Greek Yogurt

The Waterfront Safeway recently expanded its selection of greek yogurt, so I decided to taste every brand offered. First, here's an alphabetical list of offered brands: Athenos; Chobani; Dannon; Fage; Lucerne; Oikos (Stonyfield); Open Nature (Lucerne); and Yoplait.

I have been enjoying Chobani yogurt for a couple of years now, thanks to their push into the Van Ness Giant. I didn't think there was another yogurt that could beat the taste, nutrition, and simple ingredients. I mean, my favorite flavor of Chobani, Strawberry, has 14g of protein and 19g of sugar (though I never mix the entire "fruit on the bottom" into the yogurt).

The test: purchase each brand of yogurt (thanks for the introductory pricing Safeway) and sample one per day.

The results:
Best tasting: Oikos
Most protein and least sugar: Open Nature
Least sugar: Athenos
Thickest: Fage
Most artificial tasting: Dannon (tie); Lucerne (tie); Yoplait (tie)

Ranking:
1. Oikos (strawberry)
2. Open Nature (honey)
3. Chobani (strawberry or pomegranate)
4. Fage (blueberry acai)
5. Athenos (strawberry)

Not worth ever purchasing: Dannon; Lucerne; or Yoplait. That is, unless you like additives and artificial flavors and tastes.