The first time I tried frozen yoghurt, or frozen yogurt
as it is sometimes spelled, it was in the middle of a particularly cold
winter’s day and I remember think that surely this would be a better
thing to eat in the summer. Eating frozen yoghurt in London,
in the middle of Leicester Square was very enjoyable and I found the
taste more pleasant than the ice cream available in a nearby shop.
Frozen yogurt, UK usually consists of milk solids, some kind of sweetener, milk fat, yoghurt culture (Lactobacillus bulgaricus and Streptococcus thermophilus are common cultures), natural or artificial flavourings, and sometimes natural or artificial colouring. The end result is a dessert which is tarter than ice cream, but still offering a sugar rush and filling your mouth with a rich creamy texture. There are fewer calories in frozen yoghurt, with approximately 110 calories per a half cup serving, than in an equal amount of ice cream and this is due to the fact that most of the fat has been removed from the milk and cream is not used.
Frozen yoghurt, UK took off in the 1980s, reaching sales of £17 million in 1986. Yoghurt contains friendly bacteria that help keep your digestive system healthy, but these friendly flora are only helpful if they’re alive when you eat them. That’s why you should look for the words “contains live and active cultures” on any yoghurt package to be sure you’re getting the good stuff. The good news is that freezing does not kill beneficial bacteria. In fact, it preserves them in a state of suspended animation until you eat them, at which point they warm up and resume their regular helpful activities, like fending off harmful bacteria, aiding with digestion, and producing certain vitamins.
Though all the fat from frozen yoghurt variety gets removed, some cholesterol remains behind; although a half cup serving contains only 5 mg of cholesterol, making frozen yogurt a healthier alternative to ice cream. The only problem with this is that people do not take into account the fact that if you add toppings which are other than fresh fruit, and even with that you have some calories, the calories will pile up and you could end up consuming more calories than you had originally planned to.
To put this into perspective, you have to realise that a single serving of this dessert contains enough calories that to burn them off you would need to do one of the following activities:
Frozen yogurt, UK usually consists of milk solids, some kind of sweetener, milk fat, yoghurt culture (Lactobacillus bulgaricus and Streptococcus thermophilus are common cultures), natural or artificial flavourings, and sometimes natural or artificial colouring. The end result is a dessert which is tarter than ice cream, but still offering a sugar rush and filling your mouth with a rich creamy texture. There are fewer calories in frozen yoghurt, with approximately 110 calories per a half cup serving, than in an equal amount of ice cream and this is due to the fact that most of the fat has been removed from the milk and cream is not used.
Frozen yoghurt, UK took off in the 1980s, reaching sales of £17 million in 1986. Yoghurt contains friendly bacteria that help keep your digestive system healthy, but these friendly flora are only helpful if they’re alive when you eat them. That’s why you should look for the words “contains live and active cultures” on any yoghurt package to be sure you’re getting the good stuff. The good news is that freezing does not kill beneficial bacteria. In fact, it preserves them in a state of suspended animation until you eat them, at which point they warm up and resume their regular helpful activities, like fending off harmful bacteria, aiding with digestion, and producing certain vitamins.
Though all the fat from frozen yoghurt variety gets removed, some cholesterol remains behind; although a half cup serving contains only 5 mg of cholesterol, making frozen yogurt a healthier alternative to ice cream. The only problem with this is that people do not take into account the fact that if you add toppings which are other than fresh fruit, and even with that you have some calories, the calories will pile up and you could end up consuming more calories than you had originally planned to.
To put this into perspective, you have to realise that a single serving of this dessert contains enough calories that to burn them off you would need to do one of the following activities:
- 31 minutes walking
- 13 minutes jogging
- 9 minutes swimming
- 17 minutes cycling
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