Comments on: Taking the Artificial out of Yogurt

By: Shelley

Shelley — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 17:51:08 +0000

Thank you for advocating for less processed food. I was very happy to see the simply go-gurts ar my little supermarket.

By: Jenny

Jenny — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 15:42:36 +0000

All Yoplait Yogurt Products are now made with milk from cows not treated with rBST .

By: Individual Yogurt Cups

Individual Yogurt Cups — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 11:02:37 +0000

[...] I told you on Friday that my kids are yogurt junkies and that I don’t like purchasing the small cups of yogurt geared toward kids because they have added sugar, unnatural colors, and are just plain expensive. Not to mention that those little cups adorned with the character’s kids love are just extra packaging. [...]

By: Joanne

Joanne — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 16:23:06 +0000

Leighann – I’ve made drinkable yogurt using my homemade yogurt recipe (found here: http://www.deathofapancreas.com/2009/07/meal-ideas-homemade-yogurt.html), The yogurt comes out a little thinner than store bought, but I then simmer some fruit (Elise likes bananas and strawberries), add some agave to sweeten it a little, then I use a hand blender to blend the fruit into the yogurt. Elise goes absolutely CRAZY for it, and depending on how much of each ingredient you add, you usually end up with a pretty low carb factor (I come in around .09).

Sorry I don’t have all the measurements for the fruit or agave, I usually just eyeball it (although I do weigh it, so I should just write it down the next time I make it).

Hope this helps!

By: Leighann

Leighann — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 03:48:23 +0000

I’ll have to look at the box that we have in the freezer to see if it has that statement about hormones. I was glad to see that Kraft 2% milk cheeses are now made with milk that does not have hormones. They should make ALL their products like that.

Good to know about the kefir. Maybe I’ll buy a small bottle to try it out.

By: Leighann

Leighann — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 03:45:41 +0000

Smurf blue is right! Since when is food naturally neon colored? I wish organic didn’t have to cost more. I choose organic when I can, but that’s not always possible.

By: Leighann

Leighann — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 03:44:26 +0000

I was wondering if the drinkable yogurt could be made by diluting with milk. We’ll have to try that!

By: Leighann

Leighann — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 03:43:31 +0000

Definitely! We especially need reform in the school lunch system. It would be great if they served less meat, less processed and packaged foods, and more fresh vegetables and fruit.

By: Leighann

Leighann — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 03:42:24 +0000

I usually shop at Schnuck’s or the local IGA (Independent Grocers Alliance). Unfortunately neither store carries *everything* we buy. I get a lot of specialty and vegetarian items, bulk spices, etc.

By: Heidi

Heidi — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 01:49:39 +0000

I think I should buy stock in Stoneyfield, because my kids are being raised on it. They LOVE yogurt. They like the drinkable smoothies at breakfast. Their school lunches often contain YoKids “spoon” yogurt or a tube. I also keep frozen tubes, and like your kids, mine eat one after nearly every nightly meal.

Because it’s expensive, I buy a lot of the YoKids Squeezers when they go on sale and then keep them in the freezer. They will last past their expiration date, if kept frozen.

My husband recently bought the kids Go-Gurt (not something I would have done! ), so we have some in the house right now. The box states, “Made with milk from cows not treated with rBST/rBGH.”

Only one of my three kids likes the ProBugs kefir, but I think the packaging appeals to him more than the taste. The other two won’t touch it.