Yogurt
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My kids love yogurt. Unfortunately, they keep adding unnecessary ingredients to yogurt, its getting pricey for me, and I’m becoming more and more concerned about the milk being used to make yogurt. Between added hormones, fake sugars, too much sugars, preservatives, etc. I thought it was time we started making our own. When I found this “Make yogurt in your crockpot post” I was super excited to try it.
I used to cook yogurt myself until I broke all the little yogurt jars that accompanied my yogurt maker. But I always have a crockpot. So yesterday I attempted the task. It turned out OK. A little runny (which the blog author warned would happen if you didn’t use whole milk, which of course I didn’t). But nonetheless, I’m willing to try it again. It tasted great with some sliced up strawberries and granola on top. All by itself, it may as well be drunken…drinken….drank (not sure here)
While I’m here on yogurt, we got in the mail a high protein yogurt to try called Better Whey. It has familiar ingredients (just non-hormone milks, cane sugar (rather than HFCS), and actual fruit etc.) There is an extra dose of whey protein to get 15 grams of protein in a 6 oz container. And overall, there is 30% less sugar than what is in most yogurts. My kids thought it was great and ate it up as if it was the regular yogurt they are always eating. You can find it at Whole Foods or go here.
Posted: May 13th, 2009 under Proteins, Snacks.
Tags: better whey, crockpot yogurt., homemade yogurt, ideas, kids, protein, yogurt
Comments
Comment from Lacy Usry
Time May 13, 2009 at 12:07 pm
I buy the organic yogurt. That should be good too, huh?
Comment from Lisa
Time May 13, 2009 at 12:54 pm
I really like the mountain high brand yogurt (at good earth and cheaper at Macey’s) I haven’t reviewed the label recently but it’s sweetened with natural fruit sugars and has a more natural tart taste than the dessert like yoplaits (still a yummy treat!) Fat free, low fat and whole milk (so creamy!) options too. Love it with granola and in our smoothies.
Comment from kusuma
Time May 13, 2009 at 1:23 pm
We make yogurt on daily basis in india. Its so tasty than store bought one.
Comment from Emily
Time May 14, 2009 at 8:29 am
I’m going to try that cool crockpot yogurt! But I might start out with whole milk, just to get the hang of it.
Comment from Shannon
Time May 20, 2009 at 12:47 pm
I haven’t made it in the crock pot yet, I’ve been wanting to try that. Have you ever made it just using glass jars and a heating pad? It’s super easy and it’s a pretty good consistency in the end, we just use plain yogurt and mix in what we like. Let me know if you want me to email you the recipe!
Comment from Daphne
Time May 13, 2009 at 7:57 am
Thanks for the yogurt review. Any nutritionist of MD will tell you how wonderful whey protein is both both kids and adults for building lean and strong bodies! It’s so hard for kids to find high protein/lower sugar options in the morning. I’m so glad your kids like the yogurt. Hopefully it can start a healthier trend for all kids!
Daphne
CEO, Better Whey of Life Yogurt