Homemade Organic Yogurt

We recently took a trip to my parents house and in their fridge we found fruit on the bottom yogurt. I have had an aversion to yogurt most of my life. However, I felt a cold coming on and they didn't have kefir, so I decided yogurt would be the next best option. OH MY, so good. My husband also loved it.  So when we went back home, we wanted to get some yogurt for the house. I went to the store, and was disappointed that the only options were organic plain yogurt, or conventional fruit yogurt. I was also shocked by the price. The organic yogurt was over $1.50 per tiny 6 oz package. Well, that was that, I ordered a yogurt maker from Amazon. I was happy to find a maker that used glass jars, so no BPA issues. 

Did you know that Yogurt is:

• High in Protein
• High in Calcium
• Can lower risk of type 2 diabetes
• Probiotic yogurts decrease total blood cholesterol levels while increasing HDL
• Good for gut health

Things to consider when ordering a yogurt maker: 

1. On/Off button with timer
2. Glass jars versus plastic 
3. Number of jars - ours fits 7 jars, which is perfect for us
4. Budget - Like all things you can spend a small fortune or stay inexpensive. Our maker cost $22, and it has all we needed. 

Other thoughts

We read a lot of recipes and took the best of what we wanted. We did not order a starter, but are using an organic store bought yogurt for the cultures, which worked well. At some point I will order a starter so that we can be yogurt-self-sufficient. We added blueberry jam to the bottom of the jars. It was a great way to naturally sweeten the yogurt.  

Yummy!!!