Yogurt is one of the few probiotic foods that Americans regularly eat. When we get enough probiotics -- friendly bacteria that help to drive out their bad counterparts and some yeasts -- we get a health benefit, according to a definition of the World Health Organization and the Food and Agriculture O...
Greek-Style Yogurt
4/20/08 1:42pm
Hi David: Your great articles continue to educate me. I found Greek Yogurt at the Deli Counter of Akhaven Foods in Montreal salt and sugar free, which is scooped into plastic containers and weighed before sale , so there is no nutritional information. It must be pretty high in fat , it is so creamy! Now a question, is it better to eat a high fat Greek yogurt or stay with Stoneyfield Probiotic Organic Plain Yogurt fat content is 8% and contains inulin Joan M
11/ 4/09 10:21am
I make my own yogurt with organic milk and Stonyfield plain yogurt as a starter. Would I just be able to strain (using cheesecloth) and get Greek-style yogurt? Or, am I missing something here?
11/ 4/09 10:44am
Dear AnnaDe,
Yes, cheesecloth will do the trick! But much less messy is the device that I use. It is the Donvier Deluxe YoChee Maker, a self-contained unit including a stainless steel mesh strainer, a box to catch the liquid, and a lid. It holds just under 1 quart of yogurt to make 2 cups of YoChee, in other words 2 cups of Greek-style yogurt. You can find several vendors with a web search.
Best regards,
David
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While tempeh is a probiotic food when we eat it raw, it sure tastes better cooked. Of course, cooking destroys the probiotics, i.e. the good bacteria in the tempeh. Few people eat tempeh raw, and I can't find any recipes that would preserve the good bateria. Does anybody have any recommendations?
David Mendosa
I like uncooked strips of tempeh with a dipping sauce like soy.