I've been strictly using plain greek yogurt daily now for a long time. The only ingredient is cultured grade A non-fat milk. Many other yogurts on the store shelves have very unhealthy ingredients. I add raw honey, organic lemon or lime juice, and organic flaxseeds or hemp hearts to my greek yogurt.
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Just about every piece of dietary advice you can find recommends low-fat or non-fat dairy. But a growing number of experts are arguing that it's healthier to eat and drink dairy products with all the fat left in.
The fat in dairy foods is roughly 50 to 60 percent saturated fat, but the idea that this is bad for your heart may be nothing more than a mistaken interpretation of the science. In a 2010 analysis, scientists said:
"...There is no significant evidence for concluding that dietary saturated fat is associated with an increased risk of [coronary heart disease or cardiovascular disease]."
What's more, according to dLife:
"If only half of dairy fat is the saturated kind, what kind is the rest? Dairy fat contains lots of oleic acid (the stuff that makes olive oil so healthy), along with a type of fat called conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) that may help with weight loss. Recent studies strongly suggest that something -- possibly the CLA -- in dairy fat does indeed help with weight management."
For years my family only drank low-fat milk. It�s supposed to help us keep our weight down and reduce the risk of heart disease, right? Wrong. In fact, reduced-fat milk can harm our health. We now steer clear of the stuff whenever possible.
Before processing, skim milk has a very unappetizing blueish color, a chalky taste, and watery texture that doesn�t resemble natural milk at all. So, to whiten, thicken, and make it taste a little more normal, powdered milk solids are often mixed into the milk. What�s so bad about powdered milk? Well, in the manufacturing process, liquid milk is forced through tiny holes at very high pressure, which causes the cholesterol in the milk to oxidize, and toxic nitrates to form. Oxidized cholesterol contributes to the buildup of plaque in the arteries, while unoxidized cholesterol from unprocessed foods is actually an antioxidant to help fight inflammation in the body. The proteins found in powdered milk are so denatured that they are unrecognizable by the body and contribute to inflammation.
Shockingly, dairy manufacturers are not required by the FDA to label the powdered milk as a separate ingredient, because it�s still technically just �milk,� the single ingredient found on the list. So, there�s no way to be sure that it is or isn�t in your fat-free or low-fat dairy products.
Thanks for the info SG, I knew that saturated fat wasn't bad for you like they tried to scare everyone into believing for years now. I get plenty in my diet, and eat stuff like cheese and ice cream too. I do need to lose some weight, so I guess I'm picking which things will have the fats.
Solstice Goat is completely right. Something to be aware of is that milk from grass-fed cows is very high in CLA, but if they are eating a diet of grains the CLA content will be minimal. Milk from predominantly grain-fed cows has too many problems to list right now because cows are not designed to eat grains. Just because milk is organic doesn't mean that it is healthy.
It is also important to get your milk and dairy products from small farms where the cows are treated well. It may simply sound like a moral preference, but it is a health necessity because the conditions and mental state of the cow will imprint itself onto the milk. The milk may have a lot of nutrients, but if the cow is locked up in a tiny pen all day it is not worth it because the milk will be energetically toxic.
I'm not a big advocate of dairy consumption, but if you're going to do it make sure you do it right.
Thanks for the info SG, I knew that saturated fat wasn't bad for you like they tried to scare everyone into believing for years now. I get plenty in my diet, and eat stuff like cheese and ice cream too. I do need to lose some weight, so I guess I'm picking which things will have the fats.
Cutting fat isn't the way to lose weight, you must cut carbs.
It's not the butter on your bread, it's the bread.
It's not the cream in your ice cream, it's the sugar.
Lastly; your Greek yogurt is most likely using non-fat milk fortified with dehydrated milk, and also adding more as a thickener. Be sure to read up on the hazards of dehydrated milk.
Well dehydrated milk has to be better than some of those gums they use. I have cut back on bread, etc. Been exercising more too, when you're long in the tooth, it takes a little more effort to lose the flab, lol.
I never understood why they advertise yogurts to have natural probiotics -- and then PASTEURIZE it to kill them all - finally adding in artificially cultured lab-rat probiotics -- not to mention things like high fructose corn syrup to make it taste super sweet. They have turned what was once a healthy treat into pure junk food equivalent to a candy bar.
Why not buy the best quality milk you can and make your own yogurt? That way you have 100% quality control over what goes in it, you can ferment it as long or as short as you like, you'll learn a valuable new skill, and it's fun! Good things start to happen once you take responsibility for growing/making your own food. Relying on other people to feed us high-quality food, especially faceless corporations, is not a good strategy.
Well dehydrated milk has to be better than some of those gums they use.
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liquid milk is forced through tiny holes at very high pressure, which causes the cholesterol in the milk to oxidize, and toxic nitrates to form. Oxidized cholesterol contributes to the buildup of plaque in the arteries
Why not avoid both?
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I never understood why they advertise yogurts to have natural probiotics -- and then PASTEURIZE it to kill them all -
Ingredients
pasteurized organic whole milk, live active cultures.
Why not buy the best quality milk you can and make your own yogurt? That way you have 100% quality control over what goes in it, you can ferment it as long or as short as you like, you'll learn a valuable new skill, and it's fun! Good things start to happen once you take responsibility for growing/making your own food. Relying on other people to feed us high-quality food, especially faceless corporations, is not a good strategy.
Why not buy the best quality milk you can and make your own yogurt? That way you have 100% quality control over what goes in it, you can ferment it as long or as short as you like, you'll learn a valuable new skill, and it's fun! Good things start to happen once you take responsibility for growing/making your own food. Relying on other people to feed us high-quality food, especially faceless corporations, is not a good strategy.
I made my own yogurt for several years, a long time ago, but now I choose not to dedicate the time to it, and prefer to buy already made for convenience.
Yogurt's Health Damaging Ingredients
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