Learn Nutrition: Greek Yoghurt
Greek yoghurt healthy benefits + RECIPES IDEAS
Did you know that greek yoghurt is one of the healthiest yoghurts? Let’s find out its healthy benefits, as well as how to incorporate it into your balanced diet!
Greek yoghurt is considered to be good for health thanks to its high dense in nutrients, including calcium, protein, probiotics and vitamin B. Thanks to the calcium and protein, greek yoghurt is particularly good to improve bone health and strength, essential to reduce the risk of osteoporosis.
The high content of proteins also makes greek yoghurt a perfect weight loss food, keeping you full for longer, reducing sweet cravings and with an optimal nutritional value.
Did you know that eating a high protein diet also boosts your metabolism? A protein based diet may increase the number of calories a person burns throughout the day and helps you to build muscle mass, increasing your daily metabolic rate. For this reason, it is every important to always include a protein source with every meal!
Greek yoghurt also contains many probiotics, improving gut health and helping you to mantain a healthy bacterial balance. Probiotics contained in greek yoghurt also help with lowering your blood pressure and cardiovascular risks.
Last but not least, greek yoghurt is also able to encourage good mental health. “A 2016 study found that workers who ate 100 grams of probiotic yogurt a day or took a daily probiotic capsule experienced less stress, depression, and anxiety than those who did not.”
RECIPES
But how can you include greek yoghurt in your balanced diet? Here are some healthy combinations to compose the perfect greek yoghurt bowl!
With your greek yoghurt (proteins) remember to also always include a source of carbohydrates (fruit, muesli, etc.) and a source of healthy fats (nuts, peanut butter, etc.)
Here are some of my favourites and healthy greek yoghurt bowls!
1.Greek Yoghurt Bowl with walnuts, banana and peanut butter
2.Greek yoghurt bowl with oats, coconut flakes, dark chocolate, peanut butter and berries
3.Greek yoghurt bowl with banana, kiwi, berries, chia seeds and almond butter
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