You may have noticed the yogurt spot going in at the 5th & Lamar location where the Ben & Jerry's used to be. Apparently this new store has been open for a week or so and I have been itching to try it. I didn't realize that we already had one near UT, but I really like this new location. There is parking available and it is easy to get to from MoPac.
When you go in, you'll find a wall of frozen yogurt machines in 16 different flavors from plain (tart) to strawberry, to pistachio, to cookies and cream. We were greeted and given taster cups to sample a few flavors straight from the machines. It is a pretty simple concept. They give you a big cup, you fill it with the flavors you want in the quantities you want and then choose the toppings you want. Oh, I haven't mentioned the toppings. There is a counter for you to choose whatever toppings you want and put them on your yogurt for yourself. They have everything from strawberries, to mini m&m's, to sprinkles, to small Heath crumbles. It is somewhat like the selection at Amy's, but you get to put as much or as little as you want because you are serving yourself.
Everything is weighed at the end (yogurt and toppings together) and costs $.39 per ounce. For those of us who understand portion sizes, it is perfect. Chad and I spent $6.75 together for our two yogurts with toppings and I consider that a great deal. We would easily spend that much at an ice cream or gelato place with a small plus topping for each of us. Here at the yogurt spot, we get the added benefit of combining multiple flavors and toppings exactly to our specifications and know that what we are eating has less fat and calories than the ice cream. Hurray!
Here is my concoction - The white is the plain 'tart' yogurt with mini gummy bears on one side and mini m&m's and sprinkles on the other. The brown is cookies and cream yogurt with white yogurt mini chips. It looks like a lot, but it is smaller than it looks.
You should try it out. Mmmm....I want to go back already, but will wait until next week.
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