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Yoplait YoPlus Yogurt Review

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Yoplait YoPlus YogurtYoplait Light is perhaps my favorite "light" yogurts, so when I heard about the new YoPlus formula for improving digestive health I was super excited to try it. The strawberry flavor was delicious! It's thick and super creamy with lots of real strawberries pieces - I have a preference for fruit pieces in yogurt as opposed to the blended ones.

In order to help out your digestive system (and make you more regular), YoPlus uses a combination of pre- and probiotics. It contains inulin, a natural dietary fiber that comes from chicory root extract which acts as a prebiotic, plus Optibalance, which is a unique blend of live probiotic Bifidobacterium lactis BB-12. Both work to improve the beneficial bacteria in your gut.

Definition of Probiotic: A preparation of or a product containing viable, defined microorganisms in sufficient numbers, which alter the microflora (by implantation or colonization) in a compartment of the host and by that exert beneficial health effects in this host - AJCN, 2001.
Definition of Prebiotic: a non-digestible food ingredient that beneficially affects the host by selectively stimulating the growth and/or activity of one or a limited number of bacteria in the colon - Gibson, JNutr, 1995.
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One 4 pack of Yoplait YoPlus Yogurt cost $1.99. Each container is 4 ounces and has 110 calories, 1.5 grams of total fat (2% of the RDA), 1 gram of saturated fat (4%), 4 grams of protein and 21 grams of total carbohydrate which includes 16 grams of sugar and 10% of the RDA for fiber (3 grams). There is also 10% of added vitamin A and D plus 15% calcium.

YoPlus says try it for 10 days and you should see an improvement - which I interpreted that to mean that I should be going to the bathroom more often. Yesterday was Day 5 and so far so good - there seems to already be an increase in frequency (I'll spare you anymore details).

YoPlus is like Dannon Activia, but I didn't want to mention it before and steal YoPlus' thunder. Activia and YoPlus have the same amount of calories per serving, but Activia has no fiber whereas YoPlus has 10% of the RDA.

YoPlus uses sugar (not HFCS) and there are no artificial sweeteners. I really enjoyed it, and I actually went back and bought more (mostly to complete the 10 day challenge), but I can honestly say money well spent.

Rating
Taste: 5
Nutrition: 4.5
Price: 5
Overall: 4.5
(Oct 17, 2007) Author: Tanya Patrice | Leave a Comment

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