Freezing yogurt?

[Sonya]

I have bought some Stonyfield Yokids squeezers and on the package it says you can freeze them for a good summer treat. DS thinks he is eating ice cream! But I happened to think, does freezing kill off all the good bacteria?

 

[Tiggeroo]

I don't know but as kids and when my kids were little we'd mix vanilla yogurt, orange juice concentrate and some vanilla and put in cups to freeze. This would give a creamsicle like treat without alot of sugar or junk.

 

[1Prince2Princesses]

I really don't think so. I think you have to heat them to kill them. If I'm wrong, someone will surely correct me right away.

Either way, it's still a healthier treat than ice cream. And good, too! We do that with the gogurt tubes sometimes. The kids love them.

 

[mamacatnv]

I freeze the tubes all the time, never thought about the question, will be interesting to see what responses come in.

 

[MOMTOMOOTOO]

I freeze them all the time too. They are great to send to school thatway, because they thaw in time for lunch. Same thing with the beach. Perfect

 

[AKL_Megs]

Different bacteria dies off at different temperatures. There are all sorts of different types of bacteria in different brands/types of yogurt. It would depend on the exact type of bacteria, but bacteria are VERY strong - they would probably have to be frozen at much lower temperatures than the common freezer. And heating bacteria would in fact kill bacteria, but also at certian and different temperatures. If it wasn't heated enough, they would only multiply...

There, I put my Food Safety Certification to use!

 

[Honu]

It's fine. Yogurt cultures go dormant when frozen, but are back to normal when thawed or consumed.

 

[Sonya]

It's fine. Yogurt cultures go dormant when frozen, but are back to normal when thawed or consumed.

From what you and the PP said, I am hoping he is getting some good bacteria as well as other yummy things!

Does this mean that TCBY is a good thing?