siggi's

Who loves yogurt? Who loves skyr? Who loves siggi's?  ME! ME! ME! Skyr is a strained yogurt made from cow's milk that has been a staple in the Icelandic diet for more than 1,000 years.  Like milk, regular yogurt is mostly water- but with skyr, that water is strained away, creating a thick and creamy consistency.  While there are various styles of strained yogurt, skyr is particularly high in protein.

My first foray into skyr was siggi's.  It was love at first bite!  I am not a huge sugar person so the light sweetness and creamy texture was right up my alley.  siggi's was developed by Iceland native Siggi Hilmarsson who began making skyr in his own kitchen when he moved to New York City in 2004.  siggi's is now sold across the US and made by the same simple process and simple ingredients as in  Siggi's own kitchen.

Here are a few facts about siggi's you should know. One serving of siggi's skyr requires fourtimes more milk that regular yogurt.  What remains is a protein-rich yogurt with 13 to 15 grams per serving. siggi's products do not contain any artificial preservatives, thickeners, sweeteners, flavors or colors.  That means no aspartame, sucralose, gelatin, artificial colorings, preservatives or high fructose corn syrup. Unlike flavored varieties of most national strained yogurt brands, siggi's flavored varieties contain more protein than sugar per serving.

Want to learn more about my favorite unsweet-sweet treat?  Visit www.siggisdairy.com ! Want to try siggi's for free?  Visit my instagram, @tuliperoseblog because I am giving away one month's worth of siggi's yogurt to one lucky NEW follower!