- Regular yogurt uses a minimum of 3.5% milk fat and 8.25% milk solids. However, other types of yogurt include low fat yogurts that contain only .5%, 1%, 1.5%, or 2% milk fat and nonfat yogurt which is made with less than 0.5% milk fat.
- Yogurt has been around for over 4,500 years, but Isaac Carasso was the first to introduce packaged yogurt, named Danone, in Barcelona in 1916. It did not reach the United States until the 1930's where the recipe eventually added sugar and fruit and changed its name to Dannon.
- Not only does yogurt provide your body with active cultures, yogurt bacteria has shown to prevent yeast infections, osteoporosis, and urinary tract infections, relieve symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome and help reduce bloating.
- You can use yogurt to make smoothies, marinades, salad dressings, chilled soups, dips, stews, a topping for foods like baked potatoes, or make a healthy alternative to ice cream by eating frozen yogurt instead.
- Yogurt can be made from any mammal that produces milk. In fact, you can find yogurt made from goats, cows, sheep and water buffalo in the United States, while other countries will have yogurt made from yak and camel milk.
