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[Athanasios]

I saw that some here liked the Activia probiotic strain but disliked the sugar found in the store bought yogurt. So, I decided to see if I could make yogurt using it as starter. Yes, it works just fine and tastes much better and stronger than straight store bought.

[Lufega]

I've thought of doing this myself. Can you elaborate on your method ?

[TheFountain]

In my local krogers I can purchase store brand greek yogurt with no added sugar or flavoring for about the same price as an equal sized container of activa. I don't understand why a company would promote probiotics in something that has 20 grams of added sugar per serving. Excess Sugar is a proven immune system compromiser. So it kind of defeats the purpose.

Edited by TheFountain, 17 December 2011 - 11:52 AM.

[Athanasios]

I've thought of doing this myself. Can you elaborate on your method ?

I did it this way, with a croc-pot. If you don't have one there are many other online guides.
http://www.nourishin...your-crock-pot/

[Athanasios]

In my local krogers I can purchase store brand greek yogurt with no added sugar or flavoring for about the same price as an equal sized container of activa. I don't understand why a company would promote probiotics in something that has 20 grams of added sugar per serving. Excess Sugar is a proven immune system compromiser. So it kind of defeats the purpose.

Yep. With this, the end-product only includes a half cup of the sugared yogurt per half-gallon dairy. With a little more time, or via a second batch, it can be diluted more. I like this method, because you know the strain used is well studied, it is cheaper, and you can choose what dairy goes in (only 0% or 2% fat at my stores).