Nurturing my inner... fancy packaging sucker

This post will be somewhat short, but it cannot begin without me telling you what a complete sucker I am for great packaging.  Now, that isn't to say there isn't scientific validity to some of the fancy wrapping, but I do have to make sure I am not sucked into buying items merely due to visual allure alone.  Wine could fall into that category, as well as running sneakers, but it never crossed my mind that yogurt would.

Vanilla Yogurt with Raspberries, Toasted Almonds and Honey

1/4 cup of yogurt
1/4 cup of fresh raspberries
1 tsp toasted slivered almonds (Trader Joes has them ready to go out of the bag. What a time saver!)
Drizzle of honey

Honestly, how attractive can you make yogurt.  The answer to that is apparently very.  Oh, I've always enjoyed a nice, traditional plastic container of 2% Fage or even a humble paper one of Siggi's, but I what did I behold the other day at Whole Foods?  Live active cultures... in a glass bottle!

The shiny and sleek bottle that
reminded me of old fashioned
milk containers.

Need I even say, the cow on the front had me at hello.  (Well, moo really.  I was translating.)

Ooh, nice label.  (Sucker!)

There were four flavors available at the time.  Regular full fat, mango banana, and berries, but as tempting as the flavored ones were, I decided to go with the vanilla low fat one for a baseline.  When it comes to certain staples like yogurt, salad dressing and sometimes sour cream, I tend to shy away from full fat.  I find that lower fat (not to be confused with the liquid chalk that is known on the streets as "non fat") is tasty and satisfying without all the stuff that adds too much extra junk to your trunk. Non fat tends to be way too unpalatable for my disapproving, and sometimes randomly snobby, taste buds.  I am here to eat and to eat healthy so help me.  Not to suffer through every off putting bite as if I'm in some Peruvian prison.  The idea of healthy eating is to be fun.  Not torturous.  (That's what high-heeled shoes are for.)

Let's pour some of this bad boy out into a glass after a bit of shaky shaky and take a sip. Mmmm.  Not too thick, but left a thin coat on the glass.  Vanilla flavor very subtle, with milky undertones.  Slightly tangy and not too sweet.  (Sounds like I'm at a wine tasting.)




Slightly thinner than I expected
and perfect for my plan.



What was on sale at Whole Foods that weekend?  Raspberries, $1.00 off per container.  Then raspberries it is! Now for some breakfast building.

The faceted red jewels of the fruit world.

I love the sturdy, small, metal strainer I have with a long handle.  Perfect for one serving size of fruit at a time.

Not a whole lot of brain power needs to go into the assembly today.  Into a glass bowl went the berries and I poured the yogurt over it.  Voila!

Yogurt bath for the berries. 
Traderspoint Creamery take me away!

Two things to be complete:  A punch of crunch and a kiss of sweet.  On top went some slivered almonds and just a touch of creamed honey.

A combination of textures to make
every bite magnificent.

Breakfast is not the easiest meal for me to figure out when I'm trying to eat fresh.  And satisfying.  And fast.  But this was lightning quick to prepare!  In fact, I threw a lid on the bowl and brought it into work just like that.  No more excuses that it takes too long to eat right.  You now have a super easy four ingredient plan.