for anyone who's trying to get in shape and stay that way yogurt packs a terrific weight maintenance punch. here are some rules of the road when considering integrating yogurt into your nutrition plan. 1) what to look for on the label: in a 6 ounce serving make certain you're getting 100-150 calories; 3. 5 grams or less of fat; saturated fat 2. 5 grams or less; protein at least 8-10 grams; sugar 20 grams or less; calcium at least 20% rda; vitamin d at least 20% of rda. 2) high protein yogurts are great: the greek and icelandic yogurts are concentrated nonfat or low fat and have a whopping 16 grams protein per container. if you get them non-flavored they have less than 10 grams of sugar. i like to add a teaspoon or two of chopped walnuts or sliced almonds flax seed and blueberries. that makes for a great meal or mid-afternoon snack. 3) yogurt's loaded with vitamins: a single serving provides potassium phosphorous riboflavin iodine zinc vitamin b5 (pantothenic acid) and vitamin b12. vegetarian women are short on b12 which is found mostly in animal products. one eight ounce serving contains 1. 4 micrograms of b12 60% of what adult women need. 4) yogurt may help you shed pounds: researchers at the university of tennessee found that women who ate yogurt a couple of times a day (up to 18 ounces) dropped 22% more weight and 81% more belly fat than women who didn't. calcium in yogurt helps cells shed the belly weight by preventing stress hormone from packing on the ab fat. well yogurt and especially greek yogurt is a very good source of nutrients and especially protein! it is good for your health and skin! you can also check this blog for more tips about greek yogurt in particular: www. igreekyogurt. com
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