I don’t usually read labels on food and when I do, words I can’t pronounce don’t scare me. I do not require things to be organic, free-range, local or hormone-free (I like being tall). I don’t really care (I probably should, but I just don’t) whether the chicken I’m eating was happy before it became part of my meal. This being said, there is one food which I am very picky about. I care deeply about it’s origins, ingredients, taste, consistency and appearance.
I am obsessed with yogurt. I am in fact a yogurt snob.
I have had love affairs with many different varieties– Greek yogurt I discovered when I lived in Spain, a tart variety called Nancy\’s Yogurt I got when I lived in Moscow and ate by the gallon, and most lately, Seven Stars Farm yogurt. The last time I was in Pennsylvania I bought a case of it. This may be the affair to end all yogurt love affairs. It is AMAZING stuff. When you open the container there is a layer of cream sitting on the top and down to the last sloopy little bit, it’s wonderful!
I always go full-fat, plain.
If I want more flavor I add my own. My flavor-of-the-week is frozen blueberries, craisins and a sticks-and-twigs type of cereal I got at costco.
If you click the link to Seven Stars Farm yogurt you can find out where to buy it. My one disappointment is that wherever they sell it in the DC area they want an arm and a leg for it. The cheapest I have found it is in Bird in Hand, PA where I buy it from an Amish store (for real– they have gas lights and buggies) for less than $3 a tub. And I eat a case in about a week. Sigh…
I have got the killer granola recipe to eat along with the yogurt. This combination has been my addiction for about a year.
Were you both reading my mind this week? Erin, I’ve been looking for the ideal yogurt because yogurt is the only label I read as well. (And I’ve finally admitted to myself that the gelatinous $1.99 Safeway brand is sort of icky.) Mom- I was going to ask you to post that recipe, can you please??
Just today my husband questioned why we never have granola on hand anymore…..I, also, need the recipe.
Good for you for being a yogurt snob Erin! David just called me that very thing just the other day. My favorite is Greek God’s. Ever tried it?
I will post the most addictive granola recipe in the world tomorrow!
Woops! make that Wednesday, absolutely.
I’m a yogurt snob, too! My favorite is Brown Cow, which I eat nonstop when we’re out in Moscow (it’s got the cream top too), but they don’t have it on the East Coast! thanks for the recommendation…can’t wait to check it out!
Erin, maybe we will go to Chris Miller’s this weekend as I am OUT of Seven Stars also. It has become a functional substitute for ice cream in my life. Well, maybe I still eat a lllllllllllllllittttttttle ice cream sometimes.