Nine Things You Must Know About Yogurt
Yogurt should be considered the healthiest snack for women! It can replenish energy anytime you're hungry, and it's praised for its benefits like calcium supplementation and gut regulation. But the question is, can you really just grab a yogurt and drink it without a second thought?
One, Yogurt and Yogurt Drinks Are Not the Same
Today, not only is there a dazzling array of yogurt varieties, but yogurt drinks are also constantly appearing. You might easily buy a "yogurt" that isn't actually yogurt. Yogurt is made from high-quality milk fermented by lactic acid bacteria, and it is essentially a type of milk. Yogurt drinks, on the other hand, are just a type of beverage and are no longer milk. The nutritional content of the two differs greatly; the nutrition in a yogurt drink is only about one-third of that in yogurt. According to dairy industry regulations, 100 grams of yogurt requires a protein content of ≥2.9 grams, while the protein content of a yogurt drink is only about 1 gram.
Two, Yogurt Is Not Suitable for Everyone
In fact, while yogurt is good, it's not suitable for everyone. People with diarrhea or other intestinal diseases should be cautious when drinking yogurt after intestinal damage. Babies under 1 year old should also not drink yogurt. Furthermore, diabetics, patients with atherosclerosis, and those with cholecystitis and pancreatitis should avoid sugary whole-fat yogurt, as it can easily worsen their condition.
People who can drink more yogurt include: frequent drinkers, frequent smokers, people who often work on computers, frequent constipation patients, patients taking antibiotics, patients with osteoporosis, and patients with cardiovascular diseases.
Three, How Much Yogurt Should You Drink Daily?
Having a glass of milk in the morning and a glass of yogurt in the evening is the most ideal. However, some people love yogurt so much that they drink large amounts after meals, which may lead to weight gain. This is because yogurt itself contains a certain amount of calories. Drinking yogurt after a meal is like consuming these extra calories, which can cause weight gain.
For healthy people, drinking one or two cups a day, which is about 250-500 grams, is more appropriate. It's best to drink it half an hour to an hour after a meal to regulate the intestinal flora, which is beneficial to your health.
Four, Question: Can Yogurt Be Heated?
Drinking a cold yogurt can be uncomfortable for the stomach. If you want to heat it up, some people say heating will destroy its nutrients.
In fact, yogurt can be warmed before drinking. The reason people say yogurt shouldn't be heated is the fear of killing the most valuable lactic acid bacteria in yogurt, which produce lactic acid, increase the acidity of the intestines, and inhibit the growth of spoilage bacteria and reduce their toxin production in the gut. If you only warm the yogurt, it can actually increase the activity of the lactic acid bacteria, making its unique health benefits greater. Therefore, yogurt can be warmed. You can place the yogurt in its container in warm water at about 45°C to heat it slowly, shaking it as it warms. Once the outside of the container feels warm, it's ready to drink.
Five, Yogurt Cannot Be随意搭配 (Arbitrarily Combined)
Yogurt goes well with many foods, especially for breakfast with bread and pastries, creating a good texture with both solid and soft foods that is nutritious and delicious. But never eat it with high-fat processed meats like sausages and cured meats. Because processed meats contain added nitrites, which can react with amines in yogurt to form nitrosamines, which are carcinogenic. Yogurt is also not suitable to be taken with certain drugs, such as antibiotics like chloramphenicol and erythromycin, and sulfonamides, as they can kill or destroy the lactic acid bacteria in yogurt.
If you love yogurt, remember that it is very suitable to be paired with starchy foods, such as rice, noodles, buns, steamed buns, bread, etc.
Six, It's Best Not to Use Yogurt to Satisfy Hunger
When you're starving, do you often grab a yogurt and drink it all at once? This can indeed relieve hunger, but it's best not to use yogurt to fill up. Because when the stomach is empty, its acidity is high (pH is 2), and the unique lactic acid bacteria in yogurt can easily be killed by stomach acid, greatly reducing its health benefits. It's better to drink it 1-2 hours after a meal! At this time, the gastric juice is diluted, and the pH level in the stomach is most suitable for the growth of lactic acid bacteria. In addition, there are more benefits to drinking yogurt at night.
Remember to brush your teeth after drinking yogurt, especially at night, because certain bacteria and acidic substances in yogurt can damage your teeth to some extent.
Seven, Drinking More Yogurt Does Not Necessarily Lead to Weight Loss
Yogurt does have a certain weight-loss effect, mainly because it contains a large number of active lactic acid bacteria, which can effectively regulate the balance of intestinal flora and promote gastrointestinal motility, thereby relieving constipation. Long-term constipation is related to weight gain. Moreover, yogurt also has a certain feeling of fullness; drinking a glass when slightly hungry can effectively relieve urgent appetite, thereby reducing the amount of food consumed in the next meal. But don't forget that yogurt itself contains a certain amount of calories, which is higher than that of milk. If you eat extra yogurt on top of your original diet, it will also cause weight gain.
Eight, Yogurt Rejects "Heat"
Many sources say that yogurt should not be heated, fearing that the most valuable lactic acid bacteria will be killed, and the taste and texture will change, reducing its nutritional value and health functions. However, if you only warm the yogurt to a slightly warm temperature, the lactic acid bacteria will not be killed; on the contrary, their activity will increase, making its unique health effects greater.
You can place the yogurt in its bag or cup in warm water at about 45°C to heat it slowly, shaking it as it warms. Once it feels pleasantly warm, you can drink it, which is much more comfortable than drinking a cold yogurt on a chilly winter day.
Yogurt drinks can be used as a refreshing and thirst-quenching beverage. While quenching thirst, they also have certain nutritional value, but they can never replace milk and yogurt.
The best way is to choose yogurt labeled "skim" or "low-calorie." Although their taste is not as rich and mellow as full-fat yogurt, they are low in calories and will not cause calories to accumulate quickly in the body and lead to weight gain.
Nine, Yogurt Paired with Papaya, for Weight Loss and Breast Enhancement
Method One: Yogurt + Condensed Milk. Take one papaya and 150ml of unsweetened yogurt, mix with two tablespoons of condensed milk, and pour in papaya juice. Can be eaten immediately, or frozen for a better texture.
Method Two: Yogurt + Condensed Milk. Before each meal, mix 150ml of yogurt with two tablespoons of condensed milk and stir well before eating.
Method Three: Yogurt + Condensed Milk for Breast Massage. When preparing the drink, make a larger batch. Every night after a bath, apply it to your breasts and massage clockwise and counterclockwise. Massage for at least 15 minutes, or until your breasts feel warm.