Yoplait Delights Parfait: a Review

Whenever I am at the grocery store I keep my eye out for new products to try. My latest trip to the store did not disappoint me. I spotted a low calorie food I had never heard of before. Delights Parfaits from Yoplait are a new product line of 100 calorie yogurts available in the dairy section of the grocery store. These Delights Parfaits are available in four appetizing varieties: Triple Berry Crème, Crème Caramel, Lemon Torte and Chocolate Raspberry.

The flavor I bought to try was the Chocolate Raspberry. I am not generally a fan of raspberry flavors but am a huge fan of chocolate. The raspberry flavor in the yogurt was not overpowering as I feared it would be. Smooth with no fruit chunks it mixed well with the chocolate which was more of a mild milk chocolate flavor than a dark chocolate. I personally think that dark chocolate might taste better with the raspberry but as it is this 100 calorie yogurt is very pleasing in its rich, likable taste and does not have an artificial or chemical aftertaste that some low calorie yogurts have.

While not overly sweet I did not see this particular flavor of yogurt as mild enough to be a breakfast food but more of a snack food. I enjoyed it mid afternoon when I wanted to not stray from my diet but yet wanted something chocolate. The other flavors might lend themselves more to morning fare, especially the Triple Berry Crème so I plan on purchasing that flavor next.

The Delights Parfaits come in a package of four individual four ounce cups. I purchased them for $2.49 and I found a coupon for a dollar off here.

These are the nutritional facts for one four ounce serving of the Yoplait Delights Chocolate Raspberry:

Calories: 100

Fat: 1 g.

Cholesterol: 5 mg.

Sodium: 90g

Potassium: 200 mg.

Total Carbohydrates: 18g.

Sugars: 13g.

Protein: 5g.

Ingredients: Cultured Pasteurized Grade A Low Fat Milk, Sugar, Modified Corn Starch, Fructose, Nonfat Milk, Raspberries, Kosher Gelatin, cocoa Processed with Alkali, Dextrose, Color Added, Pectin, Chocolate Liquor, Salt, Agar-Agar, Potassium Sorbate, Natural and Artificial Flavor, Sucralose, Acesulfame Potassium, Colored with Carmine, Vitamin A Acetate, VitaminD3

Meets National Yogurt Association Criteria for Live and Active Culture Yogurt

Diet Exchanges: ½ Skim Milk, 1 Carbohydrate

Should you try this product? Here is my list of pros and cons:

Pro: low calorie, low fat, tastes good, live cultures, low price, convenient

Cons: rather sweet, many ingredients I cannot identify or pronounce

I will buy this yogurt again and using the printable coupon link above I will likely try the other flavors as well. If you try it I would love to hear your opinion of this new product.