Now, savory dairy can’t completely eradicate lactose, the sugar naturally found in milk: Even plain, unflavored yogurt, cottage cheese, and other dairy generally has around 8 grams of sugar per cup. But without any added fruit or sweeteners, these varieties get pretty low on the sugar scale. Here are three ways to taste the trend. MORE: Six Myths About Greek Yogurt good culture cottage cheese in Kalamata olive and sundried tomato Mild cottage cheese provides the ideal blank canvas for savory flavor. Good culture has 2 savory flavors: sundried tomato and Kalamata olive, both seasoned with olive oil, garlic, lemon juice, and sea salt. These have just 4 grams and 3 grams of sugar, respectively, per 5-ounce serving. Lifeway veggie kefir in cucumber and tomato For too long, kefir has come in just two flavors: plain and sugar coma. Lifeway’s new veggie kefirs shake up the offerings with savory tomato (it tastes like an ultra-tangy tomato soup) and cool, smooth cucumber. Each has around 15 grams of sugar per 1-cup serving, but that’s an improvement over Lifeway’s fruit flavors, which can get as high as 27 grams for the same amount. Blue Hill Yogurt in sweet potato, carrot, butternut squash, tomato, and parsnip The geniuses behind this yogurt line from the famous Blue Hill Stone Barns restaurant in New York have combined 100% grass-fed milk with all of our favorite veggies, creating yogurts with just 8 grams or fewer of sugar per 5-ounce serving. Yes, these savory flavors are slightly sweetened with honey, maple sugar, molasses, and other non-synthetic goodies, but taste the butternut squash variety, which gets a warming kick of spice from cinnamon, nutmeg, and clove, and you’ll never go back to fruit-flavored yogurt again. MORE: Are You An “Ignorant Hipster” For Drinking Almond Milk?
