Danone Shape Yogurts Are the Best for Fat-Free

Let's be honest. Most fat free yoghurts are disgusting. They lack the rich flavour of full-fat, or even low-fat yoghurts. The texture is all wrong. Most fat-free yoghurts feel slimy rather than creamy on your tongue. Nobody eats fat-free yoghurts because they want to, only because they're trying to eat healthier or lose weight.

With this in mind, I was sceptical when I bought Danone Shape yoghurts. Once I tried them, though, all of my preconceived ideas flew out of the window.

From the moment that the spoon reaches your tongue, it is obvious that these are different from other fat free yoghurts. The texture is exactly what you would expect...from a nice full fat yoghurt. It is creamy and smooth. The yoghurt almost melts in your mouth. They taste fantastic. Unlike many yoghurts, they don't taste of fruit flavourings. They really do taste of fruit. Satisfying pieces of real fruit are in the yoghurt as well. I have tried the flavours: mango, peach & passion fruit, blueberry, and forest fruits. They were all surprisingly good, rich, and fruity.

If I hadn't seen the packaging beforehand, there is no way that I would have known that these were fat free yoghurts. They allow you to cut back without feeling like you're dieting. In fact, they are decadent as far as dieting foods go. They work well as a snack between meals, for breakfast, or for a healthy option for dessert.

Danone Shape yoghurts are not only fat free, they are low in calories too. Each pot, no matter which flavour, has only 75 calories! To be lower in calories, they lowered the sugar content, and so they have about half as many carbohydrates per serving as normal yoghurts. Not only are low in bad things, they are high on nutrition. Each pot has nearly 8 grams of protein (18% of the recommended daily amount for adults), over 10% of your daily fibre intake (exact amounts depend on the flavour), and over a quarter of your daily needs for calcium. The only drawback is that they do contain a small amount of the artificial sweetener aspartame, which is a possible carcinogen.  

Although they did cost more than the store brand cheap yoghurts, they were comparable in price to most of the other yoghurts, and cheaper than the luxury ones. So they are affordable. They are also surprisingly satisfying. The packaging promises that you will "feel fuller for longer". And I have to admit that I was satisfied after one 120 gram pot.

My verdict: these are by far the best healthy choice yoghurts that I have ever tried. I highly recommend them.