Re: Questions about yogurt

[Guest guest]

Great questions - I also have many of the same ones. Looking forward

to a reply.

>

> Hi,

>

> I made my first batch of goat yogurt, and I have a few questions:

>

> 1) My kids are already taking probiotics. Should I continue

giving

> them the probiotic capsules as I introduce the yogurt? Should I

stop

> giving them the probiotics as they get up to a " full dose " of

yogurt

> (which I assume is about 1/2 cup or so)?

>

> 2) How do I know if the yogurt turned out right? It tastes a

little

> like sour milk - which I guess is what it sort of is.

>

> 3) The yogurt starter was warm when it arrived. It was sent 2-day

> mail. I think I read previous posts where the company said it

should

> be okay. Should I be concerned about the quality of the yogurt

> starter?

>

> 4) Can I freeze the yogurt - will it still have the benefits of

the

> good bacteria when I thaw it? If I make ice cream with it, will

it

> still have the good bacteria?

>

> 5) When we adjust to the yogurt, can we eat as much as we like, or

is

> there a recommended daily limit?

>

> Thanks,

> Liz

> mom to 5 (PDD) and 3

> SCD 23 days

>

[Guest guest]

Answers within

> 1) My kids are already taking probiotics. Should I continue giving

> them the probiotic capsules as I introduce the yogurt? Should I stop

> giving them the probiotics as they get up to a " full dose " of yogurt

> (which I assume is about 1/2 cup or so)?

You may continue giving a legal probiotic even though you have a full

dose of yogurt.

> 2) How do I know if the yogurt turned out right? It tastes a

little

> like sour milk - which I guess is what it sort of is.

If your yogurt is ok it will be thicker than milk. And it will smell

and taste tangy. I can't agree to the sour milk comparison because

when I taste sour milk I have to spit it out.

> 3) The yogurt starter was warm when it arrived. It was sent 2-day

> mail. I think I read previous posts where the company said it should

> be okay. Should I be concerned about the quality of the yogurt

> starter?

This happens to everyone and it should still be ok. You might want to

time your ordering for the winter months; it's more reassuring that way.

> 4) Can I freeze the yogurt - will it still have the benefits of the

> good bacteria when I thaw it? If I make ice cream with it, will it

> still have the good bacteria?

It will lose a lot of the good bacteria to freeze it and make ice

cream, but I have read that it still has some. Personally, I would

make sure that I had plenty to serve unfrozen for the good bacteria

to go to work and just freeze and " extra " .

> 5) When we adjust to the yogurt, can we eat as much as we like, or is

> there a recommended daily limit?

I hope someone else answers this, because I can't remember. I limit

our yogurt consumption so that I don't have to be making it all the

time, so we've never hit the limit. I may have heard 2 cups??? Or no

limit? Not sure. Sorry.

, mom to , age 10, ASD, SCD since 4-23-04