Slim pickings

— When it comes to yogurt these days, Greek is the word.

The high-protein, low-fat dairy product is all the rage. And the Yoplait brand has new varieties.

There are two new flavors of 4-ounce Greek yogurt cups: a creamy coconut and a lively cherry pomegranate. Both tasted more like the flavors specified and less like Greek yogurt, which can be tart and off-putting. One serving contains 160 calories (which is more calories than “light” yogurt, but the 12 grams of protein makes it more filling).

Another new offering is Yoplait Greek with Granola - a fruit-on-the-bottom style of yogurt that comes with Nature Valley cereal to stir in. We thought the crunch added a little something to the blueberry flavor (also available in strawberry and peach).

Too bad it also added a lot of calories (90 of them!).

The yogurt alone has 140 calories.

Slim Pickings is a weekly review of light foods. E-mail:

jchristman@arkansasonline.com

Food, Pages 40 on 03/28/2012

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