For dietary purposes, I’ve been told to start including probiotic rich food in my diet and I figure since people in my house already like yogurt that’s the best way to go. But I absolutely hate the texture of yogurt. How can I change it and still enjoy the health benefits? I don’t love smoothies, but I’ll make one occasionally with yogurt. But I’d prefer to have some variety with this. Adding granola is alright, and definitely helps but even still I find myself just grossed out after two spoonfuls. Is there anything I can do? Is freezing it and turning it into something like frozen yogurt going to kill the cultures? It’s sad, because this is the only food I absolutely cannot seem to find a way to enjoy!

  • FuglyDuck@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    So, you can use yogurt in anything you’d use a binder like sour cream or mayo. Guacamole, for example, or tuna/chicken salad sandwiches.

    Edit: also frozen yogurt (though the probiotics diminish over time. You’ll have to make it fresh…. I’m gonna try this argument with my GF….)

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      2 months ago

      Yogurt in…. Tuna salad? That sounds hazardous, but I’ll give it a shot. I eat a lot of tuna salad in like rice balls and such. I imagine just whole fat plaine Greek yogurt will do?

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        2 months ago

        I make no claims to the flavor on that one.

        But really, the only flavor in mayo is the acid- usually lemon juice but sometimes vinegar.

        In the tuna salad, it’s mostly there as a binding agent to keep everything more cohesive.