Eps 4: "Cultivating Health: The Surprising Story of Yogurt"
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Ray Hall
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Cultivating Health: The Surprising Story Of Yogurt, is a blog post that explores the many different ways people use yogurt to nourish their bodies. The post talks about how probiotic yogurt can be made in a multi cooker and how the Coconut Cult blog post offers tips for making coconut cult cult members probiotic yogurt. It also mentions that coconut cult uses cream holiday eggnog as an ingredient in their homemade yogurt. Additionally, the blog post looks at the health benefits of probiotic supplements and butter cultured cheese, as well as other healthy whole food treats like small batch fermented foods. Finally, it suggests ways to enjoy a big spoonful of homemade butter with your yogurt for an extra special treat. With all these delicious options available, it’s easy to see why more and more people are turning to home-made yogurts for their health benefits.
Making your own yogurt is much easier than it sounds and you can use store-bought or pasteurized milk to get the best results. An Instant Pot is one of the easiest ways to make your own yogurt, or you can also make clabber. Not only will you enjoy cost savings, but you’ll also be able to enjoy the many health benefits associated with homemade yogurt. Use a recipe that you’re comfortable with and experiment with different flavors until you find one that suits your taste. You can even make cheese by culturing your milk for a few hours before making it into yogurt.
The process of fermenting milk to make yogurt is simple and requires nothing more than adding culture to the milk. The culture contains live bacteria, which breaks down the lactose in the milk into lactic acid and other byproducts. This process turns the milk into yogurt and also helps preserve it for a longer period of time. In addition, this process also helps destroy any harmful bacteria that may be present in the milk. To make easier yogurt, you can put live bacteria into broken milk, which will turn its lactose sugars into lactic acid without adding any culture.
This is the main concept of '"Cultivating Health: The Surprising Story Of Yogurt"' which surprisingly goes back in time to the early 1900s. Some of the known bacteria used in yogurt products are Streptococcus thermophilus and Lactobacillus bulgaricus. Products contains these two active cultures, however, it is impossible to figure out exact species as manufacturers do not indicate that on yogurt products packaging.
Yogurt is a food item that has gained much popularity in the food marketplace and for good reason. It has an impressive nutritional profile, containing proteins, minerals and vitamins. Its yogurt ability to improve digestive health has been well documented, specifically the dairy kind that contains active cultures of bacteria. Health experts have explained the benefits of the probiotics present in yogurts as they can help support your immune system and even enhance certain functions of your body. For those who are looking to reap most of yogurt's benefits, it's best to be measured when consuming yogurts as too much could cause stomach issues. It is also advised to read labels carefully when grabbing yogurts off the shelf as most contain added sugar or other additives.
Greek yogurt is an excellent choice as it tends to have more protein and probiotics, beneficial bacteria that promote digestive health. Compared to regular plain yogurt, Greek yogurt contains a higher amount of calcium which is important for bone health. A typical 6-ounce cup of plain regular yogurt contains about 415 milligrams of calcium, while the same size serving of greek yogurt usually contains around 150 milligrams more. Adding commercial greek yogurts to your diet can be an easy way to get more calcium and probiotics than regular plain yogurt. When selecting Greek yogurts, check the nutrition facts label for added sugar and other additives including lactose which is a naturally occurring milk sugar. For those looking for even more probiotics or calcium in their diet there are many brands that offer varieties with added probiotics or extra calcium.
The original yogurt that was developed by yogurt cultures has a distinct taste and color. It is usually a little sour but it is still delicious! There are small differences in yogurts from culture to culture and from country to country. For example, Greek yogurt is thicker than regular yogurt because it has more whey strained out.
Companies heat treat yogurt to look for the resultant yogurt cultures, which is why many companies use heirloom yogurt starters. In the process of making yogurt, milk is fermented with bacteria. The milk is heated up to kill off all the bacteria so that it can be used as a feed for the bacteria that will take over one batch at a time. The milk process helps procreate the desired bacteria and keeps away any bad or artificial coloring, sugar, or preservatives that would otherwise be added. Once the desired bacteria have taken over, they feed off of the milk and create a shelf-stable product that can grow in popularity with consumers.
Yogurt is one of the few foods that has a live bacterial content, and its health benefits have been recognized for centuries. This is why many people have earned heirloom yogurt starters from their families or cultures and passed them down through generations. The impacts of fermented foods, like yogurt, are only now being explored as more and more people are beginning to understand their benefits. Other fermented foods like kefir, kimchi, and sauerkraut contain gut flora that can help restore balance in the body. Fermentation also adds flavor to food while preserving it for longer periods of time. Eating live foods has many advantages over eating dead food, including improved digestion, nutrient absorption, and enhanced immune system functioning.
Yogurt is one of the most popular live foods, as it is made from milk with the addition of live microorganisms during fermentation. This process not only provides nourishing properties to yogurt, but according to a new study published in the Journal of Food Research, it also has impacts on mood and other completely different reasons. The research was conducted by an international team and reveals that yogurt consumption varies from country to country, providing a unique combination of food assets for people everywhere.