Make Your Own Organic Yogurt!

Making your own yogurt is not only good for your digestive system, but it is also great for your budget. I was spending $40-$60 a month on premium organic yogurt. With the current economy, I realized that I had to find a better way. Now that I make my own yogurt, I have cut my cost in half!

As I mentioned earlier in "Bikini Belly: The Fringe Benefit of Healthy Digestion," nurturing the digestive system is key to achieving optimal health. The live cultures and enzymes in yogurt help to protect the digestive system by fighting off "bad Bacteria" and creating an environment that allows you to absorb the nutrients in your food.

A healthy digestive tract fosters physical and emotional well-being. Healing the digestive tract is one strategy used to treat depression, ADD, Anxiety, Autism, and Fibromyalgia.

Recipe for Home-Made Yogurt:

8 cups organic whole or 2% milk
1 packet of yogurt starter culture (or 2 TBS yogurt)
Yogurt Maker

Pour 8 cups of organic milk into a stainless steel pot.
Turn the heat to medium high.
Use a metal spoon to stir constantly.
Bring the milk to the boiling point (it will start to rise up the sides of the pot).
Let it boil for one minute and remove from heat.
Let the milk cool to very warm temp (a little hotter than baby bottle temp).
Pour mixture into glass jars and place in the yogurt maker for seven hours.
Refrigerate one hour before eating.