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Non vegetarian supermarket desserts

(40 Posts)
thatbags Tue 08-Oct-13 09:37:29

The gelatin that comes out of the bones you boil up for stock is what makes a good soup. Can't be beaten.

thatbags Tue 08-Oct-13 09:36:04

Why, nellie, when it's good food? Why avoid eating cheap nutritional food on principle?

Nelliemoser Tue 08-Oct-13 09:21:46

Full fat Greek yogurt is just gorgeous. I could easily eat a whole tub.
It is awful how many of those deserts have gelatine in. I do not totally avoid gelatine but when its used as a cheap filler in something else I avoid it on principle.

thatbags Tue 08-Oct-13 09:03:38

It's a cheese desert around here too unless you like any flavour of Cheddar.

thatbags Tue 08-Oct-13 09:02:43

Our Co-op doesn't usually have it, jane. That's the problem. Mr Bags does like proper Greek yogurt. So do I. It's getting hold of it in the back of beyond that's the problem hmm.

JessM Tue 08-Oct-13 08:58:14

Proper yoghurt should contain only milk and cultures. There are though a range of things that i think should be labelled "dairy desserts" that have other thickening ingredients (cheap flavoured ones and the more expensive fruity ones usually)

janeainsworth Tue 08-Oct-13 08:28:59

bags this morning I have a choice of Co-op Greek style plain yoghurt (10.9g fat per 100g) or Yeo Valley Greek style plain yoghurt (9.5g fat per 100g).
Perhaps either of those would suit MrB's discerning palate wink

thatbags Sun 06-Oct-13 18:20:06

Thanks, jane. Unfortunately no-one stocks that near us. However, there's a Waitrose opening soon so here's hoping.

janeainsworth Sun 06-Oct-13 17:25:50

Bags
Get him some of this Total Greek yoghurt
It has 5g fat per 100g yoghurt which is the highest fat content I have come across (They do a no-fat one too, so be careful you get the right one) and there is no added sugar.
I never buy fruit yoghurts because they are all too sweet for me. I just add my own fruit to plain yoghurt.

Galen Sun 06-Oct-13 17:22:33

I've found the easy yo one simple to use!

thatbags Sun 06-Oct-13 16:56:05

I think I'd make my own if I was concerned about the animal origin of ingredients.

Dh is talking about getting yogurt maker of some sort because he wants high fat low sugar yogurt and these are hard to some by as most in supermarkets are low fat and high sugar confused

thatbags Sun 06-Oct-13 16:54:22

Gelatine may be cheap but it's good food. Almost pure protein. I guess that's no consolation for vegetarians.

Re having it in puddings: most people aren't vegetarians. I guess that's no consolation either!

Hey ho.

Nelliemoser Sun 06-Oct-13 14:59:37

I don't often use them but I always check. What is more concerning is that they use gelatine instead of making the yogurt or whatever thicker. Gelatine is clearly cheap.

kittylester Sun 06-Oct-13 08:21:21

And, why aren't there more gf ones! grin

Pippa000 Sun 06-Oct-13 08:15:35

I was amazed to see that several supermarket desserts, for example mousse and fruit fools, use either pork or beef gelatine. This appears to be common in all the major supermarkets. Why do they not use vegetarian gelatine or is this just because of the cost?