Health Pick: Milk Yogurt Good For Your Health!

This review is for cow milk based yogurt and not for soy milk yogurt. The soy milk yogurt does not have natural occurring calcium and a calcium additive is added to the yogurt. Soy yogurt does not have the same amount of vitamins as yogurt made from cows milk. 

Yogurt has calcium, protein, riboflavin, vitamin B6 and vitamin B12. If your taking antibiotcs yogurt can help with replenishing your good gut bacteria. There are many different amounts of fat in yogurt. You can find non-fat, low-fat and whole milk yogurt. Milk yogurt contains lactobacteria; the most common type known as acidophilus. The good bacteria in yogurt helps digest food and prevents stomach infections. This is a healthy bacteria for the colon and can reduce colon cancer and colon related diseases.

There have been studies that have found that low fat yogurt can promote weight loss. Yogurt can improve your immune system. It stimulates white blood cells in the blood to fight off infection. The yogurt has anti-tumor effects as well. Yogurt can also reduce high blood pressure. Other studies done show that yogurt can reduce cholesterol.

Eating yogurt helps the absorption of calcium and B-vitamins. Yogurt has a balance of of protein, fat and carbohydrates. Yogurt is a healing food for diarrhea. It helps with healing the lining of the colon. It can help with indigestion as well. It helps prevent yeast infections. For the same portion of milk as yogurt you can get more calcium in your body from yogurt than milk.

You want to eat fresh Organic yogurt that is stored in the refrigerator. The heat treated yogurt kills the live active cultures. To receive the best health benefits the cultures must be live and active.

Foodie Pick: Cut Calories By Using Yogurt!

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I recently started eating a lot of yogurt. I only buy organic yogurt because it has all the probiotic properties. The calorie comparison is a lot with yogurt having 9 calories a tablespoon, versus 99 for regular mayonnaise and 30 for sour cream. 

A while ago I accidently put yogurt on my chili dogs instead of sour cream and didn't notice a difference. It was still very good. I have replaced yogurt for mayonnaise, since I am not much of a mayonnaise fan. 

A good replacement for sour cream is a tangy Greek yogurt. The Greek yogurt has a creamy texture. This is a great low calorie replacement. When cooking with yogurt, you have to be careful with the temperature and cook at a low heat. The yogurt can be added to the end, when the dish is finished cooking. 

Another good use for yogurt is for baking. If you would like to cut the fat in half; use half of the butter or oil and put the other half with yogurt that the recipe calls for. Milk and water in a recipe can be replaced with 1/4 of the liquid with yogurt, this adds more flavor and texture. Buttermilk can also be substituted with yogurt. It is also great to use as a base for a favorite dip. 

For a low calorie desert, plain yogurt can be sweetened up with honey, vanilla and or with fresh fruit. This saves a lot of unnecessary sugar that is already in sweetened yogurt. 

Save calories today by trying yogurt!