Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Sol Cuisine Making a Superior Soy Yogurt!


I'll be the first to admit that generally, I think all soy yogurt tastes disgusting. In fact, if I wasn't trying to keep this blog PG *Waves at her Mother from cyberspace* I'd give you a perfect vulgar description of what the texture and tastes reminds me of. But we'll all just have to use our imaginations.
In the past, I've had to mask the taste of soy yogurt in smoothies which makes it very much edible. However during my summer stay in Montreal I found Solgurt and can say with totally honesty that it is by far the best tasting yogurt I've ever had PERIOD. The problem I ran into when I was eating dairy was that yogurt would coat my broncular tubes and leave me with nasty congestion and fits of dry coughing.
Unlike other soy yogurts I've tried, the texture of Solgurt is thick and creamy like a dessert. It was not watery at all! The color was more white than an off beige-grey color and THE TASTE was heavenly. I experienced the low-fat vanilla, but they also come in lowfat blueberry and strawberry as well as natural unsweetned.
The only downside to this product compared to others, is on a caloric level. It is much higher in calories than any other soy yogurt I've tried (for a flavored option.) For 3/4 of a cup of low-fat vanilla it's 170 calories, 3 grams of fat (fair enough), 31 grams of carbs, 5 grams of sugar and 22 grams of sugar! No wonder it tastes like dessert! Having said this, the product is all 100% certified organic and if you're concerned about these stats I can tell you that the Natural Unsweetened option is a mere 110 calories in comparison and contains only 4 grams of sugar for every 3/4 cup.
If I can find this product in Ottawa (which I will report back on) it will be made a regular staple in my fridge. In conjunction with the amazing taste, the fact that this yogurt contains 7 active pro biotic cultures and pre-biotic- Inulin as well as being kosher, certified organic and gluten free!