Yo-Plus Blueberry Acai (Gift-Bag Give-Away)
Price Tag: $2.99-3.75 per 4-pack
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Giveaway: The Give-Away has ended. Winners will be announced soon!
I loved Yo-Plus Blueberry Acai, much to my amazement. I’ll be honest. I’m not a major fan of low-fat yogurts. I usually pass off yogurt-reviewing responsibility to other reviewers. My idea of a good yogurt involves mixing in a thick layer of cream in “cream top” yogurts, indulging in a good greek yogurt, or making my own yogurt at home with whole milk, a touch of heavy cream, and exactly 10 hours of culturing time.
So to discover myself enjoying a low fat yogurt was a bit of a surprise, and more than a bit of a thrill. I attribute my love of Yo-Plus Blueberry Acai to two things: The acai, which gives it a complex exotic taste, and the creamy non-slimy texture which Yoplait seems to have achieved by including inulin in the yogurt, and by using smaller amounts of several thickening agents instead of choosing a single one.
HEALTH FACTOR
Yo-Plus has several things going for it: It is fortified with vitamins A and D (10% RDA of each), it has 3 grams of fiber per serving, and only 110 calories/1.5 grams of fat per serving.
The type of fiber that this yogurt uses is inulin (from chickory root). Inulin is an interesting fiber that is often called a “prebiotic”. This form of fiber stimulates the growth of probiotics in the gut, helps you absorb calcium more easily, helps our body reduce triglycerides and cholesterol. Inulin has a long list of other benefits in addition to the ones listed here.
One thing to note is that this yogurt uses real sugar instead of sugar substitutes or high fructose corn syrup. If you’re like me and try to avoid both artificial sweeteners and HFCS, you’ll be thrilled that Yoplait has stuck with sugar here. A serving contains 16g of sugar, at least some of which come from natural lactose (milk sugar) and fructose (acai and blueberry sugars).
FLAVOR
The flavor of this yogurt is basically blueberry with acai overtones. Many blueberry acai products taste more like “blueberry” and less like acai. In Yo-Plus Blueberry Acai the mixture of blueberry and acai is perfect, with both flavors easily detectable.
TEXTURE
Yo-Plus Blueberry Acai manages to have the texture of a whole milk yogurt, despite being lowfat. It is creamy instead of slimy or thin, and has similarities both to whole mik yogurt and pudding. Whole small blueberries can be found in each container (although in small numbers), and there’s a bit of that gritty acai texture as well, which just makes you feel like the yogurt contains real fruit instead of fruit flavorings.
INGREDIENTS
Cultured pasteurized grade A reduced fat milk, sugar, chicory root extract (inulin), modified corn starch, nonfat milk, whey protein concentrate, acai puree, blueberries, kosher gelatin, natural vlavor, citric acid, tricalcium phosphate, pectin, vitamin A acetate, vitamin D3Â (Note: Always check the ingredients at the store!)
PACKAGING
Yo-Plus Blueberry Acai comes in packs of 6 four ounce containers. The containers themselves reminded me of the packages that hospitals use for fruit flavored gelatin and pudding. Short, squat little packages with a foil top. I like the packaging because it gives you a broader opening to scoop the yogurt out of, and a wider base less prone to tipping over.
GIVEAWAY
We’ve partnered with Yoplait/BlogSpark to give away three Yo-Plus Gift Bags. Each gift bag contains a coupon for a free 4-pack of Yo-Plus yogurt, a Yoplait cooler tote bag, BPA-free water bottle and a thick-covered notebook that Yoplait calls a “nutritional journal”. The Yoplait tote makes an excellent picnic bag, but an even better reusable grocery bag for transporting dairy or frozen groceries.
To enter this give-away and win one of these three Gift-Bags, comment below and tell us what makes you excited to try out Yo-Plus Blueberry Acai yogurt. Winners will be chosen by random number on Monday, April 13.
After you’re done entering this give-away don’t forget to check out our other April Give-Aways for awesome give-aways from Yoplait, Lubies, KickboardUSA and more! http://gruntlings.com/give-aways Details of give-aways subject to change w/o notice.
I want to feel exotic, like I’m on a fantastic island vacation. I may even put a little umbrella in it.
This yogurt sounds delicious. Yogurt and I have a love/hate relationship and I think this would be one of the yogurts I would love. I also think my children would love it and have no clue how healthy it is for them.
Well, I love yogurt and I love blueberries, so this sounds like a great combo. My son needs a new cooler bag for school, too!
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A yogurt that Helps to lower cholesterol is something I definately have to give a try. Using real sugar is an added plus as well. Acai Berry is something that I haven’t tried yet and what better way to get such wonderful benefits of a yogurt than to test it out.
I love their products. This new one should be very good.
I luv blueberries!! This flavor will definitely have me eating more of this product
Thanks for a Great Giveaway!
Blueberry Acai sound like a great combination; would love to try it.
Yo-Plus is my favorite yogurt!! It’s a great source of fiber and vitamins for my whole family. The containers are just the right size for snacking. The cooler bag would be great for transporting groceries on hot summer days.
I’ve been wanting to try something flavored with acai and since I love yogurt, this looks perfect. Thank you for offering it!
I have heard so much about Acai but have never tried anything in it; since I am a berry fanatic I am excited for the chance to try it!
I love blueberry and have been curious about the acai berry. I’d love to try it.
I love yogurt and love to try new ones. This one sounds like a healthy choice.
I want to try this yogurt because it is healthy with only 110 calories, but still uses real sugar! I hate the taste of yogurts sweetened with aspartame but that seems to be the only choice when you want a low fat yogurt!
I’ve been hearing so many good things about this new product. I haven’t tried it yet, but I so love blueberries and really am looking forward to it.
I want to try this yogurt since it is healty for me!!!
i love yogurt and this sounds like it’s got some great extra health benefits
I love yogert and this kind looks yummy. The benefits of yogert are great! I want my boyfriend to try the blueberry -since he loves anything with blueberries. thanks
I love yoplait and the acai gift is just the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow
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I try to eat some yogurt every night to get the extra calcium and other “good for you stuff”…but I get a little sick of the same old flavors all of the time…these sound different and DELICIOUS!!! Thanks for the awesome giveaway!
I have been so curious about acai and I love blueberry. With a quality brand like Yoplait I finally feel comfortable trying blueberry acai! Can’t wait!
Been wanting to try these Havent found them in local markets yet Hope i win….
I have heard a lot about the Acai berry. I would love to try it paired with my fave flavor blueberry.
I enjoy yoplait and a new flavor sounds great.
I would love to try it.
Yogurt is a favorite snack of mine and I haven’t tried this flavor yet, but I’d like to. Looks really good!
I love yogurt and the acai will be an interesting twist to plain blueberry. It almost has a chocolaty flavor sometimes.
I am excited to try the blueberry acai yogurt because I have never tried a yoplait product that I didn’t like! They have the best flavors, the best variety and the best taste! And a great price!
I love yogurt, My kids love yogurt and it is so much better for them then junk food.My daughter will be making a 1200 mile one way trip with her family, so you know they will want to make the 2 hour trip to the beach, so winning this prize would make a great day at the beach healthy and fun. I wish to be entered in this contest.
Thank you..
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I’ve been hearing great things about the health benefits of acai, so I’d really love to try this product!
what can i say … I love yogurt ! so iam in
thanks bunches!!
I love this yogurt and can’t get enought of it and would love to win a prize pack to go with it!
Both tastes and price makes me excited to try out Yo-Plus Blueberry Acai Yogurt!
The yogurt sounds yummy. i like the fact that in the review it said it has the texture of regular yogurt and it would help me get more fiber in my diet due to the extra fiber per serving.
I found a coupon the other day and bought some and it was yummy. so I was glad to get another coupon. try to restrain myself and only eat one a day.
I am curious to know what this taste like. Thank you.
I am excited about the health benefits of this product. Sounds like a great product!
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