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  2 0 Ever fed your kid yogurt with live cultures? Congrats, you've fed him/her probiotics. Most guts are pretty low maintenance. You really don't need to track down rare and exotic kefirs and sourdough starters and whatnot just because. But, if you like yogurt et al., you're not going to do any harm. Just don't waste a lot of money on it. Griffin answered in Kid Health & Safety about 1 year ago | Report 7 comments by keshmeshi, Arsenic7, and Russ Campbell, NWEBS… 1 0 Also, feed kids *real* yogurt, not sugary slop that's had probiotics added to it at the end of the process. I love Brown Cow. Nancy's is a great organic option, but it's very tangy, and many kids may not like it. (I love yogurt, but Nancy's is too sour even for me.) keshmeshi commented about 1 year ago | Report 0 0 You can always add a small amount of fruit or granola to liven it up, at first. Arsenic7 commented about 1 year ago | Report 1 1 Let's not leave out the option of growing your own. It could be a pretty fun cooking task and time to learn kitchen skills, scalding the milk while stirring and reading a thermometer, setting it up to grow with a starter and then later adding things for taste and best of all, eating. Russ Campbell, NWEBS commented about 1 year ago | Report 0 0 You don't need to cook milk destined for yogurt--just add cultures (even from another brand of live and active culture yogurt) and maintain warm temps until fermentation is complete. See Alton Brown's recipe here: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/good-eats/fresh-yogurt-recipe/index.html For under 2s, do not add honey to your yogurt (botulism toxin is an issue for undeveloped immune systems). Griffin commented about 1 year ago | Report 0 1 It's just a procedure that ensures you are growing what you want and not something else, something I think is a pretty good idea when you are talking about feeding this to children. Russ Campbell, NWEBS commented about 1 year ago | Report 0 1 Russ, do you actually feed your kids unpastuerized milk? That's the only reason why milk for yogurt should be cooked. And if you're drinking unpastuerized milk, I doubt that you're terribly worried about what organisms are in your diet anyway. Griffin commented about 1 year ago | Report 1 1 If you are opening a brand new sealed carton and using it then fine. If you are using anything that has been exposed to open air or sat in the refrigerator open then you will grow a whole host of organisms while you keep this at warm prime culture temperature. Scalding ensures you are starting with a clean medium to grow your preferred culture. Russ Campbell, NWEBS commented about 1 year ago | Report Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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  1 1 I am a huge, huge proponent of probiotics. They are definitely safe for kids. I gave my baby probiotics throughout her first year. They were lower dose probiotics--you just look for the baby probiotics at the store. Super Supplements and Pharmaca have good ones. That being said, unless your kid is experiencing digestive issues like constipation or diarrhea, or you have a family history of IBS or IBD, you probably don't need to give them anything beyond yogurt. Make sure it's a low sugar yogurt, and just add berries to get them over the tang. Cedarthvader answered in Kid Health & Safety about 1 year ago | Report 1 comment by Cedarthvader… 0 0 One more thing--if your kid has been on antibiotics, definitely put them on probiotics for awhile--at least a month. Cedarthvader commented about 1 year ago | Report Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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