‘Healthy’ Yogurt Brand Gets Worst Score Yet For Potentially Toxic, GM Ingredients

Yogurt is often considered as one of the healthiest foods at supermarkets and farmers markets.

Homemade and organic are typically the healthiest types of according to a landmark hospital study that showed homemade yogurt can heal symptoms of IBS and Crohn’s disease.

Store-bought, conventional yogurts are a different type of food entirely. Recently, the Environmental Working Group (EWG) organization decided to blow the lid off of the healthiest and least healthy yogurt brands according to their ingredients lists, and the results were surprising in many ways.

One of the trademark, standby American brands that is typically considered to be a healthier choice received the worst score out of all products tested.

If you’re still buying it, you may want to take a look at the results and decide if there may be better options for you and your family’s health.

Yoplait ‘Light’ Yogurt — Worst Score For Toxic, Potential GM Ingredients 

The EWG tested Yoplait’s ‘Light’ Strawberry Yogurt product and gave it a score from 1 to 10, with 1 being the best and 10 being the worst.

The results showed that this product contains several possible or likely GM ingredients, high levels of sugar and carbs from likely GM ingredients, non-specifically labeled ingredients and artificial sugars.

The potential GM ingredients listed by the EWG include the following: 

-Sugars (from likely GM sugar beets)

-Modified Starch (from likely GM corn)

-Citric Acid (from likely GM corn or fermented black mold)

Additional concerns were shared about the product, which is found in stores nationwide: 

-Contains one of the EWG’s top additives of concern: RED 40

-Contains 17 grams of sugar, likely GM since over 90% of the sugar beets in the United States are genetically modified

-Contains synthetic food dyes (More info here)

-Contains artificial sweeteners Acesulphame Potassium and Sucralose

See full information from the EWG’s report here.

Healthier Alternatives to Yoplait 

The most probiotic rich yogurt comes from yogurt starter cultures or raw yogurt or cultured buttermilk from local farmers.

Different cities and states have different rules for raw milk based cheese, yogurt, butters, milk and similar products. Farmers and government officials may offer more information on which products are legal and which are not, including which are legal to be shipped across state lines.

Traditional yogurt starter cultures are sold online and can be found here.

Several different brands of organic yogurt can be found in stores including Stonyfield Greek organic and traditional organic yogurt, organic grass-fed yogurt from regeneratively raised animals, and similar products.

Most store brands of yogurt are pasteurized which means that the yogurt has been heated to kill any potential harmful bacteria. Many people do not digest pasteurized cheese, yogurt, milk and other dairy products well.

For those who have this problem, raw milk based products may be digested in a healthier way. Digestive enzyme products that contain lactase can help a person’s body to break down and digest dairy products.

Try an organic greens powder with lactase and two other enzymes to better digest dairy products, protein and carbohydrates here

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