Added: 09/20/2005 |
Impress Your Guests By Frozen Yogurt Desserts And SmoothiesFrozen yogurt (also frozen yoghurt or frogurt or frgrt) is a frozen dessert made from or containing yogurt or dairy analogues. As any dairy product, frozen yogurt provides high-quality protein and is a very good source of calcium, which is especially important for children. But frozen yogurt, if in abundance, is far from helping you to slim down. It seems that if you want to take care of your own health, you should try to moderate your enthusiasm about frozen yogurt.
Fat-free and reduced-fat varieties of frozen yogurts are available. Yogurt prepared from whole milk contains approximately eight grams of fat per cup, versus three grams for yogurt prepared from low-fat milk and zero grams for yogurt prepared from nonfat milk. Notice, that non-fat yogurts may contain the same quantity of calories, as low-fat due to additional sugar. Eating and drinking frozen yogurt in a right way will positively affect your health and form. You should make a knowledgeable choice, reading the nutrition facts, always given on package.
You can invent infinite space of variations when making frozen yogurt desserts yourself. Perhaps frozen desserts are most refreshing during the heat of summer, but they are popular all year 'round. If you drive on your fantasy, your dessert can be a real work of art. Lots of recipes are available on the Internet. Besides, it's up to you to decide whether your frozen yogurt will be low-, non-fat.
To make frozen yogurt yourself you can not do without a high quality ice-cream maker to freeze the mixes. Yogurts require a longer freezing time than ice-cream. Frozen yogurt both freezes and melts much more slowly than ice-cream, since yogurt has a much lower freezing and melting point than milk.
Here are some hints and tips to help you make the best frozen desserts. The faster you freeze, the smoother the texture of your frozen yogurt. Flash-freezing technique is commonly used by frozen-yogurt manufacturers; that technique allows avoiding killing live cultures plain yogurt contains. Never let ice-cream melt and refreeze. The result can be an unpalatable mess. And store your frozen yogurt covered so it does not absorb flavors from other foods.
In addition, fabulous cold drinks can be based on frozen yogurt. Drinks based on frozen yogurt or ice-cream are usually called smoothies. Use a low fat frozen yogurt making your smoothie - it won't spoil it, the taste and structure difference will be minimal to none. Smoothies are so popular that some people devote books to this drink. Actually, there is nothing better to be served under the hot summer sun. Impress your guests by offering them the alcoholic Banana Strawberry Smoothie.
On Internet sites devoted to cookery you can find an unusual recipe for Frozen Yogurt Pie for kids. Let your children rule the kitchen, it will be a pleasant and wholesome experience for all of you.
You may also find some interesting recipes in some culinary book. And, of course, you should not ignore such a source as your friend's advice and culinary skills. Even in the most absurd or complicated recipe it is possible to find something worth.
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