Health care requires a responsible diet. Speaking about healthy products, one cannot but mention milk and its derivatives. Proteins, vitamins, animal fats, minerals contained in them are far from a complete list of reasons why dairy and sour-milk products should be eaten at least every other day. But some products also contain beneficial microflora, which strengthens the immune system.
We are talking about yogurt, kefir and other home-made products. They surpass the quality of purchased analogues due to the complete absence of preservatives, dyes and flavorings in the composition. One of the most common products that allow you to cook yogurt on your own is the Vivo sourdough. You will read reviews about it, application features, as well as detailed instructions in this article.
Advantages of Vivo Ferments
Convenient packaging is designed for one application. By purchasing a package of starter cultures, you can easily follow the recipe without measuring and weighing the product.
The assortment on the market will help you choose exactly the product that you need.
An important advantage that the Vivo sourdough has is the price. A package of four jars will cost an average of 220-250 rubles. This is enough to prepare at least 4 liters of yogurt.
The ease of use and affordable illustrated instructions will allow you to easily prepare wonderful yogurt or kefir, even if this is your first time doing it.
Hand-made yogurt
The company has been producing starter cultures for more than one year. During this time, millions of people managed to fall in love with the products. "Yogurt" is the most common and popular Vivo sourdough. Customer reviews indicate that many people start cooking home-made fermented milk products with yogurt.
This product is perfect for the vast majority of people. Homemade yogurt can be made from goat and cow milk. And if you pre-heat the milk in the oven, the taste of yogurt will resemble fermented baked milk.
For immunity
In the season of colds, the Vivo Immunovit ferment will help protect health. Reviews of this product eloquently indicate its effectiveness. To reduce the risk of disease, you need to feast on this product at least a couple of times a week. If you are still sick, eat "Immunovit" to facilitate the course of the disease. This yeast contains 3 strains of beneficial bacteria that have been shown to be highly effective in laboratory research.
Homemade cottage cheese
With the help of starter cultures "Vivo" you can cook home-made cottage cheese. To do this, you will have to spend no less time and effort, but such a product will be much more useful than the purchased one. All you need is milk and Vivo sourdough.
Customer reviews say that the taste of such cottage cheese is delicate, soft, with a barely perceptible delicate sourness. Home-made cottage cheese with Vivo sourdough will be appreciated by those who like small grains and loose structure.
Sour-milk home products in the children's menu
But did you know that some starter cultures are ideal even for preparing first foods? When the baby begins his acquaintance with dairy products, it is important that they are of the highest quality.
For the children's menu Vivo Kefir sourdough is perfect. The instruction recommends treating the baby with fresh kefir every other day.
No less useful for children is Bifivit, enriched with vitamins. It is thicker than kefir, it is more convenient to eat with a spoon. Kids will also like yogurt, in which you can add berry and fruit puree to make the taste more interesting. The first cottage cheese is also advisable not to buy on the market, but to cook on your own, using the Vivo sourdough.
Sour-milk products must also be present in the menu of children older than a year. You can cook your child "Vitalact", "Yogurt", "Immunovit", "Bifivit."
Mother's diet
It is difficult to overestimate the role of dairy products in the menu of a pregnant woman and a nursing mother. A balanced diet during pregnancy will help to recover more easily after childbirth and prevent such a widespread complication as gastrointestinal upset.
The period of breastfeeding is also a serious reason to introduce into the diet home-made dairy products based on Vivo sourdough. For the menu of a nursing mother, "Yogurt" and "Cottage cheese" are ideal.
For those who love sports
Recently the assortment of the company was replenished with the new Vivo sourdough. Reviews of it confirm the effectiveness. If you play sports or your work is associated with physical activity, Fit-Yogurt will help to overcome fatigue and keep fit.
This product is also useful for those who are struggling with excess weight. Of course, the product itself does not cause weight loss, but will help metabolic processes go at an accelerated pace. The product tastes similar to regular Vivo yogurt.
For recovering patients
Some Vivo dry starter cultures are not intended for daily use. Moreover, products prepared from them are generally not recommended for use by healthy people. First of all, Streptosan belongs to such products. But for those who suffer from gastrointestinal diseases caused by pathogenic microflora, this product is indispensable.
Acidolact is also useful in healing. This sourdough can be used to prepare a fermented milk product and used in its pure form, directly from the jar. If you are faced with the task of creating a menu for an allergic person, a patient with acute respiratory infections, staphylococcus or fungus, be sure to include this drink there. Recovery will come faster. They drink this product with the goal of strengthening the body and enhancing immunity. By the way, it is possible for children, but it is especially useful for people of advanced age.
Cooking according to instructions
Vivo sourdough is recommended for making homemade fermented milk products in a yogurt maker. The manufacturer advises using pasteurized milk with medium fat content. You do not need to boil it, just warm it up to a temperature of 39-40 degrees. You can easily determine this even without a thermometer. Put a few drops on your wrist and evaluate how hot the milk is. It should be very warm, but not scorching.
The capacity for most yogurt makers is exactly one liter. Therefore, a jar of “Vivo” sourdough is designed to prepare one liter of milk. Add half a tablespoon of boiled water (not boiling water!) To the jar, thoroughly shake and pour into milk. Stir the leaven to distribute well. You can use a mixer.
Pour into cups. Use the ladle to make it more convenient. An important rule of successful yogurt is: all dishes in contact with milk must first be doused with boiling water.
Cover the glasses with the covers and turn on the yogurt maker. The duration of the process depends on the model and averages 9 hours.
It will take a little longer to tinker with cottage cheese. Fermented milk should stand in the yogurt maker until it is completely sour. When it goes in flakes, it will need to be thrown on a sieve, covered with gauze, and let the liquid drain for about an hour. After that, it remains to wrap the curd in gauze and hang it over the sink. By the way, you can also make homemade pickled cheeses from such cottage cheese: feta cheese, suluguni and the like.
How to do without a yogurt maker
But what about those who do not have a yogurt maker? Can't they really use the Vivo bacterial starter cultures?
Do not worry, because healthy homemade products can be prepared in a regular thermos. This method is more economical, because you do not have to spend electricity. Do everything according to the instructions described above, but fill the milk with sourdough in a thermos. If you do this in the evening, you can have a healthy yogurt for breakfast.
Storage
Vivo Ferment should be stored in the refrigerator. Too low temperatures are contraindicated to her, as is bright light. Do not open the jars in advance, this must be done immediately before use.
Store yogurt, kefir and other fermented milk products in the refrigerator. Remember, due to the high content of live bacteria, they can sour very quickly if left at room temperature. A sign of spoilage is an unpleasant odor, mucus-like consistency, flakes.
Add flavors
Yoghurts that are sold in stores typically have fruit or berry tastes. Is it possible to cook something like this at home? Yes, of course.
Never add fruit to milk until ripening! Yogurt will turn sour before cooking. It is better to do this immediately before eating. Yogurt goes well with jams, honey, nuts, fresh berries and fruits.