Flavoring Your Own Yogurts

Healthy, Ideas — By miriammiriam

I love yogurts, but I’ve noticed that even the ones that claim to be healthy are loaded with many artificial flavorings that probably aren’t so great for you. Be especially awar eof “lowfat” and “nonfat” yogurts like yoplait, which use high fructose corn syrup as thickeners.

Because of this, I decided to start flavoring my own yogurts, and I never thought how fun or easy it could be! Basically, all you do is decide which flavor you would like, and then mix it into plain yogurt (I like brown cow)with a little sugar, sugar replacement or honey. Crushed fruit is an obvious but delicious option, such as blueberry, raspberry etc, but I suggest getting creative as well.

I made a vanilla almond by scraping out seeds from a vanilla bean and mixing it in with grated almonds and sugar replacement (organic zero). I also made an orange peel and nutmeg flavoring by grating orange zest and nutmeg and mixing in some honey. Apple chunks and cinnamon is also a good one, lavender honey and chocolate chip raspberry is a great alternative to ice cream if you’re looking for something sweet to eat without as many calories. Try putting it in the freezer and enjoy!

Be creative, and ditch the preservatives!

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