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Milk, cultures, the end · 3 min
How to shop yogurt
The best yogurt looks almost unfinished. Fruit, flavours, and thickeners are how a simple food becomes a dessert.
Shop the Dairy aisleThe winning list
Milk. Live cultures. That’s the whole poem. Protein should be obvious — around 8 to 10 grams in a serving of strained yogurt is a good sign.
The fruit lie
Strawberry yogurt is often sugar, starch, and a colour, with a little fruit for the photograph. Buy plain. Add the fruit on the bowl, where you can see it. Kids’ pouches train a sweet tooth before lunch. If it needs a cartoon, it needs a second look.
Plant pots
Coconut and almond ‘yogurts’ can be excellent or a dessert. The difference is the list: cultures and a nut, or starch, flavour, and sugar. Scan it. The disc does not care what the lid promised.
