10 Things You Can Make With Yogurt

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I am working on losing weight.  I was doing so well, then the doctor put me on this medication that made me blow up like a balloon.  So here I am trying to lose weight, but I am trying to do it the right way, so I don’t gain it back.  There’s a lot of diets out there that produce results, but they are only temporary.  So I have set a goal to lose all my weight, naturally, and do it right!  One of my favorite treats is yogurt, have you ever looked into all the things you can do with yogurt?

It’s great for so many different reasons.  I love that you can do so many things with yogurt, and it does a fabulous job with my sweet tooth.  If I am every needing a fix of something sweet, I grab yogurt!  It’s easy, convenient, affordable, and you can do so many different things with yogurt!  It’s great, you cannot go wrong with it!

One of my favorite things to add to my yogurt is granola, or fresh fruit right in the cup.  It’s an amazing way to change it up, still eat something healthy, and for me it’s great for my sweet tooth.  Not to mention there is a variety of yogurt.  So if you’re losing interest with a certain flavor, switch it up there is so many to choose from it will never get boring.  It doesn’t for me anyway!  When a recipes calls for cream cheese, Mayonnaise, Oil, Butter, or Sour Cream you can replace it with yogurt!  Check out these 10 things you can make with yogurt, and tell me they don’t make you want to jump up and start cooking.

10 Things You Can Make With Yogurt

• Moms Yogurt Coffee Cake – First you will preheat your oven to 350, butter and flour your 9 x 9 baking pan.I always start with making the topping, it’s super easy.  Grab a small mixing bowl and combine ¾ cups chopped nuts, 2 Tbsp. flour, 2 Tbsp. warm honey, and 2 tsp. cinnamon.The cake is also pretty easy.  Grab your electric mixer and cream ½ cup of butter.  Then you will beat in ½ cup of warmed honey, and 2 large eggs.  In a medium mixing bowl whist 1 1/3 cups of flour (white whole wheat flour is amazing), 1 tsp. baking soda, ½ tsp. salt.  Beat portions into the butter mixture, alternating with the 1 cup of plain low-fat yogurt.  Then beat in the 1 tsp. of vanilla extract.

  Now for the fun part, pour only half of your batter into your pan.  Next you will add the remaining cake batter, and top with the topping.  Then cover using half of your topping.  Bake for 30-45 minutes, or until cake is toothpick done.

• Yogurt Pops – Use 8 Ounces of low-fat plain old yogurt, 6 ounces of unsweetened juice, choose your favorite flavor, and a dash of vanilla extract, or you can also use honey.  In a medium mixing bowl combine all your ingredients, and pour into little 3-4 ounce paper cups, and place in freezer for about one hour, or until partially frozen.  Then insert your sticks, or I also like to use plastic spoons, and finish freezing.

• Guacamole Dip – This one is super easy!  All you need is 2 avocados, ½ cup of your favorite salsa, 2 clove garlic minced, 1 tsp. of lemon juice, ¼ c plain yogurt, and a dash of salt.  Remove the pit from your avocados, and get the pulp out using a spoon, in your mixing bowl mash the avocados, add the rest of your ingredients, season to taste, and mix well.

7 More Things You Can Make With Yogurt – Recipes at Sam’s Club Yogurt Shop:

• Yogurt Smoothie
• Tomato-Basil-Ricotta Pizza
• Key Lime Pie
• Yogurt Dip for your fruit
• Granola Smoothie
• Frozen Yogurt
• Chicken Chili

To check out any of these recipes be sure to visit the Sam’s Club Yogurt Shop.

Sam’s Club® is spreading the word on this super food that can help in so many different ways.  Sam’s Club® Yogurt Shop has great recipes, fun facts, and awesome in-store promotions all at your fingertips.

Did you know that yogurt is not only a wonderful way to stay healthy, but that you can helps others too?  It’s working to help prevent high blood pressure, and heart problems, but did you know that Yoplait yogurt has helped raise more than $50 million for Susan G Komen® and affiliates?  Pretty awesome right, but there is more.

I just learned that I should have been savings my lids, and entering my codes.  General Mills will also donate 10 cents to Susan G Komen® for every single lid received, and code that is entered by June 30, 2014 or until they reach a $1,500,000 donation based codes that have been entered, lids that have been submitted, along with other consumer actions!

You can help too, by looking for ways to trigger donations at SaveLidstoSaveLives.com.  You can also learn more about yogurt, and everything it can do for us health wise by visiting Sam’s Club Yogurt Shop.

What are some healthy, yummy treats you make with yogurt?