Fruity Yogurt

Did you know that (dare I say this...) MOST yogurt you buy at the store is very misleading in its nutrition content?   Unfortunately It's become more of an artificially sweetened confectionary treat & is hardly healthy.  Real nutritious yogurt is naturally fermented/soured milk full of nutrients, enzymes, & beneficial bacteria, better known as probiotics.  (That would be those funny words you see such as Lactobacillus Bulgaricus, Lactobacillus Acidophilus, Bifidus Regularis, etc...)

Not long ago, I picked up a beautifully decorated tub of "all natural" yogurt that said "Sweetened With Stevia" on the front, so I thought 'how awesome is that!?'  But when I double checked the ingredients, I found that it was FULL of aspartame, sucralose, & sugar near the top of the list, & stevia was THE VERY LAST INGREDIENT (If you weren't already aware, ingredients are listed from greatest amount to least amount).  Needless to say, I was NOT a happy camper.

This is just one simple example of 'conspiring men in the last days'.  Seriously, most people don't look at the ingredients list, so they think they're  getting a good thing, when in fact, they're getting artificial & processed ingredients that are literally poisoning their precious body.  And our kids eat TONS of it!

Yogurt - - - Who would'a thunk!  :(

Instead of purchasing flavored yogurt with unhealthy, unnatural, processed, artificial, & unpronounceable ingredients, why not make your own!  It's simple, it's fast, & it's tasty!

You can kick it up a little by making your own plain yogurt, which doesn't take very long at all & is THE HEALTHIEST option, or at least get yourself some good quality plain organic yogurt made of very few simple ingredients.  Then, here's what you need to make this simple healthy & yummy food:

(Play around with ingredients & amounts for your own preferred taste!)

-Plain yogurt
-Vanilla (optional)
-Stevia, xylitol, raw honey, or agave nectar (to sweeten)
-Fresh or frozen berries / fruit
-Nuts or seeds
-Oatmeal

 *OPTIONAL:
-Lemon essential oil (sometimes I add a drop or 2, because I personally love lemon yogurt!)

*Frozen fruit works GREAT, if you're 'on the go'.  By the time you eat it, the frozen fruit defrosts & the colored juices mix with the yogurt perfectly.

Kick it up even further & add nuts or homemade granola to the top!  YUMMY :)