• Wed, Nov 21 2012  Greek Yogurt: Great Source Of Protein,
Terrible For The Environment?  greek yogurt  It’s a sad day when
someone publishes a take-down of your favorite health food, but
NPR has slowly been chipping away at the Greek yogurt trend, and
unfortunately, it’s looking like the high protein snack is
better for your health than the environment. One could argue
that any dairy or meat product is bad for the planet, but what
makes Greek yogurt particularly wasteful, apparently, is the
removal of whey–the liquid that gets strained off of (real)
Greek yogurt to make it thick and protein-rich.  NPR’s Dan
Charles has been on the Greek yogurt beat, first explaining that
not all “Greek yogurt” sold in stores is made authentically; now
explaining that the authentic methods behind the popular import
are really wasteful–and produce byproducts that aren’t so hot
for the environment. I was shocked by how much goes to waste:
At the Fage factory in Johnstown, N.Y., for instance, it takes 4
pounds of milk to make 1