Yogurt Essay

I have chosen to do my paper about Oikos Yogurt which tends to be a food I eat every day both for breakfasts and at night for desert. The typical serving size is typically one container and contains just over 120 calories for the entire serving of yogurt. I believe this a suitable serving size for a single serving of yogurt it provides my body with just enough food that I feel satisfied after eating it. My serving size for this food is just one cup of yogurt but the challenge for me is the flavors are so good thats its hard to eat just one. Looking into this food the macronutrient breakdown is 4 percent potassium, 6 percent carbohydrates, 15 percent calcium, and 24 percent protein in this yogurt. Surprisingly this little cup of yogurt has …show more content…
As far as the less healthy aspects of this product there really aren 't any that I can think so long as one consumes these yogurts in one serving size at a time but the challenge for me is that I typically want to eat more than one which doubles the serving size and sugar intake which could be bad for someone who might have diabetes. I chose this food because its one that I eat every day both as an add on to a meal and as a snack it has been interesting to see just all the nutritional benefits that this little cup of yogurt has to offer. Once completing this assignment I plan to eat more Oikos yogurt and use this yogurt to replace some of my late night snacking habits which tend to be very high saturated fat foods such as Oreos or ice …show more content…
I have now learned the importance of understanding nutritional values and finding a balance between good/bad calorie intakes. I enjoy food so its hard for me to cut back sometimes because I find such a comfort in enjoying certain foods that are probably very bad for my body in excess amounts. With this assignment I plan to remove some of my bad eating habits and replace them with eating a highly nutritional Oikos Yogurt after all they do have some of the best flavors on the