Saturday, February 11, 2012

Greek-Style Yogurt

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...
4/11/08 10:49am

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 

Anonymous
bethers
4/25/08 8:58pm

I like uncooked strips of  tempeh with a dipping sauce like soy.

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

4/20/08 1:48pm

Dear Joan,

 

Personally, I would go for the Greek-style yogurt even if it had fat. But can't you get Oikos yogurt in Montreal? It is Greek-style, organic, and non-fat.

 

David

Anonymous
AnnaDe
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

Anonymous
Anonymous
12/ 1/09 2:21am

Great article with great links.  Its well backed and the message definitely isn't obvious

Anonymous
Anonymous
10/ 3/11 9:54am

I love to eat Greek-syle yogurt! My favorite way is to take an 8 oz cup of greek-style yogurt, and add 1 tablespoon of cocoa powder and 3 drops of stevia glycerite (sold at health food stores) to it. Stir that up, and it becomes a chocolatey, creamy, non-fat dessert!! YUM!!

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