Hop In The Fro-Yo Wagon!

Hop In The Fro-Yo Wagon!

Thursday, April 9, 2009

Everyone has been noticing the frozen yogurt craze, a.k.a. fro-yo. Seems more and more people have joined in the wagon. And so I wanted to find out if there was a difference in taste among the various brands.
Lulu Belle counter
I entered Lulu Belle in the Power Plant mall and ordered their Strawberry and Natural Yogurt (P80), which was twisted and that reminded me of McDonald's twirl sundae. It tasted very fresh, especially the strawberries with its tartness and sweetness mixing on your palate. You can also opt for the green tea flavor which can also be mixed in with natural yogurt.
Lulu Bell strawberry cream yogurt
My daughter chose to have an ice cream instead of a yogurt (she doesn't like them and thinks they're too sour for her taste). Their Chocolate Ice Cream (P70) was much too chocolatey for me and I'm glad we had ordered toppings of candy sprinkles to even out the richness of the flavor.
Lulu Belle chocolate with sprinkles
The White Hat was in Rustan's Supermarket, Glorietta. It offers just the basic Natural Yogurt (P85) plus a lot of toppings to choose from like fruits, candies, chocolates and cookies.
White Hat b
I tried adding 3 toppings (P45) and chose the chocolate chips, M&M's and cherries. Weird combination right? It was actually my daughter who chose it and was adamant about it, only to taste half a spoonful and let me finish the rest of it on my own. Suffice it to say, she still wasn't changing her mind about yogurt anytime soon. Although their yogurt really is more on the sour side.
White Hat collage
Yoh-gurt Froz can usually be seen inside branches of Hobbes and Landes. There's one in Bonifacio High Street, Greenbelt 5, and Shangri-La Plaza.
Yoh-gurt Froz menu board
Like the White Hat, they only offer the Natural Yogurt (P80) and a selection of fruits, chocolates, and candies for the Toppings (P40).
Yoh-gurt Froz toppings
I got the chocolate chips (they're really my favorite chocolate toppings), M&M's and candy sprinkles as forced upon (again!) by my daughter, which (you guessed right), she didn't even taste. I liked this better than the White Hat's though because it's a bit sweeter, the taste is more balanced, you can forget that it's 98% fat-free.
Yoh-gurt Froz
It was interesting and good to see a yogurt cart in Salcedo Saturday Market. They offer several flavored yogurts (P65) like Mango, Chocolate, Passion Fruit and Wild Berries, and I enjoyed every variant, even the natural one. The consistency is like that of an ice cream but the naturalness of the taste is that of a yogurt. Very different from the mall-based ones but very delightful nonetheless.
Fro Yo
I'm not a fan of yogurt before. But trying these natural, smooth frozen desserts with a whole world of toppings made me change my mind. Plus the fact that they're fat free, low calorie, no cholesterol, with prebiotics and probiotics, simply put, healthy, well that's another reason to enjoy one.

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5 comments:

MrsLavendula said...

my favorite is the fro yo at salcedo, its so good! and you're right the texture is different from the ones found in the mall but i love it! ooohhh, im craving for it now!

onyxx said...

i have only lately began to check yogurt products myself -- i usually go for yogurt drinks to cut down on my soda intake. this looks like an interesting option. i might try this out later :)

nina said...

I hated yogurt with a passion when I was a kid, and it's really surprising that I'm really in love with it now. Admittedly, the yogurts now aren't as sour as they were when I was young. Then again, maybe my tastes just changed?

Anyway, I'm loyal to White Hat. I love that they have just the right amount of sourness to their Froyo. And their toppings? The best! If ever you want to try them again, go for the homemade granola, the walnut strudel, the homemade brownie and the homemade cheesecake. YUM!

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dishesandplaces said...

hey, thanks for this post! just jumped onto the frozen yogurt bandwagon (usually buying from white hat) and knowing about more places is great! will be trying out the powerplant store really soon!

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