Greek Yogurt

[Catrin]

Greek yogurt is such a racket! I buy the cheapest plain fat free yogurt tubs I can find, dump the whole thing into a strainer lined with a coffee filter and then next day I have thick, creamy "greek" yogurt for super cheap. I put it into little containers with my own honey and fruit/nuts. Two days of straining makes yogurt "cheese" which I put on bagels. Truly it is effortless and better than paying over a dollar for a 4 oz cup at the store!

I also just learned you can save the liquid whey after straining and add to smoothies. Or add it to dog's food to help with their gas like I do

/smacking myself on the head... I KNEW you could do this and had plain forgotten about it. I have moved to cheap Dannon fat-free yogurt for the cost but I really prefer strained yogurt, hands down. I will try this quite soon, thanks!

Also, every brand of yogurt uses their own combination of bacteria, but if it's really Greek style (as opposed to just meaning it's strained), it should have a combination of bacteria that's typical of Greece. Different cultures have very different flavors and somewhat different consistencies. Whatever yogurt you like, you can use that as your starter and keep the culture line going.

I really do prefer real Greek yogurt but the cost does get high since I eat so much of it. A lot of my protein comes from dairy products. This is good to remember as well, thanks!