Yogurt, Greece, Walking, And The Usual

Grecian Graffiti Tolo

Tolo Harbor, Greece

Cassius, Geri & Victoria

Me, Victoria and Cassius in Greece

Amphitheater outside Tolo Greece circa 2005

 Greek yogurt is all the rage these days, and I admit I love it oo. I love Greece and the Greek people, as is evident by the photos above. We had a chance to visit our friend Charles and Kathleen's little cottage close to Nafplio a number of years back with my sister-in-law and nephew Cassius. Before we went everyone kept saying, "You have to try the yogurt in Greece."

We did try the yogurt and we loved it, but while visiting Maui recently we spotted this yogurt called Siggi's at Safeway of all place, you never know right, and it's too was a delightful surprise.

Of course we checked it out on the Internet, and the website Siggisyogurt.com or www.skyr.com came up, and it told us we could get Siggi's yogurt at the Safeway market in Montclair Village, close to our home. We went there after our walk one evening, but alas, no Siggi's Islandic style yogurt. Back to the web site, and there was another location listed at Whole Foods, in the Grand Lake district of Oaktown.

Whole Foods is also know as whole paycheck, because what cost you a buck at one store will cost you two or three at Whole Foods. Siggi's happened to be on sale there today. I picked up the the plain and vanilla, but also the blueberry and the pineapple.

I had the pineapple and I was disappointed. First thing I did after I opened the container was dig my spoon into the bottom of the cup, but there was no fruit to be found, and I detected no pineapple taste at all in the yogurt itself. In fact the color of the yogurt was not even yellow, and unlike the plain yogurt I had in Hawaii this was a little runny.  On top of that it left a funky taste in my mouth. I won't get the pineapple again.

The blueberry yogurt  tasted much better, but still no actual pieces of fruit. Why, is my only question? The yogurt was dense with a pale purple tint, and you could taste blueberry but again, no fruit. Is this so hard?

I'm sticking with the plain and vanilla Siggi's yogurt, which I'll give 2 joints. There are other yogurts out there that are better with combining fruit. Plus if I want fruit all I have to do is cut some up and add it. That's actually the best way to combine fruit and yogurt. Throw in some granola and you have a whole well balanced healthy meal.

The other thing I like about Siggi's is it is fully recyclable. You have all the usual information on the the yogurt cups, including what type of product it is i.e., Skyr yogurt which is the name for thick yogurt in Iceland, nutritional info & facts, and there's a little tab that says; Please tear the sleeve off to recycle, read more about us, &  made in Chenango County,  N.Y.,  And sure enough you tear back the seeve and the other side is a whole story on how their yogurt is made. Very cool, and very smart use of packaging.

I like Siggi's, and I'm going to ask my grocer to carry it. They don't use milk that has been injected with growth hormones, but they've got to work with some organic pineapple farmers in Hawaii, and get some real blueberries for Christ's sake. I know they have strawberry yogurt also, but strawberries are in season right now, so guess what I'm going to do?  I'm sticking with the plain and vanilla.

That's my food tip for the week.

WALKING: I finally got back to walking today. Th dogs and I hit the trail, and it felt good. The foot is holding up, but surgery is eminent. I feel fat, and was only off my feet for 8 days.  I was winded just going up small hill grades. It doesn't take long for the body's muscles to degrade.

Peace,

Make Food/Not War

Siggi's Islandic Yogurt

Food Consumption Today:

Breakfast:  Siggi's blueberry yogurt, 2 pieces of toast w/butter, banana, black tea
                  w/agave
Lunch:  Italian chicken sausage, brown rice

Snacks: Here's the downfall today....Geri made chocolate, oatmeal, raisin cookies
             orange juice, 3 flatbread crackers w/Petit Basque cheese

Dinner: Italian chicken sausage, & a big salad w/the usual good stuff in it.

Exercise: 5 miles walking