All about drinking yoghurt

Going into any in the dairy department, you can see a huge selection of various dairy and sour milk products. The most popular are yogurts, they are loved by adults and children. Drinking yoghurt is in great demand due to the variety of its tastes.

Drinking yoghurt is a fermented milk product, for the production of which fermenting microorganisms are used. This delicious milk based product is produced. The composition includes a variety of fillers in the form of pieces of fruit, seeds or cereals. In addition, manufacturers produce yogurts without additives, although their density is usually greater than that of liquid yogurts. Viscous-type starter cultures are used for drinking yoghurts.

When choosing a natural product, you need to pay attention to how much lactic acid bacteria it contains. You should choose a product with higher rates, the benefits of such a dish will be much higher.

On the shelves in the shops you can see several types of this product.

• Products that do not contain flavors, without fruit and cereals. They do not contain sugar and other additives and ingredients. Such a product can be considered the most useful.
• Flavored yogurts. They may include natural and identical natural flavors. This product cannot be considered harmful, but there will be no benefit from the use of flavored products.
• Desserts, in the composition of which there are pieces of fruit. This is the most popular product, because the composition of the product contains up to 30% of juicy fruits and ripe berries.

This tasty dairy product finds more and more adherents in our country, which is why its sales are constantly growing. If the older generation prefers kefir, ryazhenka, the younger generation chooses yogurt for its creamy-milky taste.

Milk is used to make drinking yoghurt, which is fermented using bacteria. This can be a Bulgarian rod or thermophilic streptococcus, in addition, other bifidobacteria can be used.

Caloric content of the drinking product may be different, it depends on its composition. Calories per 100 grams of the product averages 72 kcal. This takes into account the energy value of the product, where:

• Protein contains 2.9 grams, which is about 12 kcal;
• fat - 1 gram, about 9 kcal;
• carbohydrate - 12.0 grams, which is 52 kcal.

The ratio of proteins, fats and carbohydrates is 16/13/72 percent. This ratio may vary depending on the amount of fat and sugar in the product.

The time of digestion of drinking yoghurt can be different, but most often takes about 1, 5 hours.

They first learned about the beneficial properties of the product in 1905, when a student from Bulgaria wrote about yogurt and its benefits. It is worth saying that long before that the inhabitants of ancient Greece used the product for medicinal purposes, as well as for cosmetic procedures.

1. Drinking yoghurt is recommended to take for the prevention and treatment of diseases of the musculoskeletal system in children and adults.
2. The natural product contains lactobacilli necessary for the stomach and intestines, due to which immunity is strengthened.
3. The product is recommended to drink during gastritis, it will be useful for pancreatitis, it is used for weight loss. You can make a fasting day, the main component of which is a fermented milk product.
4. It is recommended for daily use for children.

When the intestine works like a clock, skin cleansing occurs, rashes and acne disappear. Yogurt can be used not only as a product. A natural product without harmful additives can be used as a mask, peeling or scrub for the face, body or hair.

If you drink 100 ml each of the product in the morning, you can protect the vessels so that you no longer need drugs to clean them.

Yogurt and suitable for a fasting day. Such a diet will allow only one day to reduce weight by 1-1.5 kg. On the fasting day you need to drink up to one liter of yogurt without additives during the day. With a more gentle option, you can take 500 ml of the drinking product and 500 g of vegetables or fruits.

Many mummies are interested in the question of whether it is possible to drink yogurt during breastfeeding. After childbirth, the woman's body requires recovery, and yogurt contains important substances that improve the work of the intestines, strengthen the immune system. A nursing mother can use the drinking product, but at the same time you need to choose it correctly.

Lactic acid bacteria inhibit the growth of pathogenic microflora, which is why yogurt is recommended for consumption. Unfortunately, many manufacturers, trying to extend the shelf life of the product, add harmful components to it.

As a result, instead of being good, the body gets nothing at best. Modified starch, food additives in the form of stabilizers, acidity regulators, dyes and flavors are added to thickening yogurts.

Most children and adults love yogurt because of its sweet taste. After checking several samples, it was found that one serving of dessert contains at least 3 teaspoons of sugar, which means that 4 such servings will completely replace the student’s need for easily digestible carbohydrates.

According to some doctors, the benefits of these products are too exaggerated. After the examination it was revealed that the declared lactic acid bacteria in the product is much less than it was stated, but the amount of sugar exceeded the permissible values.

Many are interested in the question of whether children can be given regular drinking yoghurt, which is intended for adults. For the production of dairy products for young children have special requirements. All curds, yogurts, kefir for babies are made exclusively from the highest-grade milk, while ordinary dairy products are made from first-grade milk.

Yogurt for a baby can be thick in consistency, if it contains pectin, as well as liquid drinking. It contains important vitamins A and B, in addition, there is chlorine, potassium and phosphorus. Thanks to the probiotics contained in the child, there are no problems with digestion, the immunity is strengthened. With daily consumption of drinking or thick yogurt, interferon is produced, which enhances the protective functions of the body.

Buying a product for a child, you should carefully examine its composition. In many dairy products that are intended for adults, there may be unhealthy ingredients in the composition. For example, if the composition contains the additive E1442, it contains corn starch, which is prohibited for children under the age of 3 years. This additive is not the best way to affect the work of the pancreas. Many young children may be allergic to corn and cornstarch, so this component is not added to children's yogurt.

Young children are better off buying fermented milk drinks with a fat content of 3%, while their shelf life should be minimal and be up to 5 days. Yoghurt for children differs from the same product for adults in that its acidity will be lower and its fat content will also be less.

To get the most out of drinking yoghurt, you can make it yourself.At the same time to improve the taste and filling with important vitamins in the drink, you can add ripe fruits and berries. This fruit dessert will certainly appeal to both adults and children.

You can make a very nutritious and extremely tender dessert with strawberries, blueberries or prunes. No less tasty and healthy will be drinking yogurt with cereals.

To make yoghurt, you need to take fresh boiled milk, as well as to purchase a leaven.

The easiest way to make this product in the yogurt maker. The classic recipe for making yogurt.

1. It is necessary to boil fresh milk and cool it to the desired temperature. The temperature of the liquid should not be more than 40 degrees, since at high temperatures the lactic acid bacteria will cease to multiply, in this case the yogurt will not thicken.
2. Ferment is added to the milk and mixed.
3. Warm milk is poured into clean jars and put in the bowl of the device.

In the yogurt maker, the temperature that is optimal for the starter culture will be constantly maintained. After 8 or 10 hours the yogurt will be ready. Yogurt maker can be left to ripen the product overnight, then in the morning to evaluate the result.

Store the product, cooked at home, you need in the refrigerator. Its shelf life should not exceed 5 days.

If drinking yoghurt is bought in a store, its shelf life may be different. In the event that no preservatives were used in its production, the fermented milk drink is stored for up to 10 days.

If the jar indicates that it has been stored for a month or more, it contains preservatives and this product has been heat-treated. In this drinking yogurt will be much less nutrients, it can be used as a dessert.

The yoghurt product with a shelf life of several months has nothing to do with healthy natural yoghurts. It is better not to use it very often, but only as a dessert. This yogurt can be stored at any temperature, even room temperature, up to 30 days.

In the morning it is better to drink a glass of fermented milk product after breakfast, but it is not recommended to drink it immediately after waking up. For diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, you should not drink the product on an empty stomach. On an empty stomach can take it with people with low acidity of the stomach.

The daily rate of the product for an adult should be no more than 200-250 ml of fermented milk drinking yogurt. For dieters, choose a low-fat product.

After training, you can also drink a glass of yogurt to replenish the energy expended.

Drinking yoghurt can also be used for diarrhea, and it is important to choose a product that contains live cultures that help restore the proper balance of microflora in the stomach and intestines.

You can drink a glass of yogurt after breakfast, in the afternoon, in the evening. It is useful to drink fermented milk product at night.

How to make yogurt, see the next video.