Pin ItIt’s my constant goal to consume as little sweetener as possible, because I think that white sugar is going to wreak havoc on my health, and alternative sweeteners are very expensive and not always that much better for your health. I can’t exactly trick myself, but here are FOUR ways to reduce the sweetener [...]
Entries Tagged as 'yogurt'
Kitchen Tip: Eat Plain Yogurt with Little or No Sweetener
January 12th, 2010 · 36 Comments · Upgraded Nutrition
Tags: homemade yogurt·kid-friendly meals·sugar·sweeteners·tips·yogurt
Give Me 3 Easy Changes that Won’t Cost Too Much
December 17th, 2009 · 14 Comments · KS lifestyle
Pin It“Just give me three things I can do to make myself healthier without breaking the bank,” he said. “If it takes too much time I won’t stick with it.” My bachelor friend Joe visited for dinner a few weeks ago and gave me this challenge, and I’ve been pondering it ever since. It’s easy [...]
What is Whey? Where Can I Get It? (How to Make Yogurt Cheese)
December 2nd, 2009 · 64 Comments · Frugality, Recipes
Pin ItIf you’ve read anything from the Nourishing Traditions world about soaking your grains, you’ve seen the recommendation to use whey as an acidic medium. I prefer it for soaking my oats because I have found it least likely to impart a sour flavor to the finished oatmeal. What is Whey? My brother, a big [...]
Tags: lacto-fermentation·soaked grains·soaking grains·whey·yogurt·yogurt cheese
How to Make Countertop Culture Yogurt
September 22nd, 2009 · 7 Comments · Do It Yourself, Recipes
Pin ItI told you last week about the Cultures for Health room temperature incubating yogurts and how easy they are to make. This week I’ll show you the process, just in case you didn’t believe me. Here are my supplies to rehydrate the starter and culture a half cup of yogurt, which can then be [...]
Tags: Cultures for Health·yogurt
Review: Cultures for Health Room Temp Yogurt
September 15th, 2009 · 11 Comments · Do It Yourself, What to Buy
Pin It We go through yogurt like most families go through bread. I make almost a gallon every week, and we just love it. (See What Homemade Yogurt has Done for My Family.) It’s so packed with goodness in many ways, both gustatorially and nutritionally. (I might have made up a word there; please forgive [...]
Tags: Cultures for Health·yogurt
Recipe Connection: A Healthy (and Tasty!) Version of Fruit Pizza
July 28th, 2009 · 55 Comments · Do It Yourself, Recipes, Upgraded Nutrition
Pin ItEvery recipe I’ve ever seen for fruit pizza uses sugar cookie dough as the base. Usually they call for pre-packaged, trans-fat and white-sugar laden monstrosities. That bums me out. Since I’m trying hard to focus on real, whole, healthy foods, fruit is a great option…but storebought cookie dough is not. Even a homemade sugar [...]
Tags: desserts·fruit pizza·healthy substitutes·whole grains·whole wheat·yogurt·yogurt cheese
Yobaby Giveaway Winners
July 11th, 2009 · No Comments · Uncategorized
Pin ItIn hindsight, since I didn’t give Yobaby a very favorable review, it was probably foolish to continue to offer the giveaway part of the deal, but I did, and here are the results via a random integer generator: 1. (for a bowl/bib/spoon set and 3 packages of yogurt) Denise 2. (for 2 packages of [...]
