Homemade Yogurt

 
Why Make Yogurt at Home?

Homemade yogurt can be a simple, money-saving, environmentally friendly addition to a weekly routine.

Another reason is, yogurt will taste slightly different as it involves selecting from the infinite possibilities of milk, bacteria and time.To create your favorite yogurt. You'll enjoy experimenting to determine your favorite recipe.

The best way to enjoy these health benefits is to make yogurt yourself with fresh milk. Even if you don't wish to make your own yogurt, try your best to search for ones with the fewest ingredients.

Ingredients

• Fresh Whole Milk ...... 1 L
  (Whole milk makes richer flavored yogurt, skim milk makes it non-fat, or you can try the goat milk to make the goat milk yogurt.)
  
• Plant Yogurt (this will be your starter) ...... 1 cup
  (The package must indicate "live cultures" and the yogurt has to be reasonably fresh for those cultures to remain live or the process will not work. Chose the yogurt which claims 4-6 "active cultures" including L. Acidophilus, Bifidus, L. Casei and L. Reuteri...)
  
• Powdered Milk ...... 1/2 cup
  (Creates thicker yogurt that takes less time to ferment.)
  
  
  

About Yogurt...

The live bacteria in the yogurt are good for your body, because the healthy bacteria in the yogurt prevent harmful bacteria from taking hold after the antibiotics kill off the body's normal healthy bacteria. Yogurt has been found to be very healthy for the colon and even reduce the risks of colon cancer. In addition, it contains good amounts of high calcium content, protein and B vitamins.

It is important to note that these benefits of yogurt have been offset in the American market where yogurt has become tainted with unhealthy ingredients. While many of the yogurts bought from the grocery store have the live bacteria, they also contain many other ingredients that are not good for you. Better to avoid "Lite" and "Fat Free" yogurt. These titles are a misnomer because true yogurt, even with its fat, is perfectly healthy. The artificial sweeteners, sugar, artificial coloring, fillers and other chemicals placed in these store-bought brands are simply not healthy. They add calories and sugar at a minimum. "Heat treated" yogurts have killed off the good bacteria and should be avoided all together. Simply put, yogurt should have only two ingredients: milk and live cultures.