Has anyone ever had skyr? Don’t worry, I had never heard of it either until I came across some in the grocery store yesterday! And now I’m wondering where this has been all of my life!
What exactly is skyr you might be asking yourself right now?
It’s yogurt. It’s traditional Icelandic yogurt to be exact. It’s quite a bit like greek yogurt but there’s just a little something different to it. One difference is it has a creamier texture. It’s like melt in your mouth creamy! It’s made with skim milk, so it’s naturally fat free. It also kicks greek yogurts ass in the protein department. It has 16 (that’s right!) grams of protein per serving!!
It also has waaay less sugar than the “regular” yogurts. Have you ever looked on the back of a regular low fat yogurt? They have upwards of 30 grams of SUGAR in them! Now tell me is that healthy to have that much sugar in one serving? Nope!!
Here is a quick glimpse of it’s stellar nutritionals and ingredients…
Anyway, the brand of skyr that I picked up is called Siggi’s. I’m sure there are other brands as well, but this is the only brand they had in my store so that’s what I picked up.
Here’s their website if you’re interested. It has a great story and they use milk from local farmers to make their yogurt! They also use agave nectar to sweeten their flavored yogurts (not sugar), which is low glycemic and all natural.
So I picked up a couple of different flavors (I’m not big into the plain flavored yogurts, but if that’s your thing then they do have it). I got blueberry and pomegranate & passion fruit.
I decided to try the blueberry this morning. Oh yummmm it was so good. Creamy. Sweet but still a bit tart. Heaven! After the first bite I decided to add some toppings. I topped it with 2 T of this new granola…
Also some chia seeds (which I just got in the mail yesterday- but that’s a whole nother post)….
And some blueberries!
Look at this little cup of deliciousness!
If you ever come across any skyr I definitely encourage you to grab it!!
