I was both shocked and intrigued when I saw Fiber One branded yogurt in the aisles of Wal-Mart the other day, although Yoplait owns the brand so it shouldn’t have been a big surprise. The nontraditional Key Lime Pie flavor is what I came home with and I must say this is some of the best yogurt I’ve ever tasted. It’s subtle but sweet and all-the-while tasting like actual lime, a struggle for most food products (both homemade and mass produced). There’s only 50 calories per cup, along with 4 grams of sugar and no fat which makes this an ideal yogurt for those watching their diets. Of course, each cup is only 4 oz which explains in part the low calorie count.
Looking further down the nutritional labels, there’s about 10% daily value of calcium, phosphorus, vitamin A and D which is about right for the volume of yogurt per serving. Also, in typical Fiber One fashion, chicory root extract is one of the ingredients and contributes about 5 grams of fiber. Luckily, for those getting too little fiber in their diet, these yogurts shouldn’t cause the gas and bloating problems that other Fiber One products often cause. It should be noted that chicory root isn’t bad nutritionally, it’s just that Fiber One products tend to have 10 to 15 grams of fiber which can be too much at once for anyone not used to that much fiber intake.
Aspartame is also present, which is surely responsible for the low sugar count. This is the same sweetener used in most diet sodas and may be a pro or a con depending on how one feels about artificial sweeteners. This will likely be a deal breaker for some, which is a shame because Fiber One’s Key Lime Pie yogurt is quite tasty and comes with a nice dose of the brand’s namesake. It’s just too bad the company couldn’t have found a more natural way to reduce the sugar, otherwise, this would be an easy recommendation for anyone. However, if you don’t have a problem with artificer sweeteners, than there should be nothing holding you back from enjoying any of Fiber One’s yogurts.