Greek Yogurt with Honey ... not the store version that is mostly artificial.

[Denninmi]

Why didn't someone tell me how good this is? Plain Greek yogurt with about a tablespoon of real honey from real bees. No artificial flavors, no HFCS. That was my lunch, and it was delicious.

[Melissa G]

1. Source, please?

It's a bad thing to tell folks how yummy something is with no acquisition instructions.

[Major Nikon]

2. You can very easily turn any yogurt into 'Greek' yogurt

Just cover the inside of a strainer with a piece of cheese cloth, put the yogurt inside, and wrap the cheese cloth around the yogurt secured with a rubber band. Put the strainer over a bowl and place inside your refrigerator overnight or for a day or two (depending on how thick you want it). Voila. Greek yogurt.

[Melissa G]

5. Excellent!

Thanks so much for the help!

[KC]

9. Yep I

do that all the time, plus if you let it get even thicker you can use it as sour cream too.

[Major Nikon]

10. You can also keep going and get the consistency of cream cheese

And like sour cream or cream cheese you are only limited by your imagination from there. You can turn it into dips or spreads and go savory or sweet all with less calories.

[KC]

14. I've

used it that way for cream cheese but haven't even thought about using it for dips ! I'm going to try that next time.

[Denninmi]

3. I just bought Yoplait at the grocery store.

There are several national brands, Yoplait, Dannon should be in any supermarket now.

[Melissa G]

6. Okay, I was confused. I thought from your post that your yogurt

was not from the store. There are a couple of Greek yogurts at the Sprouts and Central Market stores that are very tasty!

[cbayer]

4. Trader joes has really good Greek yogurt.

[Melissa G]

7. Sadly, no Trader Joes here yet. n/t

[GoCubsGo]

11. Fage unflavored is very good, too.

I think it's fairly broadly distributed. You can get tubs and single serves. They have some flavored ones in single serve, too, but I haven't tried those. The nice thing about those, however, is that the flavorings are kept separate from the yogurt, so you can add as little or as much as you like.

Another one to look out for is Voskos. They have plain and flavored, including honey. But, I'm like Denninmi. I like adding my own honey. No artificial sweeteners or flavorings. They also use hormone-free milk.

Stonyfield Farms Oikos is also quite good. It's like Dannon Oikos, only organic, and a little better tasting. You can download coupons from their web site.

[Melissa G]

13. I like Fage, but prefer a little fat in my yogurt.

Costco has Fage in big containers, but usually just the nonfat variety.

I'll check into the others on your list. Sounds like a tasty adventure!

[HopeHoops]

8. I've got honey bees all over they yard, but they don't LEAVE ANY for me. They just takes!

[GoCubsGo]

12. It's especially good with some of the more aromatic honeys.

Orange blossom honey, for instance. I would love to try it with lavender honey one of these years.

It's even better if you toss in some dried fruit and/or nuts, too. I recommend chopped dates and almonds.

[noamnety]

15. Have you tried making it yet?

It's ridiculously cheap to just make it ($1.69 a gallon with aldi's current milk prices). For the first batch you need a little store bought stuff for starter, but then you can keep using your homemade stuff as starter for the next batch.

[TreasonousBastard]

16. I made my own for years, and made...

"Greek" yogurt without knowing it was Greek back then. The trick was simply boiling down the milk and/or adding powdered milk to thicken it.

Alas my schedule got crazy so I never knew if I would be around when it was done and the price of milk went up to where it cost more to make it than buy it so I started just buying those big containers of plain lowfat and adding what I wanted.

I might start making it again now that things have calmed down a little.