For this week’s desserts, plain Greek-style yoghurt lets you decide whether to add fruit, whereas a fruit-flavoured recipe may already contain added sugar. Compare the ingredients and nutritional information per 100 g, then choose a size that suits the portions you’ll eat and the use-by date. Plain Skyr offers a different texture and composition: it isn’t Greek-style yoghurt.
If you’re looking for a creamy texture without always opting for a sweetened recipe, you can serve plain yoghurt with fruit to suit the meal. Manger Bouger recommends limiting sweetened products for children.
Packs of 4 × 150 g or 8 × 125 g, and 1 kg tubs, offer different ways to portion out your yoghurt. Before choosing, consider how much you’ll use and check the use-by date.
Plain Greek-style yoghurt can be served with fruit or used in a savoury dish. Auchan and Lidl mention these uses in their product information; check that you’re looking at the plain version.
Choose this if: you want to decide what to serve with dessert and use the same product in a savoury recipe.
Bear in mind: the plain options listed by Carrefour for Danone and by Auchan contain cream; their fat content varies by product.
Choose this if: you’d like a ready-made fruit recipe, after checking the ingredients.
Bear in mind: E.Leclerc’s DELISSE mango compote-style recipe contains added sugar, so it doesn’t give you the same choice of toppings as a plain version.
Consider this if: you’re looking for a different type of plain product, with a composition unlike that of the Greek-style yoghurts mentioned here.
Bear in mind: Skyr isn’t Greek-style yoghurt, and its texture may not satisfy the same craving for creaminess.
| What to consider | What to check | Who is this for? |
|---|---|---|
| Recipe and sugars | The word “plain”, the ingredients list and the sugars per 100 g, particularly for a fruit recipe. | If I’m preparing dessert for a child, I’d rather choose the fruit or purée myself than start with an already sweetened recipe; around 36% of consumers put control over additions first. |
| Pack size and portions | The total weight, the portions you expect to serve and the use-by date. | To spread desserts across the week without choosing a tub that’s too large for how we use it, I check how many portions we’ll eat; this is the top priority for around 29% of consumers. |
| Texture and uses | Choose a plain version for cooking, and check the fat per 100 g if creaminess is important to you. | I’d like to serve the same yoghurt for dessert and in a savoury dish, while knowing what’s in that creamy texture; around 21% of consumers prioritise this versatility. |
| Skyr alternative | The exact product category and, for the version you choose, the protein, fat and sugars per 100 g. | If the composition of plain Skyr matters more to me than the texture of Greek-style yoghurt, I compare the labels of both categories; this difference is the main consideration for around 14% of consumers. |
A fruit recipe may contain added sugar. E.Leclerc’s product information for DELISSE Greek-style yoghurt with a mango layer lists 7.3% sugar in the ingredients and 11.1 g of sugars per 100 g.
Read the ingredients list and check the sugars per 100 g. If you want to choose the additions yourself, start with a plain version.
Depending on the product, the plain options listed by Carrefour for Danone, by E.Leclerc for DELISSE and by Auchan contain 7 to 10 g of fat per 100 g.
Compare the per-100 g values for the products you’re considering. Don’t assume you know what’s in them from the word “plain” alone.
A pack of individual pots and a 1 kg tub won’t be as easy to divide between desserts and recipes for the week.
Check the total weight, the use-by date and the storage instructions for the product you choose.
Plain Yoplait Skyr and the Greek-style yoghurts mentioned here are different product categories, with compositions and textures that should be compared separately. A flavoured stirred yoghurt also has a different composition from plain Skyr.
Check the product name and exact version before comparing the nutritional information per 100 g.
Carrefour lists Danone plain Greek-style yoghurt made with ingredients including skimmed milk, cream and lactic cultures.
The Yoplait range mentioned here is Skyr, a distinct alternative to Greek-style yoghurt.
Carrefour lists plain Carrefour EXTRA Greek-style yoghurt in individual pots and larger tubs.
E.Leclerc lists DELISSE plain Greek-style yoghurt in 4 × 150 g packs, as well as a mango-layer recipe.
Auchan lists plain Greek-style yoghurt in packs of 4 × 150 g and 8 × 125 g.
Lidl lists ERIDANOUS Greek-style yoghurt for sweet or savoury recipes.
Plain yoghurt lets you decide whether to add fruit or purée; assess a fruit recipe by checking its ingredients and sugars per 100 g. Manger Bouger recommends introducing sweetened products as late as possible and in limited amounts for children.
No. Manger Bouger’s guide to introducing solid foods says that 0%, skimmed and semi-skimmed products are not suitable for children under 3. This guidance does not replace professional advice for individual dietary needs.
Check the product name, ingredients, allergens, weight and date, then compare the nutritional information per 100 g. The DGCCRF states that allergens must be highlighted in the ingredients list and that nutritional information is given per 100 g or 100 ml.
Follow the use-by date and storage instructions on each pack. The Auchan product information cited for its Greek-style yoghurts recommends storing them between 0 °C and +6 °C before opening; check the tub you choose rather than applying this temperature range to every product.