Look out for Live Yoghurt

Different types of Yoghurt

Some yogurts are made with cow’s milk, goat’s milk or soy milk. What’s the difference? Some are made with live cultures such as Lactobacillius acidophilus and bifidus that helps the body manufacture more so-called friendly bacteria in the gut.

The term acidophilus is used to describe a number of bacteria which help in human digestion. These bacteria include L. acidophilus, L. casei, L. bulgaricus, among others. Lactobacilus acidophilus is one of the bacteria found in these mixtures, but the term acidophilus usually refers to a combination of L. acidophilus with other beneficial bacteria.

Acidophilus is touted for its many health benefits, some of which have been known about for thousands of years. The bacteria is found naturally throughout the human body, and most likely made its way into a food long ago, beginning a cycle of natural fermentation which people eventually learned to artificially duplicate.
When acidophilus are placed in a sugar-rich environment, they begin to eat the sugars they find there. They then convert these sugars into various things, including lactic acid. This adds a distinctive taste, and lowers the pH of the food or liquid so that other flora do not find it as friendly an environment, helping to preserve the food. Yogurt is probably the most well-known of foods that make use of acidophilus, and it is very easy to notice the sour taste of the lactic acid when eating this food. Other foods that contain acidophilus include sauerkraut, kombucha, kinchi, kefir, and many other fermented food products.



Healthy fruits with yoghurt treat

2 kiwi fruits, cut into 12 pieces per kiwi
8 Strawberries, cut into quarters
1 ripe Mango, cut into chunks
8 honey Tomatoes, cut into quarters
4 dried apricots, cut into small pieces
1/2 head of icberg lettuce, torn to bite size
2 cups plain "live" yoghurt
1 tablespoon raw sunflower seeds
Cinnamon powder to taste
Place all the fresh fruits and lettuce into a mixing bowl. Add in the yoghurt, and mix well. Transfer the mixture to serving bowls. Top with dried apricots and sunflower seeds, and sprinkle with cinnamon powder to taste.

+ Did you know Kiwi fruit skin is edible?