The leftover yogurt lived in the freezer for a couple of weeks. One night I decided to finish it off and free up some space. As I took the lid off I took a good look at the front. A seal on the right side of the label said it contains live and active cultures. I was skeptical of the claim. How could a culture live in freezing temperatures?
Turns out my skepticism was misplaced. According to the National Yogurt Association, that seal meant that my frozen yogurt had a minimum of 10 million cultures per gram when it was manufactured. I also learned from the Yogurt Association website that when yogurt is frozen
"The cultures go into a dormant state, but when eaten and returned to a warm temperature within the body, they again become active and are capable of providing all the benefits of cultures in a refrigerated yogurt product."So since the yogurt helped improve my gut microbiome I didn't have to feel quite so guilty about all of the extra calories I ate.
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That's good to know. Also nice.
ReplyDeleteSeals can be anywhere that is cold like the arctic or even in New Zealand. But I have never known them to be in frozen yogurt! It shows how wildlife is migrating with all this global warming. The other day I found an elephant had been in my fridge. I could tell by the footprints in the butter.
ReplyDeleteGod bless.
HA!
DeleteGood for you, clearing out space in the freezer like that. It was your duty.
ReplyDeleteI totally agree :-)
DeleteI buy frozen yogurt once in a great while... maybe I need to have it around more. I mean, you know... if it's healthy like that... right? 😆
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely!
DeleteOK, now I'm going to have to go out and look for some for ourselves. We haven't bought frozen yogurt in a long, long time. You've now given me an excuse.
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