flavoring yogurt & syrup alternatives

[Guest guest]

We are new to the diet and not yet implemented it fully but I have

read the book and we have a good start. I made my first batch of

homemade yogurt. I new it would be tart but was surprised at just how

tart it was. I like it but I know my kids are not going to. They wer

never yogurt eaters to begin with except those kids yogurts which are

just crap anyway. How do you flavor it and sweeten it with out

putting in so much honey that's its runny? Can you add vanilla to the

milk in the begining or does all the flavorings need to be added after

the yogurt is finished? If I want to drip it do I have to have cheese

cloth? If so where do you get that?

Also my dd isn't much of a honey fan. We are currently using pure

maple syrup for pancakes/waffles and need an alternative. I was

thinking of maybe a strawberry syrup but I have no clue how to make

that. Can you tell I wasn't much of a cook before this diet? lol

Thank you,

[Guest guest]

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You do wait until after the yogurt is all done, and chilled/set in the fridge,

before adding flavorings and sweeteners.

Dripping the yogurt will help a lot... it will be much less tart. You can use a

standard tea towel... the thin muslin type... or you can buy a piece of regular

thin muslin fabric at a fabric store (wash it before using, of course).

Cheesecloth actually wouldn't work very well unless you use several layers of

it... the openings between the fibers are too big. If you want to try

cheesecloth, it's usually found wherever canning supplies are sold.

Maple syrup is definitely illegal on SCD. Honey and saccharin are the two legal

sweeteners. You may be able to buy pure saccharin at a pharmacy.

I find that mashed ripe banana is a good mix with yogurt... really helps sweeten

it. I don't have to add any honey for my daughter.

Plain yogurt IS an aquired taste... especially if they are used to getting the

regular sugar sweetened stuff. Over time, they will get more used to it.

I don't know how sweet a syrup made from strawberries would be.... even if

cooked down. It would add a lot of flavor and color, but maybe not enough

sweetness. Pear sauce might be a good option (homemade).

Patti

flavoring yogurt & syrup alternatives

We are new to the diet and not yet implemented it fully but I have

read the book and we have a good start. I made my first batch of

homemade yogurt. I new it would be tart but was surprised at just how

tart it was. I like it but I know my kids are not going to. They wer

never yogurt eaters to begin with except those kids yogurts which are

just crap anyway. How do you flavor it and sweeten it with out

putting in so much honey that's its runny? Can you add vanilla to the

milk in the begining or does all the flavorings need to be added after

the yogurt is finished? If I want to drip it do I have to have cheese

cloth? If so where do you get that?

Also my dd isn't much of a honey fan. We are currently using pure

maple syrup for pancakes/waffles and need an alternative. I was

thinking of maybe a strawberry syrup but I have no clue how to make

that. Can you tell I wasn't much of a cook before this diet? lol

Thank you,

[Guest guest]

My son would never eat any kind of yogurt by itself, but he likes it as an

ingredient in fruit smoothies and in cold cream of tomato soup (in place of

milk--sounds odd but he loves it). So I recommend you start by putting it

in something your kids already eat.

mother of Adam (7.9, PDD-NOS, Lyme, asthma, egg allergy, SCD beginner)

At 10:53 AM 8/30/2006, you wrote:

>We are new to the diet and not yet implemented it fully but I have

>read the book and we have a good start. I made my first batch of

>homemade yogurt. I new it would be tart but was surprised at just how

>tart it was. I like it but I know my kids are not going to. They wer

>never yogurt eaters to begin with except those kids yogurts which are

>just crap anyway. How do you flavor it and sweeten it with out

>putting in so much honey that's its runny? Can you add vanilla to the

>milk in the begining or does all the flavorings need to be added after

>the yogurt is finished? If I want to drip it do I have to have cheese

>cloth? If so where do you get that?

>

>Also my dd isn't much of a honey fan. We are currently using pure

>maple syrup for pancakes/waffles and need an alternative. I was

>thinking of maybe a strawberry syrup but I have no clue how to make

>that. Can you tell I wasn't much of a cook before this diet? lol

>

>Thank you,

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

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> We are new to the diet and not yet implemented it fully but I have

> read the book and we have a good start. I made my first batch of

> homemade yogurt. I new it would be tart but was surprised at just how

> tart it was. I like it but I know my kids are not going to. They wer

> never yogurt eaters to begin with except those kids yogurts which are

> just crap anyway. How do you flavor it and sweeten it with out

> putting in so much honey that's its runny? Can you add vanilla to the

> milk in the begining or does all the flavorings need to be added after

> the yogurt is finished? If I want to drip it do I have to have cheese

> cloth? If so where do you get that?

>

> Also my dd isn't much of a honey fan. We are currently using pure

> maple syrup for pancakes/waffles and need an alternative. I was

> thinking of maybe a strawberry syrup but I have no clue how to make

> that. Can you tell I wasn't much of a cook before this diet? lol

>

> Thank you,

>

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Try making a natural fruit syrup by cooking blueberries, raspberries or

strawberries or

other fruits and pressing them through a strainer. They can be added to yogurt.

You may

still wish to add some honey or use the syrups plain.

Carol F

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