Re: Re: Is it ok to DOUBLE the amount of yogurt starter to make yogurt?

February 21, 2010

Claire

I don’t believe doubling the yogurt starter would work

for several technical reasons. But you don’t have to consume 3 cups of

yogurt per day to get some benefit. Even a tablespoon of yogurt per day will

be enough over the long-term. Small amounts work just as effectively as large

amounts – perhaps even better as your body won’t build up a

sensitivity and you won’t risk an overgrowth. Elaine only mentioned the

3 cup per day as a limit on the amount of yogurt to be consumed (all that milk

fat and casein still has to be digested), but any amount under that limit will

still be effective.

If you are still finding dairy to be constipating then you

can use a legal Acidophilus supplement on some days and use a small amount of

yogurt on other days.

Small amounts of probiotics taken regularly work just as

well. You are getting the beneficial bacteria in place, which is the goal.

Each of us has to figure out the amount that works best for our bodies.

I never increased the yogurt amount beyond ¼ cup per day

because after 6 months my body had built up a sensitivity to casein. So now I

can’t eat yogurt or cheese. I use a legal L. Acidophilus supplement. My

maintenance dose is twice a week. Small amounts regularly work better for my

body.

Kim M.

SCD 6 years

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I

use Yogourmet to make my goat milk yogurt. I've read somewhere it takes 3 cups

of yogurt a day to get the best amount of beneficial bacteria. I can't eat that

much as it constipates me. I was wondering if it would be okay to double the

amount of yogurt starter (4 packs, instead of 2) for 2 quarts of milk.

I reason that 1-1/2 cups of yogurt with a double batch of starter would provide

the same amount of beneficial bacteria as 3 cups of yogurt with a single batch

of starter.

Any reason this would not work or not be a good idea? My goal is to eat the

least amount of yogurt for the greatest amount of beneficial bacteria since

milk constipates me.

Claire

SCD 6 weeks

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