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Dannon Activia Lowfat Yogurt (Mixed Berry) Review

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Dannon Activia After recently revieweing Breyers Light Probiotic Plus, here I am again, reviewing another yogurt product which contains "probiotics' or beneficial bacteria, but this time I enjoyed it much more. Hopefully everybody is well acquainted with the purported benefits of probiotics, which, according to Dannon "can help regulate your digestive system by helping reduce long intestinal transit time, when eaten daily for two weeks" (a fancy way of saying it makes you 'more regular'). Maybe the choice of a green color for the package was to promote this 'healthy' image, but that's just speculation on my part. Dannon Activia does not contain any artificial sweeteners, so it it's texture is thick, it's creamy, tastes sweet and delicious. I tried Mixed Berry, and there was plenty of fruit pieces in the yogurt.

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Dannon Activia is made with reduced fat milk, so they managed to keep the fat content very low, 2 grams total and 1 gram saturated. Although they don't use alternative sweeteners, it does contain fructose syrup, and many people aren't a big fan of this. There are 17 grams of sugar in a 4 ounce container, which may seem a bit high to some, but this amount is not unusual. I think they might have been able to reduce it a bit though, since the yogurt is very sweet - but then again, my taste buds have gotten used to less sugar in my diet. There are also 110 calories per 4 oz cup, 5 grams of protein, and 15% of the RDA of calcium.

The 4 pack (with 4 oz containers) costs $1.93, but most other yogurts sell a 6 pack for the same price. (Don't you just love how instead of increasing the price, Dannon just makes a package with fewer numbers of individual packs. Check out Iniard's Watch for his take on this - he was not as amused as I was). Overall, I think this will make a great snack. It's healthy and good for you, and it doesn't sacrifice taste.

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