Discover the dark side of Greek yogurt. Check out the article we found over at Living Traditionally.
Greek yogurt has really become popular in the past few years. Many claim that Greek yogurt is the healthier option, but is it? So what makes Greek yogurt, Greek yogurt? Greek yogurt is simply any yogurt that has been strained to remove some of the whey, lactose, and the milk sugar.
Greek Yogurt: Heavily Processed To Appear Healthy and Natural
Unfortunately most Greek Yogurt sold in the U.S. is non or low fat and is made palatable by adding lots of sugar. It has gone through extensive engineering manipulation to remove the healthy dairy fat and has had a lot of sugar and other additives added back. Since there is no legal definition for Greek yogurt so many companies have discovered cheaper ways to make conventional yogurts such as adding milk protein concentrates (MPCs), whey protein concentrates (WPCs) as protein-enhancing fillers and thickeners like gelatin or modified cornstarch to traditional yogurt.
Chobani Greek yogurt is a good example of this. Chobani has become the most popular Greek yogurt in America by making us believe it’s the most natural and healthiest. However, there is a lot of food processing and technology going into Chobani all natural Greek yogurt. In fact, Chobani’s plant in New York was named as Food Engineering’s 2013 Plant of the Year.
Even though Chobani does not use milk from dairy cows fed artificial growth hormones, it also does not use organic milk. Conventional dairy cows are most often fed genetically modified alfalfa, corn and soy. The World Health Organization defines GMOs as not occurring naturally.
The only kind of yogurt I recommend is plain organic yogurt which you can sweeten yourself with raw organic honey or fruit.
On the Next Page get a full recipe on how to make your own homemade yogurt. It’s super easy to make and it’s super healthy! The only way you really know your yogurt is healthy for you is to make it yourself!
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