating GMOs like Splenda or aspartame.

Even though some yogurts do have a lot of sugar, there are still plenty of other health benefits like the added probiotics, calcium, vitamin d and protein. I mean, you could snack on something like that instead of having something made by Jello, which is almost sure to contain artificial sweeteners and have no health benefits whatsoever.

Thu: May 3, 2007
Anonymous said:

most of the sugar comes from the fruit. the rest comes from a small amount of honey.

and as for the sugar-free pudding and skinny cow, who wants this crap in their system?: skim milk, wafer [bleached wheat flour, sugar, caramel color, dextrose, partially hydrogenated soybean oil, corn flour, high fructose corn syrup, corn syrup, baking soda, modified corn starch, salt, mono and diglycerides, soy lecithin, cocoa], sugar, corn syrup, water, polydextrose, cream, whey protein, fructan (dietary fiber), stabilizer [microcrystalline cellulose, cellulose gum, mono and diglycerides, locust bean gum, calcium sulfate, polysorbate 80, carrageenan], natural flavor, vitamin A palmitate

compare that to the yogurt: skim milk, blackberries, nonfat dry milk, honey

the problem with today's diet culture is people obsessing with calories. fruit is good for you. yogurt is good for you. try to ignore the sugar and eat things your body actually recognizes as food. if you look at most thin people, they're not eating diet bars and ice-cream; their eating natural foods.