An Attempt at Healthier Eating

I've never paid much attention to what I eat. I typically don't eat too much junk, but for some reason lately I've been on some kind of label-checking mission. We were at the grocery store early this week and I noticed how much sugar and how little protein is in even the "healthy" cereals. In trying to find something better, I wound up getting Grape Nuts, something I haven't eaten in quite a while. Soon we were in the diary section and I saw the yogurt and thought, "hey, that's interesting... yogurt with Grape Nuts mixed in... I'll try that". Trying to make the healthy choice, I chose the generic plain low-fat yogurt (yes, there's nonfat, but I'm not out to make my life totally bland). I noticed that it had 16g of sugar per cup and was kinda stunned. This is a food that is widely considered healthy (I thought) and it has this much sugar? It tastes so bitter! I suffered through 4 days of that. It wasn't too bad, and I noticed that it usually kept me feeling full until lunch time, which is something I struggle with at work. :-)

Yesterday we went to the store and I saw the Dannon "light 'n fit" nonfat fruit yogurt. I was sure I was going to be disappointed, but it actually has a lot less sugar than the plain yogurt. I did my usual mix this morning for breakfast, using the Dannon yogurt instead, and it was almost too sweet. I don't get it... it tastes so good, but according to the label it's better than the bland, bitter crud I ate all week? Sometimes food is a mystery to me.