Day 14- Yogurt!

I'm a few hours late on this post but it was the weekend, so whatevs. Last night we made yogurt in the crockpot, one of our favorite things. We're big Greek Yogurt Eaters here. Lucas likes them plain-Jane; I like them as the protein in a smoothie. It's also great frozen. And Greek Yogurt is expensive! So why not make it yourself? Get a half gallon of milk- skim if you want fat free, whole if you want creamier, anything in between is fine too. You can even get the half-priced milk that is about to expire because you'll use the whole thing right away. Pour all of the milk into the crockpot and set it on low for 3 hours. After 3 hours, turn the crockpot off and mix in a small container of regular plain Greek yogurt- just read the back bottom of the label to make sure it says "contains active cultures" on it. Then get a big beach towel and wrap the whole crockpot up in it. Leave it like this for 12 hours. When the 12 hours is up, you have yummy yogurt! Put it into a container and refridgerate. It will be a bit runnier than normal yogurt but that's because it has a ton of whey protein in it which is super healthy (and expensive to buy!) And some may think it's a little on the tart side, so it's good to mix in some fruit. If you want it thicker and less tart, you can drip off the whey using cheese cloth but this takes a few hours. The end result is delicious though and then you can use the seperated whey in chili, casseroles, just about anything you make, to sneak in extra protein! Also, you can pour some yogurt into small plastic containers and freeze or for smoothies! Enjoy!