Freezing Yoghurt?

[peachybabe]

Can you freeze a small tub of 0% fat natural yoghurt?

I give my dogs a desert spoonful every other day. If I buy a large pot, or several small pots, they go out of date before they are used up.

I'm wondering if it separates and/or loses the good bacteria during freezing.

It would save me having to go shopping every week, and then being tempted by "special offers"!

[woofgang]

yes it freezes but will go grainy, will the dogs care? I have no idea about the bacteria but as there is no evidence that they do anything for humans, let alone dogs, I am not sure how important that is. Could you give the dogs more yoghurt and use it up that way?

[peachybabe]

Wolfgang. One of the dogs is a Westie, and they are prone to dickie tummies occasionally. Several people recommended giving him a spoonful now and again and I must admit it appears to have done the trick. While I'm giving him some, I might as well give it to my staffy x.

I wouldn't want to give him much more in case it caused him to be sick. It seems that he is "getting the right dose" so to speak.

[Maydup]

Have you thought about making your yoghurt Peachy? You could make as much or as little as you need that way.

http://www.makeyourownyogurt.com

[pastafreak]

Apparently,freezing does not affect the good bacteria.
As for making your own,500ml is probably the smallest amount you would want to make. Can you finish that in about a week?

[peachybabe]

Thanks all. As long as the good bacteria don't freeze to death, I'll give it a try!

[woofgang]

I am sure it has beneficial effects on upset tums, its just i am not sure (and neither is anyone else) that those effects are due to the bacteria.

[jamesnan]

Yogurt which has run out of date is perfectly fine for at least a week afterwards.