Got Skyr?

Nutrition
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Meet Skyr, Yoghurt’s Nordic cousin.

So far i haven’t seen it on any diet plan here on T-Nation and i think it’s strange since i see cottage cheese alot.
Skyr is nearly the same when it comes to nutrition values.

“skyr is roughly 12% protein, 3% carbohydrate, and 0.5% fat. It is high in calcium.”

I’m from Iceland and i love this stuff. When it’s plain it doesn’t really taste special. But here’s what i like to do.

Take something like 250 g skyr, one egg and a bunch of raisins.

1.Mix the egg (eat the yolks, folks) and skyr together.
2.Add raisins.
3.???
4.grow!

It’s delicious.

Here’s the wikipedia page on Skyr. Skyr - Wikipedia

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“skyr is roughly 12% protein, 3% carbohydrate, and 0.5% fat. It is high in calcium.”

what makes up the other 85% LOL, or am I missing something here or are you talking about daily values of each nutrient?

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It’s slightly better than the Greek stuff IMO. It’s prohibitively costly though.

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I’ve never heard of it, but I would try it if I found it. Mmmm cultured dairy products.

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[quote]jehovasfitness wrote:
“skyr is roughly 12% protein, 3% carbohydrate, and 0.5% fat. It is high in calcium.”

what makes up the other 85% LOL, or am I missing something here or are you talking about daily values of each nutrient?[/quote]

Water, perhaps?

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Will it give me the power of a Nordic thunder God? Bring on the skyr! It just sounds cool.

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[quote]Tulkastaldo wrote:
Will it give me the power of a Nordic thunder God? Bring on the skyr! It just sounds cool.[/quote]

If you eat skyr you will strike people with the power of Thor’s mighty hammer and grow a massive thick thunderbeard which has magnetic powers on women.

Also it’s pronounced not sky-r but you say the y like the I in India.

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You can get it flavored too, without sugar.
It’s like cottage cheese nutritionwise, but doesn’t taste like ass
Skyr.is ftw

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do they sell it in the US? I am intrigued…

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Yes they do sell it in US, Ive seen it at Wholefoods…its expensive though.

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[quote]Beazt wrote:
You can get it flavored too, without sugar.
It’s like cottage cheese nutritionwise, but doesn’t taste like ass
Skyr.is ftw
[/quote]

I haven’t found any flavor that tastes better than the skyr egg and raisins mix.

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[quote]Dubbz wrote:
Yes they do sell it in US, Ive seen it at Wholefoods…its expensive though.[/quote]

WholeFoods even has several different brands. It’s good stuff.

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how does it compare, taste wise to plain greek yogurt? is it the same sort of taste/texture? the nutritional profile is pretty much indentical

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This whole thread is just a big tease, since it is only available on the east coast.

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Honestly it’s pretty much as good as the Greek stuff. Fage is excellent and cheaper than the Skyr. It’s really more a matter of opinion which is better because both are very high quality… Especially compared to Dannon.