Easiyo Bio-Life Organic Yogurt Base and Culture, 5-Ounce

Product Features

• Plain unsweetened, full cream yogurt base with special lactic bacteria cultures to help build natural intestinal defences. Use by date and is based on international standard d/m/y not m/d/y
• Makes 1 quart (1 liter) of yogurt with the Easiyo Yogurt Maker (sold separately)
• All natural, no artificial ingredients, colorings or preservatives and no added sugar
• Made from the highest quality New Zealand milk powder and lactic cultures
• Provides a naturally good source of calcium, protein, vitamins and minerals

From the Editors

Bio-Life abc Organic Real Yogurt Base and Culture 5-ounce / 140g e Each sachet makes a full quart / 1kg of yogurt. Description: Bio-Life abc Yogurt Base is a probiotic yogurt (probio = for life) containing special lactic bacteria cultures (acidophilus, bifidus and casei) that are Normally and naturally found in the human intestine but can be depleted through stress, illness, aging, exertion, antibiotics, bad digestion or poor diet. Easiyo BioLife abc helps replenish and maintain these essential abc cultures to build the natural defences in the intestine against harmful bacterial and toxins. Bio-Life Organic is a full-cream, plain yogurt that is ideal for growing children, active energetic people and the elderly, who all require good sources of absorbable calcium, protein and all the trace elements found in milk fat. Independently run Organic Labeling provides a guarantee that the food meets a set of benchmarked standards. To get certification farmers and manufacturers have to meet these strict standards (eg. Rules for production, what producers can and can’t do) and verification (eg. Audit systems which ensure the producers are complying with organic standards.) All Natural: No Preservatives, emulsifiers, stabilizers or other artificial ingredients. Non GM (genetically modified), Wheat and Gluten Free, Halal Certified, Low GI (Glycemic index). Unsweetened: Just sweeten to your taste with 2-4 tbsp sugar, honey (melted), icing sugar, sugar-substitute or with your favorite Easiyo Real Fruit Squirt (Non organic). Ingredients: Pasteurized Organically Produced whole milk solids* (98%) from free range cows, live lactic cultures (l.bulgaricus, s.thermophilus, l.acidophilus, bifidobacteria, l.casei). *contains natural lecithin derived from soybean. The Easiyo yogurt bases are made from the finest quality New Zealand milk powder, and come in a large range of types based on fat content plus Specialty ones such as Greek, Organic and Probiotic Biolife.
Product Description

Customer Response

cheaper elsewhere
All varieties of Easiyo that I've tried are wonderful. However, Amazon tripled their price last year. Go to the easiyo site to find other US providers.

Tastes great but way too much saturated fat!
Lets face it, we are at a crossroads in this country in regards to the food people are putting into their bodies. Obesity in the US is absolutely out of control. Its gotten so bad that most of the food companies have now agreed to cut the fat content even with the junk food they produce like candy bars and potato chips. You will start to see these changes rolling out very soon. So it pains me to see something like this. A lot of people will think they are eating healthy by eating Easiyo yogurt as most people assume that yogurt is healthy especially if they are making it themselves. Yet low and behold this yogurt is absolutely LOADED with saturated fat and I do mean loaded. 1 serving of Easiyo Bio-Life Organic Yogurt has 25% of your daily value of saturated fat and that is only for a serving size of 1 cup. Some flavors of Easiyo are as high as 30% of the daily value. You have a 2 cup serving, which is a far more realistic serving size, and your already at 50%-60% of the daily recommended saturated fat levels. To put this in perspective, my favorite yogurt is Breyers and a 1 cup serving of Breyers yogurt has only 1 gram of saturated fat for 5% of your daily value. You will find similar values for Dannon, Yoplait, Stonyfield, Etc. To put it in a little better perspective, A Big Mac from McDonald's only has 10 grams of saturated fat so 2 cups of this yogurt has as much saturated fat as a BIG MAC. That is nothing short of insane!!

Look ill be the first one to admit that this yogurt tastes great. One of the main reasons why it tastes so good is because its absolutely loaded with saturated fat. Its pretty much common sense that the more fat something has the better it tastes and the better its texture especially with dairy products. So if you are someone who could care less about the foods they are putting into their body or if your actually looking to gain weight then by all means dig into some Easiyo. If however you are watching what you eat or trying to lose weight then you should stay as far away from Easiyo as you can. This is basically the most unhealthy yogurt I have ever seen and I have been eating yogurt for over 25 years.

Bottom line - Yeah it tastes great, then again I am pretty sure dirt would taste great if you mixed it with this much saturated fat. Do yourself a favor and stick with store bought yogurt or learn how to make your own yogurt from scratch, without having to use these Easiyo packets. Its not hard and you can make your batches much healthier than what your getting here. Again society is at a crossroads in regards to the food we are putting in our bodies every day. If nothing is done, the health problems caused from obesity alone will literally bankrupt the US health care system by 2025. This is a fact. Do your body a favor and go with a much healthier brand of yogurt. It may not taste as good but its going to be far better for your body!!

What happened with the pricing?
I used to buy the Easiyo products but no more. This is a crazy price! Buy supermarket plain yogurt as starter, heat milk almost to boiling for about 10 mins. then chill the milk, and mix in a couple tablespoons of starter. Use the yogurt maker as instructed, leave it in for 12 hrs. and Voila!

Great product - crazy price!
On my last trip to England this past fall, I found this product along with the Easiyo yogurt maker and I was fascinated. At the time I thought it might be pricier than what I could get it for (what with the exchange rate) in the U.S. When I ordered the item from Amazon, I bought the whole kit with two packs of yogurt mix for a little over $30; now you can't get two packets of mix for less than that. I can't reconcile paying $15 for a quart of yogurt so I took the advice of others who have posted here and I use the yogurt maker without the mixes. Thankfully I'll be moving to England and can afford the mix because I really think that it works well. The particular product, the Plain Organic was very good. It has a nice thick consistancy and a lovely milky/sour taste. I also used the Greek mix but it didn't have any different consistancy than the plain organic. Which makes sense because Greek yogurt is strained and therefore renders a thicker product. So, I do recommend the mixes but of course the price point is not reasonable at all. I've been having fun using the different variations on recipe that others have posted here. My advice if you're going to make your own from scratch, is to really pay attention to the ingredients in the yogurt you buy for starter. Many companies use gums especially if you're going for low or non-fat and these will not set up well if at all. Organic yogurts are better but again, check out the ingredients. I've also found that the freeze-dried yogurt starter is a bit finicky - most often I come up with kefir using this product.

Makes fantastic yogurt!
Making yogurt with this product is a no-brainer. I don't own the easiyo yogurt maker; I use my crockpot, jars, and a water bath (on low setting). The easiyo starter makes perfect yogurt - thick, creamy, and yummy! And I really like being able to get organic starter. The only problem I have is remembering to save a bit of my homemade yogurt to start a fresh batch. :-D

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