Goat Milk Yoghurt

[Alison]

Hiya,

Could anyone tell me whether Goat's Milk Yoghurt is acidic or alkaline? Looking on the Food Chart Goat's Milk is mildly alkaline but yoghurt is highly acidic?

Would the yoghurt making process make it acidic?

Thanks

Alison

[ross]

Hey

Goats milk is better than cows, because it contains less lactose and is generally less processed. Yoghurt and more processed dairy are more acidic because they are heaps more concentrated.

A good, organic goats milk yoghurt is ok as a treat. But if you're talking about daily consumption, go for organic unsweetened soy or almond milk.

Hope this helps! How are you going on the course?

Ross

[bibi]

Hi Alison,

Yoghurt unfortunately falls into the 'highly acidic' category, which would make it quite acidic. Normal yoghurts are however made from cow milk, which is acidic and therefore makes the yoghurt acidic.

Goat milk itself is 'mildly alkaline' and it should therefore be fine. I would probably try to get one, which is organic and does not contain any other ingredients like sugar, starches and gums.

I have had a quick look on the internet and there is a farm, which produces organic goat milk products. Their products are all free from the ingredients that I mentioned above.

You can look at there website here:

http://www.sthelensfarm.co.uk/more_info.asp?current_id=80

Regards,

Bibi

[Alison]

Hi and thanks for the replies!

Bibi - I have been buying the St Helen's Farm goat's milk and yoghurt so it's great to see that's what you'd recommend. The yoghurt I will just have as a treat now and again and I have been having unsweenetend organic soya milk on a more regular basis and for breakfast with the various mueslis in the recipe book.

Ross - I'm finding the course great in terms of the quality of information and just how easy it makes everything - it's evident that you've put a great deal of work into it and it really shows! The only small downside is that I don't thinking I'm reaping huge benefits - not yet anyway (I'm in week 5 of the course). I have MS and although I am generally quite well the consistent symptom that I am plagued with is fatigue, which I am hoping to see an improvement in by following the course and making long-term changes to my diet. I've made an appointment with a blood microscpist at the end of November to see what that reveals. I'm certainly not jumping around with energy but do understand it will probably take much longer for me to see any real changes.

Thanks,
Alison

[bibi]

Hi there,

If you are generally suffering from constipation, slow bowel movement or/and IBS then we would definitely recommend a natural fibre product, which acts like a laxative herbal medicine.

We recommend a product called HUSK, which contains the husk from the Psyllium seed. The good thing about this HUSK fibre product is that it only contains 100% psyllium husk. I have had a look at the product you mention below and it says to mix it with orange juice, other juices or non-fat yoghurt. If you are following an alkaline diet then we would not recommend to mix it with juices, but simply with water. Generally a fibre product like HUSK can be taken as a daily fibre supplement.

I have also had a look at the Cinch tea, which is a blend of green, red and white teas. From an alkalising point of view most teas inc green tea have an acidifying effect on the body apart from herbal teas. Hence we would recommend to switch more to drinking herbal teas on a regular basis.

I hope this information helps!

Regards,

Bibi

[Berpafe09]

Question? I cant stand cows milk but love goat milk. I drink the low fat one. Can I substitute this for cows non-fat milk? Maybe I can dilute it with water if I have to. What do you guys think? I dont like soymilk either.

[bibi]

Hiya,

Goat milk is 'mildly alkaline', whereas cows milk, ricemilk and soymilk are 'mildly acidic'.

Hence goat milk is a healthier and more alkaline alternative to cows milk. You can dilute it with water if you wish to. I am pretty sure that you can get semi-skimmed goat milk too.

I hope this info helps.

Regards

Bibi