Homemade Yogurt as a Staple Food

Did you know that homemade yogurt costs a fraction of the cost of store-bought yogurt? The average American household consumes about five pounds of commercial yogurt per person each year.

Europeans eat at least twice that amount. In Asian countries yogurt and other fermented foods are treasured for their healing properties. Yogurt is popular around the world and with good reason.

When I first got inspired to make my own yogurt I only pictured myself enjoying a quick snack. I didn't realize that it would completely change the way I eat, feed my kids and the way I cook. There is nothing wrong with just making yogurt so that you can enjoy the best snack in the world...yummmmmm homemade yogurt and granola.

It's just that I had no idea that there were so many other ways to enjoy yogurt. I didn't even think about all the ways I could substitute plain yogurt in recipes.

I didn't know about baking with yogurt or using it to make soups, dips and sauces.

One day I came across a recipe for salad dressing that called for some yogurt. Boy, once I started making my own salad dressing and realized how much better it is than store bought. Just doing that one thing alone; eating a lot of salad with your own healthy dressing can really make a big impact on your health. You can check out my homemade salad dressing recipes here.

When I started making yogurt in my crockpot, I started making it by the gallon. Once I had a gallon of yogurt sitting in my fridge at all times, I had to use it up.

I'd use it as a substitution of for many common products like: sour cream cream cheese mayonnaise butter

There are all kinds of healthy snacks for kids that can be made with homemade yogurt, like smoothies, yogurt pops, fruit and veggie dips and frozen yogurt.

The whey that is strained off the yogurt to make yogurt cheese has many uses too.

I use whey for soaking grains, making pizza and bread dough, making cultured vegetables and whey lemonade. Even if I didn't want to make something with it I probably wouldn't dump it down the drain. It can be used to water plants or the compost pile.

When a gallon of homemade yogurt only costs you $2-$5 dollars (the cost of milk) you may also want to use it for homemade dog treats or homemade beauty products. Check out my homemade face mask recipes for some yogurt facial recipes that will make your skin feel great.

Make Your Yogurt to Suit You

You can make your yogurt low sugar, no sugar or use healthy natural sweetners. It can be make thick, thin, low fat or nonfat. You can make it more or less tart. For people who cannot have dairy, they can make rice, coconut, almond or soy yogurt. Heck you can even make yogurt from water buffulo milk if you want to.

The possibilities are endless!

Make Homemade Yogurt a Staple in Your Home Making yogurt a staple in your home will be one of the best things you ever do for your health and for your pocket book. So, how exactly do you go about this?

My Favorite Homemade Yogurt Recipe After much experimenting, I've found the best way to make big batches of yogurt. I make this recipe at least once a week. You won't believe how easy it is!

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