2. Popular for its probiotics, YOGURT is now popularly used for cooking
If you’re using plain milk, goat's milk, or sour cream to create cold
dishes or dips, you can substitute yogurt for every cup.
There are plenty of commercial yogurts with a thinner texture
compared to sour cream. To get the right thick consistency of the
yogurt, get a cheesecloth and drain it.
Even if yogurt greatly improves the flavor of dips, there are only
138 calories in every cup of it. Sour cream contains 445 calories per
cup.
Using yogurt can effectively reduce fat and calorie intake.
Putting yogurt under high heat can kill most of its healthy bacteria
and remove its probiotic benefits.
If you’re cooking with yogurt and the dish you are making needs
yogurt at the end of the cooking process, make sure the
temperature is just below 120 degrees.
4. • Yogurt has the same nutrients as milk, but
with a higher digestibility rate
• Yogurt contains healthy probiotics
• Yogurt has a lower sugar content
compared to milk because of the
fermentation that yogurt undergoes
• Yogurt with live or active bacteria cultures
can give various health benefits
5. IMPORTANT TIP:
If you’re really after the probiotics, adding yogurt
to your cooking isn’t the only available option.
Another ideal choice is to use a…