12/365 Say Yo to Yogurt

Friends and Fitness Enthusiasts,

I adore breakfast as you know. It should be your most calorie packed meal. The more you have to start your day, the fuller you'll feel and the less you'll need by the end. You must eat breakfast!

One of my favorites to eat is yogurt. It counts towards your three servings of dairy a day and tastes delicious when you eat it with the right stuff. I recommend non-fat french vanilla flavored yogurt because it masks the inherent sourness. Don't go for the "Lite" variety because I guarantee that if you look on the back, it will say high fructose corn syrup or something equally bad under the ingredients. The generic brand is okay by me.

I say this because I have a gripe with Activia. This brand claims to have special bacteria and can "contribute to the improvement of digestive comfort." They make it seem like Activia has something that other yogurts don't. However, this is false. All yogurts have good bacteria called probiotics. These little guys help the good microorganisms inside of your digestive tract grow. In turn the microorganism will help regulate everything that's going on as well as provide other benefits. You can read more here.

I eat 1/2 a cup of yogurt with two handfuls of blueberries or a few sliced strawberries or half a banana or whatever fruit you can find, fresh preferably. Then I top it off with granola or high fiber cereal for some added calories and crunch. Delicious!

Pictures to come as well as recipes for your own granola and yogurt smoothie!

In health,

Lauren