Yoghurt contains calcium, protein and probiotic cultures. Calcium and protein are good for growth and bone development in children, while probiotic cultures support healthy digestion. But be careful: some yoghurts contain too much sugar and can therefore damage teeth and make you fat. 

 

Many yoghurt products have a lower fat content. As low-fat yoghurt often has less flavour, many manufacturers replace it with added sugar. This is particularly true of yoghurt with added fruit. When buying yoghurt, you should pay attention to the sugar content. If it is 20%, this is clearly too much. 

As children usually like sweet foods, it is of course difficult to switch them to natural yoghurt. Instead, you can mix a little natural yoghurt with a natural fat content into the children's favourite yoghurt so that the taste is affected as little as possible.
Drinking yoghurt, which often contains 15 to 17% sugar, can be diluted with a little milk.

Low-fat yoghurt is not advisable for babies and children because they need the fat content in the milk to grow.

Salads, sauces and desserts can be enriched with yoghurt or unsweetened cream so that children get their daily requirement of dairy products without increasing their sugar intake.

Adults who want to keep an eye on their figure should buy low-sugar yoghurt with a slightly higher fat content, as sugar not only attacks the teeth but also turns into fat if it is not burnt off by the body.