Let’s talk about Probiotic Yoghurt drinks…
Are these “healthy drinks” as healthy as you think?
People have been taking live cultures for centuries, mostly in the form of fermented foods such as probiotic yoghurt.
Yoghurt has long been used around the world as a health food and is a natural source of live cultures as well as providing protein, Calcium and some B vitamins.
Nowadays, we've come to understand that the friendly bacteria used to make yoghurt is good for our health, and this first led scientists to investigate the fascinating world of live cultures.
We believe strongly in the power of Probiotics. Probiotics are friendly live bacteria that can be channelled to provide significant health benefits whether it is increased energy, immune or digestive support. Probiotics work to create a balanced healthy microbiome, produce essential vitamins and minerals, defend against pathogens and train our immune system to work more effectively.
Raw Fusion probiotics are infused with nutrients and herbs to deliver maximum nutritional support.
Probiotic yoghurt drinks
Yoghurt drinks are probably the most popular way of consuming live cultures, and the choice available to shoppers is diverse.
Are yoghurt drinks good for you?
There are several things to consider when considering a yoghurt drink:
Sugar - many of the market leading yoghurt drinks contain high levels of sugar to give them that distinctive sweet flavour. Some of the best-sellers have sugar levels so high that they have proportionally more sugar than soft drinks.
Specific probiotics - what sets quality live culture supplements apart from yoghurt drinks is that they contain specific strains of bacteria which have been very well-researched. This means that shoppers can often find a live culture supplement to suit their own particular health needs.
Environment - currently, yoghurt drinks are sold as individual plastic bottles that are designed to be consumed once-a-day and then discarded. Not all of these plastics are recyclable, and there are no plastics that are 100% recyclable, so there is always an element of pollution from consuming these yoghurt drinks.
Many live cultures supplements however, come in monthly courses, so the use of plastic is greatly reduced.
Storage - yoghurt drinks often require refrigeration, and this obviously uses a lot of energy to produce, transport, and store. Supplements are often lighter than liquid products too, so the carbon footprint for transporting the products is a lot less due to the reduced weight. All in all, supplements have much less of an impact on the environment than yoghurt drinks.
Value for money - if you want to take live cultures every day on an ongoing basis, which can be the best way of keeping your friendly bacteria populations well-supported, it can be expensive to take yoghurt drinks daily. By comparison, it is a lot more cost effective to consume live culture supplements.
So all in all, you may want to consider taking a well-researched live cultures supplement, over sugary yoghurt drinks.
We have 3 for 2 offer on Immu Probio which is our scientifically researched Probiotic Supplement dissolvable sachets for children.
Fit Probio Supplement sachets for adults are easily dissolved in any liquid cold or hot or taken stirred into yoghurts or other foods.
