Gut Health Diet Plan: A Practical Guide
A practical gut health diet plan: fiber variety, fermented foods, less ultra-processed food and a 3-day sample menu.
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Best Kombucha for Gut Health: Compared (2026)
We compared six US kombuchas by label: sugar, sweeteners, raw claims and named probiotics, plus what the human evidence shows.
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Coconut Yogurt: What You Need to Know
What Is Coconut Yogurt? Coconut yogurt is a dairy-free yogurt alternative made by fermenting coconut milk with live cultures, usually with a thickener such as pectin or starch. It has no milk or lactose, but in a survey of 61 US coconut yogurts it averaged about 1.2 g of protein per 100 g and had…
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Fermented Foods for Gut Health: A Practical Guide
Fermented Foods for Gut Health: The Short Answer Fermented foods for gut health include yogurt, kefir, kimchi and refrigerated, unpasteurized sauerkraut, which usually still contain live microbes when you eat them. In a small Stanford trial, eating about six servings a day raised gut microbial diversity over several weeks. The evidence is promising but early,…
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What is Greek Yogurt? A Clear Answer
What is Greek yogurt? What is Greek yogurt? It is yogurt that has had part of its liquid whey strained off after fermentation, leaving a thicker food with roughly twice the protein of regular plain yogurt. Cloth bags are traditional; dairies also use centrifuges or membranes. Some “Greek-style” yogurts get their thickness from added milk…
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High Protein Greek Yogurt Recipes You Can Make at Home
These high protein Greek yogurt recipes each give about 20 to 35 grams of protein per serving, by our calculation from USDA data. There are four: Turkish-style eggs on garlicky yogurt with spinach, a Greek lentil salad with lemon-yogurt dressing, a Buffalo chicken yogurt dip and no-bake cheesecake jars, each adapted from an extension or…
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Cuisinart Frozen Yogurt Recipe You Can Make at Home
This Cuisinart frozen yogurt recipe blends 2 cups of plain whole-milk Greek yogurt with strawberries, blueberries, 1/4 cup of sugar and vanilla. You chill the mix for an hour, then churn it in a fully frozen freezer bowl for about 20 minutes. It makes six servings of soft frozen yogurt to eat right away or…
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Fage Recipes You Can Make at Home
These Fage recipes need only a tub of plain Greek yogurt, Fage Total or any other brand. There are four: peanut butter banana waffles for breakfast, vegetable sandwiches with a dill yogurt spread for lunch, a Greek yogurt flatbread pizza for dinner and a creamy fruit salad for dessert, each adapted from a university extension…
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Can you Make Yogurt with Half and Half? What the Evidence Says
Can you make yogurt with half-and-half? Yes, you can make yogurt with half-and-half. The federal yogurt standard lists cream and milk among its basic dairy ingredients, and half-and-half is a mix of the two. The extra fat makes the yogurt thicker and creamier than whole-milk yogurt, with about twice the calories and slightly less protein…
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What to Eat when Stomach is Upset? A Clear Answer
What to eat when your stomach is upset When your stomach is upset, start with small sips of fluid, then try small portions of bland, easy-to-digest foods such as crackers, toast, rice, bananas, oats, noodles or soup. For a day or two, skip greasy and very sugary foods, alcohol and caffeine, then return to your…
