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April 22, 2013

Looking forward to seeing you again!  Next MOI is Tuesday, May 7th.  Speaker: Laura Sandretti, Topic: Parenting to Complement Your Spouse.

Making Homemade Go-Gurts

  • Yogurt started cultures and videos available at www.culturesforhealth.com
  • Today I used Villi culture which has a mild, kid-friendly flavor-2 packs for $12.99.  (If taken care of the culture will make endless amounts of yogurt).
  • It is recommended to freeze 1/4 c. of the starter, so that if you forget about your culture and ruin it, you can thaw this out add to milk and resume making yogurt.
  • For best results use whole milk, the sugar in the milk "feeds" the culture.
  • Not ready to make homemade yogurt?  Then buy a large container of plain or vanilla flavored yogurt to use as the base of your "go-gurt."  Read the label to make sure it contains strains of bacteria.
  • Put yogurt and desired flavoring in a blender and blend until smooth.
  • Pour yogurt smoothies into the silicone tubes and freeze.
  • Makes a perfect yogurt treat for your child's lunch.
Available through Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Norpro-431-4-Piece-Silicone-Maker/dp/B0036B9KHO/ref=sr_1_2?s=home-garden&ie=UTF8&gid=1348773424&sr=1-2&keywords=silicone+tube

Pack of 4 tubes for $9.84

Flavoring Yogurt:

  • Fruit or fruit juice
  • Add a small amount of mild leafy greens like kale, spinach, leafy lettuce, etc. to boost nutritional value
  • Honey (fyi: some say that honey naturally kills bacteria and may kill some of the healthy bacteria in the yogurt).
  • Maple syrup
  • Unrefined sugars like Sucanat, Rapadura, coconut sap
  • Natural non-calorie sweetners such as stevia (liquid form is optional)
  • Extract Flavoring: Vanilla, Almond, Chocolate, etc.