Yoswirls

At Shangrila Mall, my girls saw this Yoswirls scooping station with few table seats and insisted to have a cup for each. It's another froyo (frozen yogurt) product joining the bandwagon of yogurt cafes making waves in the metro. The girls and I love yogurt. Actually it's icecream that we truly love! But for healthy option, we go for yogurt_ when available.





Similar to other froyos, you get to choose your toppings for a separate price. Yoswirls is a product of BTIC ( Better Than Icecream). Years ago, when yogurt wasn't yet popular as today is,  I would buy from BTIC scooping station in selected malls. Back then froyo wasn't yet a word and yogurt wasn't so accessible as it is now.

BTIC yogurt is more bland in taste for my sweet palate, compared to many other new froyos we frequent. Hadn't the vendor of Yoswirls been quick to announce that they were on buy1 take1 promo, I would have had discouraged my girls, haha. Even the syrup and toppings were on B1T1. Beside, the vendor was also quick to add that their pastry was also on sale. Well, she was successfully used the right  keyword  to this cheapskate consumer (miser me! haha).



I had my eye on this pecan? (almond? forgot what nuts) chocolate slice.

Hence, we also added to try their other pastry which names escape me now. Everything was chocolate thu', the other one was  of white choco.



As expected this froyo was short in flavors and really at this point you have to rely on the toppings and syrup. The way to enjoy it is to constantly remind yourself  that its' non-fat and low-cal per spoonful you shove to your mouth. haha. I would rather have a piece of peace of yogurt than a full of guilt regular icecream, haha.



As for the cakes, they all ended in this take-out brown bag. Not wasted cos when husband picked us from the mall, he gorged on them while driving, haha.

My Favorite Brunch Plate

When kids and hubby are out for school and office, I could easily indulge to my favorite foods. Tummy friendly and easy to prepare dishes like this set. On weekends, I buy a pack of fresh tortilla wraps for a week use. Throw it in the ref and whenever craving arises get a piece or two. Fillings vary from simple cheese melts to vegies and meat ( actually whatever is available). I just basically heat it on a pan_simple and easy. Then I pair the tortilla fillings with any fresh fruits in season or anything present in my ref. And ofcourse a cup of yogurt.

A plate like this would keep me full until afternoon snack time, then I would prepare other variation which I usually share with my girls because at that time they're home already.

I Heart Yogurts

BTIC
I love yogurt but BTIC chocolate yogurt is so bland for me. It tastes like a chocolate drink with too much water and short of chocolate powder. The texture is nearly of crushed ice mixture. So unyogurtly disappointing! Well, the only consolation I get here is the low calorie/low fat it claims to be. BTIC stands for Better Than Ice Cream, I don't think so..



NESTLE YOGURT
This one is a favorite_mine and my girls. We love all the flavors but personally my fave is the blueberry. Nestle yogurt consumes a permanent space in our weekly grocery cart. It's creamy and tastes like real icecream. Though, I suspect that the yummyness comes from not so healthy calories, I deny myself from confirming my suspicion (until now..) by intentionally ignoring the health facts at the back of the canister. Well, I just trick myself by believing yogurt is a lot healthier than cream mixture anyway..hehe! In denial!





LIVE YOGHURT
I just snapped this from cold shelf of the grocery. It says 70% fat free. Taste good and very yogurt, sour than the other flavoured ones. I guess, I'll buy more of this next time and will try other variants.