Worked along…..and headed straight to the gym this afternoon.
No crumb left behind! Second to the Vega Vibrancy Bars, these Fruition bars are my favorite.
It was weird going to my gym in work clothes and in an automobile. I felt the need to do something different, so I went to the upstairs cardio area. Who wouldda guessed that time would fly in a different setting! 30 minutes on the ET and 20 on the Stairs were over in no time. And then I did 10 minutes of weights – 3 sets of 2 muscle groups. It was a great workout!
I came home to find my house had been seized by an army of Voskos yogurt!!
Literally!! One of every kind and flavor to test out. I LOVE greek yogurt. If I had to pick one food to live on forever, it would be a tie between oatmeal and greek yogurt. It’s so filling, so versatile, so delicious. I’m excited to test out yet another brand and glad to see the shelves filling up with more and more varieties. Flavors of Voskos include: Wild Blueberry, Wild Strawberry, Honey, Honey Vanilla Bean, Blended Exotic Fig! Plus a variety of non, low and full fats in both conventional and organic.
I will be eating a yogurt a day for a long, long time!
My package included a few coupons for free yogurt so I’m sharing the wealth with two lucky readers. Email [email protected] OR Tweet @KathEats with #KERFEatsVoskos and I’ll pick two winners to collect 3 coupons each tomorrow.
Dinner tonight was a Meat Treat!!
Matt and I baked BBQ chicken!! We both agreed that meat felt like a treat – how it should be! I had been craving chicken on the bone and bought a breast and a leg (LOCAL chicken!) from EarthFare this weekend. We marinated it in pre-made BBQ sauce and baked it until our meat thermometer said “Your Food Is Ready.” I served myself this whole breast for photography aesthetics but only made my way through about half. It was moist and delish!
On the side we sauteed some frozen okra, corn and fresh tomato in cooking spray along with Old Bay, salt and pepper. It was so good with the Old Bay! And it’s allllmost OKRA SEASON! I love okra so much. One of my very favorite veggies – in fact, it might be my fav!
Toasted hunk of Dakota. For < a week old, this guy was still quite good!
Dinner was so nice and filling.
Table In A Bag rockin’ it!
Off to chillax.
VeggieGirl says
LOOK AT ALL THAT GREEK YOGURT!!!! Be still, my beating heart – could it be better than my beloved Oikos?? 😀
Food Makes Fun Fuel says
Voskos makes some SERIOUSLY good yogurt. Enjoy it!
Jessica @ How Sweet It Is says
I would love to try Voskos – haven’t found it anywhere around here!
Lauren @ eater not a runner says
Can’t wait to hear your review of all those yogurts 🙂
Heather @ Health, Happiness, and Hope says
OMG, yogurt overload… in a good way! 😀 Enjoy those goodies and can’t wait to hear your reviews.
That dinner looks fabulous! Awesome classic!
Wei-Wei says
Woah. That is a LOT of Greek Yogurt! That’s more than I’ve ever eaten in my lifetime! (Not having Greek Yogurt in China is making me very, very sad. :() Can’t wait to hear your reviews, though! I can always just fantasise… 😀
Wei-Wei
Hannah says
Oooh, so envious of your Greek yogurt stash! We don’t have greek yogurts anywhere near as good here in Australia – at least not with interesting flavours like Exotic Fig. Please tell us how they all rate 🙂
Brittany @ A Healthy Slice of Life says
I’d love to hear you compare it to Chobani… my fav! 🙂
Jessica @ The Process of Healing says
Your dinner sounds fabulous!!! And I loooooove okra too… it’s SO GOOD! And a lot of people think I’m crazy when I say that..
WOW, I am insanely jealous of that yogurt! Voskos is awesome!
Stacey@http://stacey-healthylife.blogspot.com/ says
I really want to try those Fruition bars. I saw them at the store but it was so expensive.
Ann @ Appalachian Appetites says
Oh I love fried okra 🙂
Jenny says
Looks like that yogurt will last ya awhile:) Lucky lady!
rachel says
I echo other’s and your own love of greek yogurt – I am new to the US (from Australia) and had to wade through many brands before finding The One (or in this case The Two) – I should have read your blog first as you recommend the two new loves-of-my-life, Fage (cherry flavour) and Oikos (raspberry flavour). Look forward to hearing about Voskos!
Okra is new to me – you have such divine taste I simply must try it now, its on the shopping list as we speak…
Lindsay @ Summit Sandwiches says
Do you know what the nutritional stats are on okra? I imagine they’re less nutrient dense than leafy greens but more-so than starchy vegetables like peas. I was just curious if you know what sort of vitamins and minerals are in them. My favorite way to eat them is in pickle form! Probably not the healthiest, but oh-so-yummy.
Sara @ myfancytuna.blogspot.com says
Man, I wish I could get free yogurt samples like that! Okra is my new favorite veggie – so much better fresh/roasted/in stews than fried!!
Carolyn @ lovinlosing says
I don’t know if I could eat all that yogurt before it went bad! Hope your husband likes Greek yogurt, too!
emily says
Okra is my very favorite veggie too, even above sweet potatoes!
Marisa (Loser for Life) says
Mmmm…love greek yogurt! I’ve never tried that brand!
Your baked chix dinner looked great!
Jenn (Jenn's Menu and Lifestyle Blog) says
That’s an awesome yogurt delivery!! 🙂
Your dinner looks fabulous.
Jenn
Lana says
Wow, too bad they still don’t have Greek Yog where I live (or that cool packages like that don’t come in MY mail!) Have fun choosing flavours! 🙂
I’m curious about your “okay-ness” with milk and cheese but your definite deliberate desire to cut back on the amount of meat. If I had to choose one to give up, taste-wise it would be the meat but nutrionally…I think I’m more convinced that meat is more true to what hunter-gatherers and other cultures eat as opposed to milk and cow products. I don’t plan to give up either but I’m ultra curious on why you have the order of nutritonal “blessings” in the order you do. 🙂
Anyone else please join in too!
Angie says
I’m pretty sure it has to do more with ethics (sustainability, humane animal practices) than nutrition on that one. Or so I gather.
Kath says
Well that depends on how far you go back. As soon as animals were domesticated, humans began using their….hmmm how does one say it? Byproducts?! for nutrition. Milk, eggs, yogurt, cheese and butter all have high quality protein and vitamin B12 (two things humans really needed) plus a host of other nutrients. So nutrient wise, I think it’s just as good. I am of European decent and Europeans especially, due to the cold weather and their vitamin D deficiency risk, evolved to rely on cow’s milk for nutrition. I also feel that using animal products is a bit more gentle than killing them for their actual meat – it’s more of a partnership with the animal. So in my mind, dairy products are a compromise for eating meat. That said, I do believe in eating meat and think of it as a nutrient packed treat.
Lana says
That is so, so helpful and very logical. Thank you, Kath.
And you are right; even though “at one time” humans may not have eaten animal products (I’ll leave off the “by” – sounds nicer, he he), we are now adapted and used to it. Perhaps even dependent on it…?
Thanks again.
Kath says
🙂
Erin says
Those Fruition bars look great! So does that big side of veggies–we grilled out for the first time tonight and it was amazing how flavorful everything got.
lynn (The Actors Diet) says
i agree – meat should be a treat! i eat mostly veggie b/c my husband is a vegetarian but when i do get to have meat, it is a wonderful splurge.
Camille says
Holy cow!
Samples are sure a nice perk 🙂
Jil @ Peace, Love & Munchies says
Mmm that BBQ chicken looks awesome! And jealous of your Greek yog!!!
Samantha Angela @ Bikini Birthday says
That chicken looks fab, what kind of BBQ sauce do you like?
Kath says
I have a few kinds from EarthFare – Apple Cinnamon, Raspberry Jalapeno. And I LOVE Tribal Moose!
Kathleen says
I would love a coupon but can not find a store that carries it. I wish I could find Voskos yogurt!!
Kati says
bbq chicken. mmmmm. 🙂
runnerforever says
Wowza, you are going to have to find a lot of different yogurt creations.
Sarena (The Non-Dairy Queen) says
Dang, that is a lot of yogurt! WIsh I could eat it…so sad. I wil just live through your experience with it! Dinner looks delicious!!! Enjoy your evening!
Mary @ What's Cookin' with Mary says
I’ve never tried okra and am so curious. Your dinner is making me want to try them asap!
Stacy says
Your dinner looks fabulous. I am amazed at how many vegetarian meals you have. We still eat meat multiple times a day, but are partaking in a local CSA meat program, so I feel a little better about it. Meat as a treat is a great idea!
Mary @ It's Bliss says
Talk about a lot of yogurt! You’re set for a while. 😛
I love okra, too! glad to hear it’s almost in season. My mom thinks it’s the grossest thing ever and stares at me like I’m crazy whenever I eat it. haha
Angie says
I agree with your mom! I think it’s an acquired taste that I just can’t acquire.
Liz says
Yuuummmmmmm, new Greek Yog!!! I WANT! I haven’t seen that kind in any of my stores. Maybe it will be popping up soon. I’ll keep my eyes open wide until then! Those flaves sound sooooo good!
Run Sarah says
What an awesome greek yog haul! I absolutely love okra but can rarely find it around here!
Heather says
wow thats a lot of yogurt lol!
Heather (Heather's Dish) says
mmmmm bbq chicken 🙂 i love okra too…can’t wait to get some fresh from the farmer’s market!
Heather @ Side of Sneakers says
Mmm fig yogurt?! That sounds awesome!
Michelle @ Give Me the Almond Butter says
Wow! That is such a great deal of yogurt. I would be going for the strawberry stat!
Cynthia (It All Changes) says
I love the versatility of greek yogurt. I can have it for dessert or on my quesadilla.
Diana @ frontyardfoodie says
Oh yummy!!! This makes me want to go get all the flavors so I can try them too!! I’m a little envious. haha
Your grill out looks crazy good. I wouldn’t have thought of adding okra to the veggies!
BroccoliHut says
I, too, am celebrating okra season–I think I see some gumbo in my future…
Casey says
Kath, I’m happy I’m not the only one who uses the term, “chicken on the bone!”
I love the sauteed veggies!!!
And I am also amazed on how long GH breads last! We ad a bag for nearly a week and it still tasted fresh! Plus, I may be moving pretty close to one very soon – lucky me!!!
Freya @ Brit Chick Runs says
Wowzers that’s a lot of Greek yogurt!! Your grocery bill’s going to be pretty cheap this month 😛 I hope you enjoy it all 😀
I think Greek yogurt is one of those foods I could live off – that, or a GM 😛
Have a good Wednesday!
Debs@pamplemousse21 says
Oh how I wish we had a bigger variety of Greek yoghurt in the UK! Fage is great, but I long for some of the flavours that you guys get in the US!
And I’m with ya on the Okra – do you ever have it roasted whole, like fries? It’s my favourite way!
Have a great day!
Annie @ stronghealthyfit says
Oh you are lucky with all that Greek yogurt!
I love Okra too 🙂
Nicole says
No complaints there, I feel like my day is incomplete unless I have a yogurt!
Chelsea @ One Healthy Munchkin says
Wow, with all that yogurt I would have trouble with limiting myself to one per day! 😉
whitney says
that okra dish looks phenomenal. We grow okra in our garden over the summer I will be sure to try it
Erin @ A Girl & Her Mutt says
Love love love okra! My fave is picked okra dropped into a bloody mary. 😉
Amanda @ Cakes and Ale says
Mmm… that chicken looks just like some I had a few weeks ago at Allen & Sons BBQ in Chapel Hill! I was visiting my sister and she took me there because she said it was the best BBQ around… it was amazing. I know the chix wasn’t true Carolina style BBQ since it had red sauce, but I tried some vinegary pulled pork too, just to be authentic!
Lisa says
WOW that’s a lot of yogurt! I think that’s the one brand of Greek yogurt I haven’t tried yet.
Lisa @ leesespeeces says
I think it’s funny how so many people have not tried Voskos yet.
I’m guilty too!
Chobani, Fage and Oikos are def blog favorites.
Alycia @ Fit n Fresh says
I just love that table in a bag lol
Rachel says
I’m kind of surprised that my little SoDak grocery store has been carrying Voskos for awhile now…My husband’s a big fan of it (I prefer Chobani myself, and my son will eat any yogurt in any form). I am jealous of all that yogurt, though–Voskos can send a box to my house any time!!
Melissa Cari @ Miles for Markets says
“If I had to pick one food to live on forever, it would be a tie between oatmeal and greek yogurt.” WELL SAID. 🙂