{"id":304,"date":"2011-02-25T21:50:00","date_gmt":"2011-02-25T21:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/?p=304"},"modified":"2012-08-28T16:10:07","modified_gmt":"2012-08-28T22:10:07","slug":"natural-blueberry-yogurt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/?p=304","title":{"rendered":"Natural Blueberry Yogurt"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Natural<\/p>\n

I find that any store bought, fruit-flavoured yogurt is not only high in calories, but extremely high in sugar. And it\u2019s not usually sweetened with something natural\u2026more like the evil high-fructose corn syrup. We must defend ourselves from its iniquities, haha.<\/p>\n

More or less, I\u2019m pretty dairy-free right now\u2026but I have to say, then when I did eat dairy I would eat yogurt every day\u2026sometimes twice or three times. It was one of my favourite things. I never ate the sweetened stuff. I loved the tart, smooth plain version, often sweetened with a little stevia and sprinkled with blueberries and granola. I would mix in all sorts of combinations. It often would play the role of dessert, breakfast, post-workout snack, and movie night eats. In fact, I\u2019m still pretty much in love with yogurt.<\/p>\n

So although I actually didn\u2019t eat this recipe, I made it up for an afternoon snack for my sisters (one who is visiting with her family right now). They loved it and one sister said, \u201cIt tastes so real.\u201d It\u2019s funny how the conventional flavoured yogurts do taste somewhat artificial. My little one year old niece gobbled it up and walked around for a good while with blueberry all over her face. Somehow kiddies can get away with anything and still look completely adorable. This recipe serves two.<\/p>\n

Natural Blueberry Yogurt<\/h2>\n
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  1. \u00bd cup blueberries<\/li>\n
  2. 2 tbsp. agave nectar<\/li>\n
  3. 1 cup plain, organic yogurt (Balkan style)<\/li>\n
  4. 1 packet of Truvia (or a little stevia)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Mix the berries and the agave nectar up in the blender. I whirled them for a bit, but still left it unsmooth. I wanted some blueberry bits to add some texture. Separately, stir in the Truvia<\/a> (or whatever sweetener you\u2019d like) to the yogurt. Put half of the berry mixture in two glasses and top with \u00bd cup yogurt. There you have it! This is a perfect afternoon snack for children!<\/p>\n

    You could do this with any fruit\u2026I can imagine how lovely it\u2019d be with strawberries or raspberries. This is a perfect breakfast, post-workout snack, or even dessert. It looks very elegant in crystal wine glasses. Enjoy!<\/p>\n

    \"Natural<\/p>\n

    Nutritonal Info (half the recipe):<\/strong><\/span> Cals: 160, Fat: 4g, Sodium: 70.5mg, Carbs: 23g, Sugar: 25g, Fibre: 1g, Protein: 6g<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    I find that any store bought, fruit-flavoured yogurt is not only high in calories, but extremely high in sugar. And it\u2019s not usually sweetened with something natural\u2026more like the evil high-fructose corn syrup. We must<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":306,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23,3,225,1066,833,8,57],"tags":[58,1545,1548,1549,21,1544,1546,1547,59,1551,1550],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/304"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=304"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/304\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3354,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/304\/revisions\/3354"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/306"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=304"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=304"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=304"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}