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What is Greek Yogurt?
Old fashioned Greek yogurt is made of goat’s milk while other yogurts like America yogurt are made from cow’s milk. Greek style yogurts may also contain thickening agents like condensed milk or gelatin. Greek yogurt is nutrient packed snacks that are excellent addition to any healthful diet.
Health benefits of Greek yogurt:
Protein is essential for good health and Greek yogurt is an excellent source of calcium which improves your bone health, it also contains probiotics, which support a healthy bacterial balance in the guts. Eating Greek yogurt is also balance your blood pressure and has lower risk of diabetes. As you age, you need more proteins to keep your skin healthy and to fight off illness. Greek yogurt is a great way to boost your protein level while avoiding heavy food like meat. The best time to have Greek yogurt is morning time especially in breakfast it also burn your calories from body.
Vitamin B12:
Vitamin B12 is also known as cobalamin, vitamin B12 is a nutrient that helps you to keep your body’s nerve and blood cells healthy. It is also an important water-soluble vitamin involved in the metabolism of every cell of the human body. All these things you can get from Greek yogurt mostly people use supplements of vitamin B12 but Greek yogurt has vitamin B12 and Greek yogurt is an alternative of this vitamin.
Difference between yogurt and Greek yogurt:
Greek Yogurt | Regular Cow Yogurt | |
Naturally Present Sugar | 9 Grams / 8 oz | 12 Grams/ 8 oz |
Let’s added 2 Teaspoon of added sugar | +8 Grams added sugar | + 8 Grams added sugar |
Label Will read | 17 Grams Sugar | 20 Grams Sugar |
Blueberry Smoothie with Greek Yogurt:
You can take this blueberry smoothie in your breakfast it will keep you healthy.
Ingredients:
⦁ 1/3 Greek yogurt
⦁ 1/3 cup frozen blueberries
⦁ Half ripe banana
⦁ ½ cup spinach leaves
⦁ 1 tsp protein powder
Instructions:
Put all these ingredients in to the blender and blend them together until creamy and smooth pour it into the glass and enjoy healthy and yummy Greek yogurt smoothie.
Note: If you don’t want to add protein powder it is up to you. Garnish spinach leaves on smoothie.
Banana and strawberry Greek Yogurt smoothie Recipe:
This is a protein smoothie you can make for your breakfast and it is also good after workout because it has proteins and it will build your muscles.
Ingredients:
⦁ ½ cup plain Greek yogurt
⦁ 1 cup frozen strawberries
⦁ ½ cup banana
⦁ ½ tsp vanilla extract
Instructions:
Put all these things in blender and blend them well until smooth pour all things into the glass.
Muscles building protein Greek yogurt Recipe:
This Muscles building protein Greek yogurt smoothie will helps you in healthy body it is also good for breakfast. You can experiment different flavors of protein powder.
Ingredients:
⦁ ½ cup plain Greek yogurt
⦁ ½ cup mangoes
⦁ ½ cup frozen pineapple
⦁ 1 peeled apple
⦁ 2 scoops protein powder
⦁ ½ cup water
Instructions:
Blend all these ingredients in to the blender blend them until frozen pineapple fully combined.