I present to you...the Bastard Love Child of Daisy and Dannon

Here’s some things to know about me:

1. I lost 7 pounds this summer.
2. I am a magazine whore.

Here’s how these factoids apply:

1. I have since gained the weight I lost back. Something to do with mass consumption of baked goods coupled with eating out a lot…
2. I read an article in this month’s Allure about healthy foods that inspired me to get back on the healthy-eating bandwagon. At least for a day or two.

The article was called “Diet Saviors” and was about cult-favorite low-calorie foods. “Eureka!” I thought to myself. “I can test out these diet foods and still have plenty of fodder for my blog! Yessss.” Then I remembered that most low-cal foods taste like crap, and my enthusiasm waned a bit.
It didn’t stop me, though, from heading to my local SuperFresh and picking up one of the listed foods, Fage Total Yogurt (pronounced fa-yeh toe-tull yo-gurt.) According to the article, it is the number one selling yogurt in Greece (a huge accomplishment, apparently), jet-setters smuggle it when they travel to exotic locales, and health nuts judo chop store managers when they only carry the full-fat version. Plus this chick really likes it, and she's a nutritionist, so she must know what she's talking about. Sounds like a winner to me.
So, I tried it. And. It tasted like thick plain yogurt. Shocker. Granted, the 2% version does have 17 grams of protein and only 130 calories, plus lots of calcium to help avoid a future of hip and knee replacements, so that’s cool. I put some honey in it because it definitely needs a bit of sweet, and it made a decent and filling breakfast.
Um, so I guess if yogurt doesn't give you the willies, and you like to sweeten things yourself, you could maybe go buy this. Or you could eat some cereal with milk and call it a day.

Good talk, see you out there.

Tonight: The Melting Pot, for a hit of fondue goodness in celebration of Restaurant Week.

This weekend: Jet-setting to a not-so-exotic locale - St. Louis, Missouri. I will not be smuggling yogurt, in case you were wondering.

Photo credit: fageusa.com.