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Choosing a Healthy Flavored Yogurt

Choosing a Healthy Flavored Yogurt

Yogurt is often marketed as a healthy, nutrient dense food. And unflavored plain yogurt can be part of a healthy diet. However, many flavored yogurts contain highly processed ingredients and are loaded with added sugar.

Healthy Flavored Yogurt:

  • Contains minimal added sugar
  • Avoids highly processed gums or thickeners, especially starch
  • Does not contain carrageenan
  • Avoids artificial colors or preservatives
  • Does not contain artificial sweeteners

In its simplest form, yogurt can be an extremely healthy food. Yogurt is made when bacteria ferments the lactic acid in milk. Healthy yogurt contains two ingredients: milk and bacterial cultures.

However, many flavored yogurts tend to have long ingredient lists.  This comprehensive guide covers what to look for in a healthier yogurt as well as what yogurt is best to avoid.

What to look for when choosing a healthy flavored yogurt

1. Healthy flavored yogurts contain minimal added sugar

Healthy yogurts should contain little to no added sugar

Many flavored yogurts contain a lot of added sugar.  In fact, some strawberry flavored yogurts contain more than a tablespoon of added sugar per 3/4 cup serving. That is more than half of the AHA’s daily recommendation of added sugar! 

Read more on recommended daily intake of added sugar and why you want to minimize added sugar consumption.

Recommendation:  The healthiest flavored yogurt is one that you make yourself. Simply buy healthy unsweetened plain yogurt and add fresh fruit. And if you want a slightly sweeter version, add a small amount of your preferred sweetener.  

2. Healthy flavored yogurts minimize gums and thickeners

healthy yogurts should avoid gums and thickeners

Many brands of flavored yogurt contain gums and other thickeners. 

Thickeners and gums are routinely used in packaged food to improve texture, shelf life, and product aesthetics. 

Typical gums and other thickeners in yogurt include guar gum, locust bean gum (also called carob bean gum), agar agar, chicory root gum, fruit pectin, modified food starch, and carrageenan.

Guar Gum.  Guar gum is a polysaccharide (polymer of sugar) extracted from the beans of the guar plant.  Also, guar gum is a soluble dietary fiber that is partially fermented by intestinal microflora.(1) 

Locust Bean Gum.  Locust Bean Gum a polysaccharide extracted from the seeds of the Carob Tree. Also called carob bean gum, locust Bean Gum is soluble dietary fiber that is fermented by intestinal microflora. (2,3)

Chicory Root Fiber.  Chicory Root Fiber is a polysaccharide extracted from chicory root. Also called inulin, Chicory Root Fiber is a soluble dietary fiber that is fermented by intestinal microflora. (4)

Chicory Root Fiber also has a slight sweet taste which is why some manufacturers add it to “reduced sugar” foods.

Fruit Pectin. Pectin is a polysaccharide found in the cell walls of most fruits and vegetables. A common ingredient in jams and fruit preserves, pectin is a soluble dietary fiber that is fermented by intestinal microflora.(5)

Gelatin. Gelatin is a polypeptide (polymer of amino acids) derived from collagen. There are no vegan or vegetarian sources of gelatin.(6)

Agar Agar. Agar is a polysaccharide extracted from marine algae. Sometimes just called Agar, agar-agar is a soluble dietary fiber that can be fermented by intestinal microflora.(7)

Recommendation: It is best to avoid foods that contain gums and other thickeners, as they are often highly processed. 

However, occasionally eating small amounts of these gums and thickeners is probably fine, unless you experience gastrointestinal discomfort or are following a specific diet.

Starch and carrageenan are an exception. It is best to avoid both additives.

3. Healthy yogurts do not contain starch

Our bodies rapidly digest starch into sugar. As such, all forms of food starch are considered high Glycemic Index (GI). 

Eating predominantly high-GI foods is associated with chronic disease and strongly associated with heart disease. (8,9)

Types of rapidly digestible starch found yogurt include: modified corn starch, modified food starch, tapioca starch, and corn starch.

Recommendation: It is best to avoid yogurts that contain any added starch.

4. Healthy flavored yogurts do not contain carrageenan

healthy yogurt should not contain carrageenan

Carrageenan is a thickener manufactured from red algae seaweed and is widely used in processed foods. (2)

Though carrageenan is listed as a “generally regarded as safe” food additive by the FDA and WHO, there is growing research that links carrageenan to inflammatory conditions, including inflammatory bowl disease. (10)

In late 2016, the National Organic Standards Board voted to prohibit the use of carrageenan in organic products.(11)   However, in 2018 the USDA decided to not implement the recommendation and carrageenan is still allowed in organic products. (12)

Recommendation:  Avoid food products containing carrageenan.

5. Healthy flavored yogurts avoid artificial colors and preservatives

healthy yogurt should not contain artificial colors and preservatives

Many flavored yogurts are prepared with natural colors (often from fruit or vegetable juice) and natural preservatives improve appearance and shelf life.

As natural options are readily available, it is best to avoid yogurts made with artificial colors and preservatives.

For detailed explanation on why it is best to avoid these artificial ingredients, check out this post on choosing healthy breakfast cereal.

6. Healthy flavored yogurts avoid artificial sweeteners

healthy yogurt should not contain artificial sweeteners

Many sweet tasting light yogurts use artificial sweeteners to achieve low calorie levels. However, though these yogurts contain minimal or no added sugar, they are still not a healthy choice.

Typical artificial sweeteners in flavored yogurt include sucralose and acesulfame potassium.

While artificial sweeteners are virtually calorie free and do not contain any added sugar, they still affect our bodies.

Artificial sweeteners can negatively impact our perception of how foods taste. Naturally sweet foods may not taste sweet enough and vegetables taste excessively bitter.(9)

Even more important, artificial sweeteners have been shown to change our microbiome, decrease satiety, and affect insulin secretion.(13) These changes can result in increased calorie consumption and weight gain.

Recommendation: Avoid foods with artificial sweeteners.

Which popular yogurts are healthy?

Strawberry yogurt is the most popular flavored yogurt in the United States. Annual sales of strawberry flavored yogurt are almost 2.5-times higher than vanilla, the second most popular yogurt flavor.(14)

We evaluated top selling strawberry yogurts using the criteria below. (15-29)

Criteria used to evaluate flavored yogurt

Healthy Strawberry Yogurt Evaluation Criteria.  Healthy yogurt avoids added sugar and heavily processed gums and thickeners

Yogurt serving sizes vary, from 113 to 170 grams. To compare between brands, all information listed below is for a 150 gram serving, (approximately 3/4 cup), the size of a single serve greek yogurt.

  • Types of added sugar and sweeteners are listed in red
  • Gums and thickeners are italicized
  • Starches are listed in red italics
  • Ingredients that are important to avoid are in bold.

There are few healthier flavored yogurts

The healthiest yogurt contains only two simple ingredients: milk and bacterial yogurt cultures. The ideal strawberry yogurt would contain milk, strawberries, and yogurt cultures.

However, most strawberry yogurts are not a healthy choice.  They contain highly processed gums and thickeners, excessive amounts of added sugar, and some don’t even contain strawberries!

Examples of healthy flavored yogurt:

Unfortunately, no store-bought strawberry yogurts could meet our stringent requirements for a healthy flavored yogurt.

While a couple strawberry yogurts were not sweetened with added sugar or artificial sweeteners, they still contained highly processed gums and thickeners.

Also, there were a few strawberry yogurts that were made with simple ingredients. However, these yogurts contained excessive amounts of added sugar.

Flavored yogurts that are okay to eat occasionally:

okay fruit strips and healthy fruit roll-ups

Many of the flavored yogurts we evaluated fall into the “okay” category.  These strawberry yogurts are probably okay if you eat them occasionally, but you don’t want to eat them every day.

However, if you are following a particular diet which avoids gums or thickeners, you will want to avoid these strawberry yogurts.

As all of these strawberry yogurts contain a thickener of some kind, they are listed in increasing amounts of added sugar.

Wallaby No Sugar Added Aussie Greek Yogurt

wallaby no sugar added aussie greek strawberry yogurt nutrition information

Wallaby No Sugar Added Strawberry Ingredients: cultured whole milk, strawberries, water, strawberry puree, pectin, natural flavor, locust bean gum, cardamom, calcium citrate, lemon juice concentrate.

Fage TruBlend Greek Yogurt

fage trublend strawberry greek yogurt nutrition information

Fage TruBlend Strawberry Ingredients: Strained yogurt (skimmed milk and cream, cultures), strawberries, chicory root fiber, natural flavor, fruit pectin, elderberry juice concentrate (for color).

Oikos Triple Zero Greek Yogurt

oikos triple zero strawberry greek yogurt nutrition information

Oikos Triple Zero Strawberry Ingredients:  cultured nonfat milk, water, chicory root fiber, stevia leaf extract, natural flavors, vegetable juice concentrate (for color), lemon juice concentrate, sea salt, vitamin D3.

Even though Oikos Triple Zero Strawberry Yogurt contains no added sugar, there are still a few reasons to think twice before buying:

  • Thickened with highly processed chicory root fiber
  • Contains stevia. While stevia is a natural non-caloric sweetener, it is significantly sweeter than cane sugar, which may negatively impact how less sweet foods (vegetables & fruit) taste. Also, there is preliminary scientific evidence that stevia may affect gut microbiota composition. (30)

Chobani Less Sugar Greek Yogurt

chobani less sugar greek yogurt strawberry nutrition information

Chobani Monterey Strawberry Ingredients: lowfat yogurt (cultured nonfat milk, cream), water, cane sugar, strawberry puree, natural flavors, fruit pectin, locust bean gum, lemon juice concentrate, fruit and vegetable juice concentrate (for color), guar gum

Stonyfield Organic Yogurt

stonyfield strawberry yogurt nutrition information

Stonyfield Organic Strawberry Ingredients: cultured low fat milk, cane sugar, strawberry juice from concentrate, natural flavor, pectin, vegetable juice concentrate (for color), vitamin D3

Siggi’s Skyr

siggis skyr strawberry yogurt nutrition information

Siggi’s Skyr Strawberry Ingredients: skim milk, strawberries, cane sugar, fruit pectin, live active cultures

Strawberry yogurt to avoid:

unhealthy fruit strips and healthy fruit roll-ups

Most flavored yogurts are not healthy options. They often contain too much added sugar or other additives that should not be included in a healthy diet.

It is best to avoid following strawberry flavored yogurts.  Yogurts are in alphabetical order.

Activia Greek Yogurt

dannon activia greek strawberry yogurt nutrition information

Activia Strawberry Greek Yogurt Ingredients: cultured non fat milk, sugar, water, strawberries, modified food starch, black carrot juice and annatto extract (for color), carrageenan, natural flavors, vitamin D3, sodium citrate, malic acid

Reasons to avoid Activia Greek Strawberry Yogurt:

  • Sugar is the second ingredient before strawberries
  • 10 grams of added sugar per 3/4 cup serving (150 grams)
  • Thickened with carrageenan
  • Thickened with modified food starch. Starches are rapidly converted to glucose during digestion. which will quickly be digested into glucose

Activia Yogurt

dannon activia strawberry yogurt nutrition information

Activia Strawberry Yogurt Ingredients: cultured reduced fat milk, cane sugar, strawberries, modified food starch, milk protein concentrate, gelatin, fruit juice and vegetable juice ( for color ), natural flavors, agar agar, carrageenan, calcium lactate, lactic acid, milk calcium, vitamin D3

Reasons to avoid Activia Strawberry Yogurt:

  • Sugar is the second ingredient before strawberries
  • 7 grams of added sugar per 3/4 cup serving (150 grams)
  • Thickened with carrageenan
  • Thickened with modified food starch. Starches change rapidly to glucose during digestion
  • Also thickened with gelatin, and agar agar

Chobani Greek Yogurt

chobani greek yogurt strawberry yogurt nutrition information

Chobani Strawberry Greek Yogurt Ingredients: cultured nonfat milk, strawberries, cane sugar, water, fruit pectin, locust bean gum, natural flavors, lemon juice concentrate, fruit and vegetable juice concentrate (for color)

Reasons to avoid Chobani Strawberry Greek Yogurt:

  • 10 grams of added sugar per 3/4 cup serving (150 grams)
  • Thickened with highly processed gums and pectin

Dannon Fruit on the Bottom Yogurt

dannon fruit on the bottom strawberry yogurt nutrition information

Dannon Fruit on the Bottom Strawberry Yogurt Ingredients: cultured reduced fat milk, sugar, water, strawberries, modified food starch, gelatin, natural flavor, carrageenan, disodium phosphate, beta carotene and vegetable juice concentrate (for color), malic acid, vitamin D3

Reasons to avoid Dannon Fruit on the Bottom Strawberry Yogurt:

  • Sugar is the second ingredient before strawberries
  • 7 grams of added sugar per 3/4 cup serving (150 grams)
  • Thickened with carrageenan
  • Thickened with modified food starch which will quickly be digested into glucose
  • Also thickened with gelatin

Dannon Light & Fit

dannon light and fit original strawberry yogurt nutrition information

Dannon Light & Fit Strawberry Yogurt Ingredients: cultured non fat milk, strawberries, water, modified food starch, cane sugar, gelatin, vegetable juice (for color), natural and artificial flavors, sucralose, acesulfame potassium, malic acid, sodium citrate, vitamin A palmitate, vitamin D3, active yogurt cultures

Reasons to avoid Dannon Light & Fit Strawberry Yogurt:

  • Contains artificial sweeteners sucralose and acesulfame potassium
  • Contains artificial flavors
  • Thickened with modified food starch, which will quickly be digested into glucose
  • Thickened with gelatin

Dannon Light & Fit Carb Control

dannon light and fit carb and sugar control strawberry yogurt nutrition information

Dannon Light & Fit Carb Control Strawberry Yogurt Ingredients: water, cultured non fat milk, milk protein concentrate, cultured cream, strawberry puree, modified corn starch, modified tapioca starch, whey protein concentrate, natural and artificial flavors, gelatin, sucralose, malic acid, acesulfame potassium, potassium sorbate (to maintain freshness), sodium citrate, red 40, blue 1

Reasons to avoid Dannon Light & Fit Carb Control Strawberry Yogurt:

  • Contains the artificial preservative potassium sorbate
  • Sweetened with artificial sweeteners sucralose and acesulfame potassium
  • Contains artificial flavors
  • Colored with artificial colors red 40 and blue 1
  • Thickened with modified corn starch and modified tapioca starch. Starches change rapidly to glucose during digestion
  • Water is the first ingredient

Dannon Light & Fit Greek

dannon light and fit greek yogurt strawberry nutrition information

Dannon Light & Fit Strawberry Greek Yogurt Ingredients: cultured non fat milk, water, strawberry, fructose, modified food starch, natural and artificial flavors, carmine and black carrot juice concentrate (for color), malic acid, sucralose, potassium sorbate (to maintain freshness), acesulfame potassium, sodium citrate, active yogurt cultures

Reasons to avoid Dannon Light & Fit Strawberry Greek Yogurt:

  • Contains the artificial preservative potassium sorbate
  • Sweetened with artificial sweeteners acesulfame potassium and sucralose
  • Contains artificial flavors
  • Thickened with modified food starch. Starches change rapidly to glucose during digestion

Fage Total Greek Yogurt Split Cup

fage trublend strawberry yogurt nutrition information

Fage Strawberry Yogurt Ingredients: milk and cream, live active yogurt cultures.  Strawberry Fruit Ingredients: strawberries, cane sugar, water, corn starch, strawberry juice concentrate, lemon juice concentrate, natural flavors, fruit pectin 

Reasons to think twice before buying Fage Strawberry Yogurt:

  • Thickened with corn starch, which will quickly be digested into glucose
  • Thickened with fruit pectin
  • 7 grams added sugar per 3/4 cup serving (150 grams)

The Greek Gods Yogurt

the greek gods strawberry yogurt nutrition information

The Greek Gods Strawberry Yogurt Ingredients: cultured milk, cane sugar, cream, brown cane sugar, honey, pectin, vegetable juice color, natural flavor

Reasons to avoid The Greek Gods Strawberry Yogurt:

  • 13 grams of added sugar per 3/4 cup serving (150 grams)
  • Thickened with pectin
  • Does not actually contain strawberries, only “natural flavor”

Liberte Yogurt

liberte strawberry yogurt nutrition information

Liberte Strawberry Yogurt Ingredients: cultured milk, cultured cream, cane sugar, strawberries, fruit pectin, fruit juice (for color), natural flavor, live and active cultures

Reasons to avoid Liberte Strawberry Yogurt:

  • Sugar is the second ingredient before strawberries
  • 15 grams of added sugar per 3/4 cup serving (150 grams)
  • Thickened with pectin

Noosa Yogurt

noosa strawberry yogurt nutrition information

Noosa Strawberry Yogurt Ingredients: whole milk, fruit purée (strawberries, sugar, water, natural flavor, pectin, locust bean gum, fruit and vegetable juice (for color), lemon juice concentrate), cane sugar, honey, gelatin, pectin, live active cultures

Reasons to avoid Noosa Strawberry Yogurt:

  • 18 grams of added sugar per 3/4 cup serving (150 grams). This is 90% of the AHA’s recommended daily intake of added sugar for a woman!
  • Thickened with pectin, gelatin, and locust bean gum

Oikos Greek Yogurt

oikos strawberry greek yogurt nutrition information

Oikos Strawberry Greek Yogurt Ingredients: cultured nonfat milk and cream, sugar, strawberries, modified food starch, black carrot juice concentrate and annatto extract (for color), natural flavors, carrageenan, potassium sorbate (to maintain freshness, vitamin D3, sodium citrate, malic acid.

Reasons to avoid Oikos Strawberry Greek Yogurt:

  • Sugar is the second ingredient before strawberries
  • 11 grams of added sugar per 3/4 cup serving (150 grams)
  • Thickened with carrageenan
  • Contains the artificial preservatives potassium sorbate
  • Thickened with modified food starch. Starches change rapidly to glucose during digestion

Tillamook Greek Yogurt

tillamook strawberry yogurt nutrition information

Tillamook Strawberry Yogurt Ingredients: nonfat milk and cream, sugar, water, strawberries, corn starch, natural flavor, lemon juice concentrate, fruit and vegetable juice (for color), guar gum, live active cultures

Reasons to avoid Tillamook Strawberry Yogurt:

  • Sugar is the second ingredient before strawberries
  • 10 grams of added sugar per 3/4 cup serving (150 grams)
  • Thickened with corn starch, which will quickly be digested into glucose
  • Thickened with guar gum

Two Good Yogurt

two good strawberry yogurt nutrition information

Two Good Strawberry Ingredients: cultured reduced fat milk, water, tapioca starch, natural flavors, lemon juice concentrate, gellan gum, sea salt, vegetable juice concentrate (for color), stevia leaf reb m, active yogurt cultures

Even though Two Good Strawberry Yogurt contains no added sugar, there are still a few reasons to think twice before buying:

  • Thickened with tapioca starch, which will quickly be digested into glucose
  • Thickened with highly processed gellan gums
  • Contains stevia. While stevia is a natural non-caloric sweetener, it is significantly sweeter than cane sugar, which may negatively impact how less sweet foods (vegetables & fruit) taste. Also, there is preliminary scientific evidence that stevia may affect gut microbiota composition. (30)

Wallaby Aussie Smooth Yogurt

wallaby organic aussie smooth strawberry yogurt nutrition information

Wallaby Strawberry Smooth Yogurt Ingredients: cultured whole milk, strawberries, cane sugar, water, natural flavors, locust bean gum, pectin, fruit and vegetable juice (for color)

Reasons to avoid Wallaby Strawberry Smooth Yogurt:

  • 12 grams of added sugar per 3/4 cup serving (150 grams)
  • Thickened with locust bean gum and pectin

Wallaby Aussie Greek Yogurt

wallaby organic aussie greek strawberry yogurt nutrition information

Wallaby Strawberry Greek Yogurt Ingredients: cultured whole milk, strawberries, cane sugar, water, natural flavors, fruit and vegetable juice (for color), locust bean gum, pectin

Reasons to avoid Wallaby Strawberry Greek Yogurt:

  • 12 grams of added sugar per 3/4 cup serving (150 grams)
  • Thickened with locust bean gum and pectin

Yoplait Original Yogurt

yoplait original strawberry yogurt nutrition information

Yoplait Original Strawberry Yogurt Ingredients: cultured reduced fat milk, sugar, strawberries, modified corn starch, gelatin, natural flavor, carmine (for color), pectin, vitamin A acetate, vitamin D3

Reasons to avoid Yoplait Original Strawberry Yogurt:

  • Sugar is the second ingredient before strawberries
  • 11 grams of added sugar per 3/4 cup serving (150 grams)
  • Thickened with modified corn starch, which will quickly be digested into glucose
  • Thickened with gelatin, and pectin

Yoplait Light Yogurt

yoplait light strawberry yogurt nutrition information

Yoplait Light Strawberry Yogurt Ingredients: cultured nonfat milk, strawberries, modified corn starch, sugar, gelatin, citric acid, natural flavor, tricalcium phosphate, potassium sorbate (to maintain freshness), acesulfame potassium, sucralose, red #40, vitamin A acetate, vitamin D3

Reasons to avoid Yoplait Light Strawberry Yogurt:

  • Contains the artificial preservatives potassium sorbate
  • Colored with artificial food color red #40
  • Contains artificial sweeteners acesulfame potassium and sucralose
  • Thickened with modified corn starch. Starches change rapidly to glucose during digestion
  • Thickened with gelatin

Yoplait Greek 100 Protein Yogurt

yoplait greek strawberry yogurt nutrition information

Yoplait Greek 100 Protein Strawberry Yogurt Ingredients: nonfat milk, fruit blend (strawberries, water, fructose, sugar, modified corn starch, pectin, guar gum, vitamin A acetate, citric acid, vitamin D3, malic acid, sodium citrate), natural flavor, vegetable juice (for color), potassium sorbate (to maintain freshness), yogurt cultures, acesulfame potassium, sucralose.

Reasons to avoid Yoplait Strawberry Greek Yogurt:

  • Contains the artificial preservative potassium sorbate
  • Contains artificial sweeteners acesulfame potassium and sucralose
  • Thickened with modified corn starch. Starches change rapidly to glucose during digestion
  • Thickened with pectin and guar gum

Yoplait Just 3 Yogurt

yoplait just 3 strawberry yogurt nutrition information

Yoplait Just 3 Strawberry Yogurt Ingredients: cultured milk, cultured cream, strawberries, cane sugar

Yoplait’s Strawberry Just 3 Yogurt contains real ingredients and avoids fillers, preservatives, and other highly processed ingredients.

However, with 9 grams added sugar per 3/4 cup serving (150 grams), Just 3 still contains almost half of the AHA’s recommended daily intake of added sugar for women.

Yoplait Oui French Yogurt

yoplait oui french strawberry yogurt nutrition information

Yoplait Oui French Strawberry Yogurt Ingredients: milk, cane sugar, strawberries, pectin, carrot juice (for color), natural flavor, yogurt cultures 

Reasons to avoid Yoplait Strawberry Oui French Yogurt:

  • Sugar is the second ingredient before strawberries
  • 9 grams added sugar per 3/4 cup serving (150 grams)
  • Thickened with pectin

Yoplait YQ Yogurt

yoplait YQ strawberry yogurt nutrition information

Yoplait YQ Strawberry Yogurt Ingredients: nonfat milk, milk, cane sugar, strawberry puree, carrot juice (for color), pectin, sea salt, natural flavor, yogurt cultures

Reasons to avoid Yoplait YQ Strawberry Yogurt:

  • Sugar is the second ingredient before strawberries
  • 10 grams of added sugar per 3/4 cup serving (150 grams)
  • Thickened with pectin

Conclusions about choosing a healthy flavored yogurt

When it comes to finding a healthy yogurt, simple clean ingredients are best.  Most flavored yogurts contain too much added sugar and highly processed ingredients. 

If you love strawberry flavored yogurt, it is best to make your own. Find a good, high quality plain yogurt and add some fresh or frozen strawberries.

If you still prefer your yogurt a little sweeter, add a drizzle of maple syrup or honey. Just aim to keep the added sweetener to a teaspoon or so.

Find other healthy snacks and foods

Check out these other evaluations of popular foods and snacks!  Learn which products are healthy and those that are best avoided or only enjoyed as an occasional treat.

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  27. Tillamook Website (link)
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mike

Friday 4th of March 2022

isn't yogurt made from homogenized milk, which is considered unhealthy?

Linda Andrews

Friday 5th of February 2021

Sorry, but I'm sticking with my Chobani Strawberry. It's my one splurge. Eating healthy all the time takes the pleasure out of life.

Meredith

Tuesday 23rd of February 2021

Hi Linda - I am by no means advocating removing ALL sources of added sugar from your diet. I simply am trying to raise awareness of how much added sugar is in foods. Enjoy your Chobani Strawberry!