as i get closer to my quarter century birthday, i am really trying to be on the defensive and take control of my health as much as i can. preventative healthcare is crucial, and diet is a huge factor. colon health, as old-ladyish as it sounds, is important and has been kind of a buzz topic for me lately. with a family history of colon cancer and other gastrointestinal woes, it is important for me to take care of myself as much as i can now.
i started hearing a lot of good things about probiotic yogurt, but i was not sure how down and dirty i would want to get in terms of experimenting. i haven't always been a huge yogurt fan, either. something about the texture just skeeves me. but i wanted to see what all the probiotic fuss was about, so during a trader joe's run a couple of months ago, i picked up a four-pack of the organic strawberry probiotic yogurt. they come in a four pack in itsy-bitsy little cups, perfect for me since too much yogurt in one serving turns me off. i sprinkled mine with a little granola, mixed it up and was totally surprised! i wasn't sure if the extra addition of the probiotics would alter the taste at all (in a bad way), but it was actually the least yogurty-tasting yogurt i've ever tried! i loved it, and i could notice the digestive benefits within a day or two (and i'll leave it at that...)
since they only come in a 4-pack, and we only bought one, we ran out rather quickly. the nearest tj's to us is a good 40 minute trek, so i picked up some dannon activia instead at the local grocery store. i wasn't as happy with the activia as i was with the trader joe's yogurt. for one thing, i think for dairy especially, organic really makes a difference. activia is not organic, and there were considerably more artificial-looking ingredients on the label (not counting the sciencey-sounding names of the probiotics in the yogurt, which were comparable in both brands). the taste of activia was good, but the effects were not noticeable at all. so...lesson learned: next time i go to tj's i am stocking up big time on their yogurt!
