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Another money saving healthy idea

November 7th, 2009 at 11:06 pm

I'm sure many of you are doing it already, but I just started making my own yogurt.

Yes, I invested $37 into a yogurt machine (all it does is keeps a constant warm temperature, but I strongly prefer glass jars over the plastic ones, so I bought a more expensive one).

This is the second batch I'm making.
I used 1/4 gallon of organic milk to make 6 cups, so it comes out to $2.5 or 42 cents for each jar of ORGANIC, PROBIOTIC, FRESH, NO STABILIZERS or PRESERVATIVES, NO HFCS or sugar yogurt. (if I choose to, I'll add something sweet, but I will know exactly how much)

It is quite simple. All I needed was to heat milk and mix in some probiotic yogurt (I kept some from the last batch I made, so I no longer need to buy a jar to use as a starter).

Tomorrow our breakfast will be a jar of yogurt with crushed roasted almonds and a thin layer of honey on top, freshly made steel cut oatmeal, good coffee and a orange juice.

Today I did not go out for breakfast either - I made an omelet with melted in fresh mozzarella, and some sliced tomatoes covered in pressed garlic w salt/pepper and fresh basil leaves. I love weekends. Having time to eat breakfast at leisure with DH is nice.

5 Responses to “Another money saving healthy idea”

  1. creditcardfree Says:
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    We don't eat yogurt too often, but I really want to try making it for the same reasons you list. I read you can make it in a crockpot!!

  2. LuxLiving Says:
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    They used to 'back in hippy days', and maybe some still do, make it on an electric heating pad.

  3. whitestripe Says:
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    You've just reminded me how much I want to make yoghurt, but always push it to the back of my to do list. I have consistently low calcium levels and don't drink a lot of milk, so yoghurt is one thing I do eat a fair bit of. Also when combined with lentils or chickpeas it makes a complete protein, which is a necessity for me as I don't eat meat.
    I will look into it more seriously now!

  4. Jerry Says:
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    This leads me to remember that my mom used to make yoghurt (in the oven) back when I was a kid, and we loved it! What kind of yoghurt maker did you get, it sounds fantastic... does it get thick enough? It's so good for you, and here in the Balkans they say that it's the best insurance for bowel health... =)
    Jerry

  5. baselle Says:
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    Wow - I've always wanted to try and make my own yogurt because I eat it all the time - especially the Greek style. Let us know how its working out.

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