There's a novel that begins with the line, and I paraphrase - I woke up and the news was bleak.
At the moment I don't care who won in Michigan or who will win in Nevada. In time I will. Bush is in the Middle East. There's a poignant picture of Bush crying at the tomb of the unknown oil god in the U.A.E. Bush seems like he is covered in a plaque. His mouth seems stuck and his words are taught and strained.
In spite of the pervasive bleakness there's still sex and yogurt and a few other things. Juicy, life affirming, fluid, creamy, pungent, mind altering, tart, and always on the money, yogurt is back in the news.
Apologies for food blogging. I'm curious to see what kind of ad google will provide.
I like it when science confirms and then reconfirms something that is old world wisdom. Yes, science announces, foods with the good bacteria may very well be good for you. In other words, occasionally eating yogurt is good - who knew.
The experiment begins with mice, yogurt, and amazing ways to measure the chemical composition of mouse matter.
Probiotics 'have effects on gut'
The science of probiotics has been controversial, with suggestions that even the billions of bacteria in a pot of yogurt could not possibly influence the trillions already found in our guts.How I make yogurt smoothies:
However, the mouse research does offer some evidence of an measurable effect, say the researchers.
She added that relatively few people had actually been shown to benefit from probiotics, including people with irritable bowel syndrome, those at risk from travellers' diarrhoea, and patients whose own gut bacteria had been wiped out by antibiotics.
- Plain yogurt, maybe a cup or so
- Cored apple or cored pear or both, only organic
- Splash of organic fruit juice
- Dollop of almond butter
- Tiny cap full of vanilla extract
- Dash of cinnamon
Everybody goes into the blender and away we go.
4 comments:
Yogurt is my main staple food these days. I'm also loving another greek dairy concoction called tzatziki ( made with yogurt, dill,cucumber, garlic& olive oil.) I eat it with pita, humus, stuffed grape leaves and of course kalamata olives.
Gee, I never heard of it, probably got a recipe somewhere.
Sounds refreshing with the cucumber and yogurt, then a little kick with the garlic and dill. Olive oil is a must.
Around here we get Brown Cow and Stonyfield. I go for the low fat although the regular Brown Cow with the creamy top is outrageous but its gotta be an artery clogger.
Yea, Brown Cow is nice. Try some of the Greek brands if u want a treat. They really make a nice thick creamy yogurt as well. The Greeks really know how to eat. With 300 days a yr. of sunshine the place is a salad bowl. The wine and olives and everything else was sensational.
Okay, I'll check it out.
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