Did you know that plain yoghurts can vary greatly? It might take you time to find one that you like. If you do not like any of them, consider still buying it and downing a few tablespoons each morning for your health. Throw in some granola or seasonal fruit and you have a delightful breakfast that is good for you.
Forget the Activia "14-day Challenge". Eating plain old yoghurt is good for you and can still help your digestion. Plus...
- Yoghurt is high in protein, calcium, riboflavin, vitamin B6 and B12
- You can feed plain yoghurt to your dogs (it is good for their digestive tracts, too!).
- If you do not like drinking milk then yoghurt is a good way for you to get your dairy.
Since I have yet to find a local dairy source, I opt for
- Perth County All Natural Live Culture Yogourt (Ingersoll) - Extremely sour and very runny; my least favourite of the bunch. Bought at Remark Farms - 2% milk fat; (made with milk ingredients, probiotic A & B culture).
- Pinehedge Farms Organic Yogourt (St. Eugene) - Thick and runny at the same time and the jar makes it hard to separate the whey from the yoghurt; a nice yoghurt though but a bit pricey. Bought for $5.69 @ Enchie Organics - 3.8% milk fat; (organic whole milk (pasteurized not homogenized), live bacterial cultures).
- Western Creamery Plain Yogurt (Brampton) - My favourite of the bunch and my favourite against traditional yoghurts that I used to eat; nice and thick. Bought for $3.39 @ Zehrs - 2% milk fat with .2% & 3.2% also available (milk ingredients, bacterial culture).
As always, if you find something closer to home, please let me know so I can check it out!
And remember, you can also boost your body's good bacteria naturally by eating lots of fruit and veg!
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3 comments:
Even closer to home, and even healthier, is to make it yourself!
Such a brave girl! I did look at the kits they offer and read some of the opinions. Is there one that you recommend?
It drives me crazy how hard it can be to find plain active culture yogurt in the dairy section of my local grocery store. There are shelves and shelves of the flavoured and fruit at the bottom, very few plain. Oh, yeah, I have also been toying with the idea of making my own, but not with a kit. Just in a big shallow pan in the oven using the heat of the pilot light. Oh, wait, mine's not a gas oven. Rats.
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