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Children don't like pure milk, can they use yogurt as an alternative?
Gao Xiaolu's advice is: the first choice of milk, children really can not drink, you can choose yogurt instead.
The calcium content and protein content of yogurt is indeed not as good as that of milk, but the flora contained in yogurt is conducive to improving the absorption rate of the human body, and it is also rich in vitamins. Therefore, from the perspective of nutritional supply, yogurt is not much worse than milk.
When buying yogurt, pay attention to the product category of "fermented milk". Try to choose live fungal yogurt that needs to be refrigerated and stored and has a short shelf life, so as to maximize the advantages of yogurt. As for whether to choose pure yogurt, parents need to choose between sugar and flavor.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="56" yogurt > has a relatively low protein and calcium content, but is better absorbed</h1>
The two nutrients that everyone cares about most in milk are calcium and protein. In yogurt, can the amount of these two nutrients meet the needs of your child?
In general, yogurt usually adds 7% sugar (otherwise the sour taste is too strong for most people to accept), and may also add ingredients such as fruit grains, juices, jams, etc., which almost do not contain protein, so the protein content of yogurt will be reduced proportionally. However, the protein in milk, the raw material for making yogurt, is 100% retained in yogurt.
Speaking of calcium, the calcium content of yogurt will indeed be slightly lower than that of raw milk, as mentioned above, because a lot of ingredients are added to it, which squeezes the calcium content of the milk.
However, yogurt retains all the vitamins in the milk, and after fermentation, the activity of lactic acid bacteria can also increase the content of B vitamins. Overall, yogurt can be used as one of the dietary sources of vitamins B2, B6, B12, vitamin A, vitamin D, etc.
Moreover, because yogurt contains lactic acid and lactic acid bacteria in yogurt, which is conducive to the absorption of minerals by the human body, the absorption rate of calcium and protein in the original yogurt will even be higher than that of milk.
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Note, however, that the premise of the above conclusion is that it is "real" yogurt. Parents should pay attention to the distinction when purchasing.
Yogurt, sour milk, fermented milk, flavored fermented milk, yogurt milk, yogurt milk... With so many products, which one should you choose?
Look directly at the "Product Category" item on the package, if it says "fermented milk", it is yogurt. As for "flavored fermented milk", it is to add ingredients other than milk, sugar, fermented bacteria and thickeners to yogurt. As for the other names, they are all names that companies take to attract consumers' attention.
In addition, try to choose live yogurt (need to be refrigerated storage, short shelf life), sterilized yogurt although retaining the original calcium, protein, vitamins in yogurt, shelf life is longer, but less to promote gastrointestinal peristalsis of active lactic acid bacteria.
As for additives, parents are often worried. Flavored fermented milk often adds ingredients such as sweeteners, flavors, thickeners, etc. to yogurt, which are non-toxic and harmless. Although there are also sugar-free, additive-free pure yogurts on the market, the taste is definitely not as good as yogurt after adding flavoring, and children may not love to drink. Sugar and flavor need parents to choose for themselves.
