Why yogurt is a super food

At the Sears house, we have always loved to serve our children yogurt. Not only is yogurt delicious, but it helps our kids grow into the best, strongest, healthiest grownups they can be. My wife and I know that while yogurt may not be able to leap tall buildings in a single bound, it does have super powers! Here are yogurt’s top super-abilities, and the main reasons my wife and I love to serve it to our eight children.

• Yogurt is a great “grow food.” In our family, “grow foods” are foods that are nutrient-dense — they pack a lot of nutrition in a small amount. Because babies, toddlers, and children have tiny tummies, they don’t often eat a lot at one time, which is why feeding them nutrient-dense foods is important. Yogurt is an important grow food because it’s packed with protein and calcium.
• Yogurt is easy to digest. The culturing process makes yogurt easier to digest than milk. The live and active cultures create lactase, the enzyme that lactose-intolerant people lack. As a protein perk, the culturing renders the protein less allergenic, which is another reason we pediatricians have noticed that many persons who can’t tolerate milk can comfortably digest yogurt.
• Yogurt contains probiotics. The beneficial probiotic cultures in yogurt keep the intestines healthy and boost the overall immune system. “Probiotics” is the name for the beneficial bacteria in yogurt. These probiotic cultures stimulate the immune system, help prevent common digestive ailments, and support the healthy growth and development of the digestive tract. YoBaby yogurt has six live active probiotic cultures, which is more than any other leading brand.

My wife and I love to give YoBaby to babies and toddlers. YoBaby features all the finest all-natural and certified-organic ingredients; and never has any artificial colors, flavors, sweeteners, or preservatives. And by serving our family a food with those kinds of superpowers, we know we can’t go wrong!