Yogurt for baby

[Cherished]

JustMe, I know!!! Crazy isn't it! And can you believe I've been wanting to be pregnant again ever since he was born

Looks like Jalna is very popular, I've tried their honey one and vanilla and I have to say that it ended getting thrown out as neither dh or I liked the taste of it I was planing to get a natural one and to add DS's fruit purees to it anyway so maybe I'll get the biodynamic one or the greek style and have a go at that. My other concern is wasting it though, being in such a big tub.

Making your own sounds like a fab idea! Can I ask what goes into the yogurt? I've always wanted to make kefir but have no clue how to do it!

[Yeddi]

Making your own sounds like a fab idea! Can I ask what goes into the yogurt? I've always wanted to make kefir but have no clue how to do it!

You can get an easyo from woolies. It's usually on the top shelf in the packet desert aisle (edit: snap T, got in before me ). You can start out just by using their unsweetened packet mixes which are about $4, and it makes a litre. Once you've got into the groove, just save a generous tablespoon of yogurt.

To make:
Bring 1 litre of milk to the boil (we use either A2 or goats milk). You can add 1/2 cup of whisked in milk powder to make yogurt thicker. As soon as it starts to froth turn down the heat and simmer for a couple of minutes. Remove from heat and stand. When the milk is cool enough you can comfortably hold your finger in it to the count of 10 it's ready. Place tbsp of saved yogurt in a bowl and poor strained milk over the top and then whisk. Transfer to container and place in yogurt maker as per normal instructions. Let stan for 8-12 hours and then transfer to fridge. Easy as!

We used to do keifer milk but with the yogurt we got so sick of milk products, so now we just do keifer water instead. You can get your health food store to order some in (they normally wont stock it on the shelves). When it's dried you have to activate it over a week, but once it's activated we just put it in 1 litre of cooled boiled water (it needs to be boiled or distilled otherwise the chlorine in it will kill the bacteria) with two big tablespoons of brown sugar to feed it (the sugar is completely used up by the time you drink it) and cover with a muslin cloth for 24-48 hours, strain, drink the water and use the starter again. With Keifer however, you have to treat it like a pet, constantly feeding it and processing it, or you have to throw it out and start again, or strain it and put the culture in an airtight jar in the fridge but the most you'll get is maybe a week before it starts to go green (that would be a last resort - better to get a friend to Keifer-sit if you have to go away). You can salvage green keifer, but it can be a pain in the butt and only something I would do if desperate because I couldn't get it again.