You absolutely CAN eat yoghurt!! It is so good for you!
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Ohhhh, thank god.
I just saw this thread and started sh#tting myself, as i have been living off yoghurt these past few weeks, and i didnt even think of the bacteria factor....
But im so glad you said it was okay...
my heart stopped when i first read that it was bad for us during pregnancy
Gosh I got a fright then too. I am prone to thrush, and since I can't take the herbs I usually do to keep it at bay I have been downing natural yoghurt like no tomorrow! Phew!
But if you want to eat it for the beneficial bacteria, don't buy the normal brands. Most have little to no resemblance to a real fermented yoghurt. There are some very good ones out there and readily available, though. Like Jalna, Bornhoffen, Gippsland Dairy & Brahmbah Organics.
Commercially bought custard is fine to eat, too. If eggs are indeed used (in many cases, there's no egg involved and other thickeners used instead), then they have to be pasteurised, so they're fine to eat. Same goes for those little tubs of Tiramisu.
Eating custard hot only applies to home made egg custard from scratch. As you are using fresh eggs and no preservatives etc. there is a risk of bacterial contamination. So it is advisable to only eat it when hot and not to keep it for another day.
If however, you are using a custard powder the eggs that are in the mix have been pasteurised (it's law in australia that egg products have to be pasteurised).
So eat your yogos (whatever that is) and don't feel guilty about it.
The only youghurt i would avoid is in a take away shop; whether it's prepacked into their own little clear plastic tubs (you don't know how fresh it is) or sitting in a shop window beside the fruit salad.
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