My New Favorite Yogurt

I have just discovered this delicous yogurt from a fairly new company. Siggi's recipe originates from Iceland where they refer to this type of yogurt as "skyr". It is a much thicker style than you may be used to, even thicker than the Greek yogurt I encourage my clients to eat. Siggi is the name of the man who started the company with an old recipe from his homeland back in 2004. He realized, once he perfected the recipe, that nothing like this was available in the States. He made a few batches and sold them to high end cheese shops and Farmers Markets in New York City. Eventually, a cup made its way to an employee from Whole Foods and that sparked his entrance into major commercial production as they put it into 100 stores. Locally, we can get it at Whole Foods and Stop and Shop. What makes this yogurt stand out from the rest?

*Produced in upstate New York close to the farms where he buys the milk from.
*All natural milk from grass fed cows without the use of any growth hormone.
*No aspartame
*No Sucralose
*No gelatin
*No artificial colorings
*No preservatives
*No high fructose corn syrup
What I like best about Siggi's is the taste. They use agave nectar (a natural low glycemic sweetner) to lightly sweeten their yourt. The 6 ounce cup pictured here has only 11 grams of sugar. Compare that to what you are eating now. It is not overly sweetened; it is actually very tart, but not as boring as plain old yogurt. One serving also packs 16 grams of protein. Pictures here is Pomegranate and Passion Fruit. I also like Orange/Ginger. Try it and see what you think!