If you’re a parent, know that you have the power to set the stage for your child’s food choices and preferences. By giving them nutritious foods, you can help them develop a taste for a healthy diet in the future. Milk is considered to be one of the healthiest foods you can give your child, even from a young age. It is even all-rounded and nutritious enough to be a completed and balanced meal in itself.

However, there is something even better than milk in this respect—yogurt. It may sound incredible, but you’ll understand why we say so after we tell you the reasons why yogurt is better for your child.

1) Yogurt is rich in proteins

It has been scientifically proven that yogurt is a rich source of nutrients for your child, particularly in terms of protein content. As basic building blocks of life, the protein in yogurt is important for your child’s physical development. As it is so high in protein, it can even be used by adults as a meal substitute for appetite and weight control.

2) Yogurt provides your children the fats they need

Children seem to have limitless energy—always running everywhere and being so active from morning to night. That energy has to come from somewhere, and with children being limited in their ability to eat large quantities of solid food at a young age, that “somewhere” is most often dairy products such as milk and yogurt. You can start your children on full fat yogurt from as early as 2 years of age, or even 1 year old if the yogurt contains no sugar, as the healthy fats not only help meet their energy needs, but also help to strengthen the nervous system as well.

3) Yogurt contains essential minerals

Yogurt contains many key minerals that your child needs for a healthy, growing body, as well as healthy tissue and bone development. For instance, it is rich in calcium, which is crucial for bones and teeth. Yogurt also often contains important minerals like potassium and phosphorus that help the body to repair cells and manage waste, among other functions.

4) Yogurt contains beneficial live cultures

Yogurt is milk that has been fermented by helpful Lactobacillus bulgaricus and Streptococcus thermophillus bacteria, which are beneficial bacteria that are good for your body and should be eaten. These live bacterial cultures help improve the quality of your child’s gut flora, boosting digestive health by reducing the symptoms and occurrence of common gastrointestinal disorders such as diarrhea, constipation, and bloating—all problems that have caused many a parent sleepless nights.

5) Yogurt contains less lactose

As milk is fermented to produce yogurt, the fermentation process also breaks down the lactose (a kind of sugar) in milk, leaving yogurt with less lactose than the original source. This makes yogurt a great alternative to milk for young children who are lactose intolerant but still want to access the great nutrition provided by dairy products in general.

6) Yogurt can enhance cardiac health and immunity

Yogurt has been found to increase “good” HDL cholesterol and reduce blood pressure, making it a good way to improve or maintain your cardiac health, regardless of age. At the same time, eating yogurt on a regular basis may also improve your child’s immune system, making them less likely to contract an illness.

7) Yogurt tastes great!

Besides the many health benefits of yogurt, the one thing that will make your child love it above any other is that it tastes and feels great in the mouth. Its creamy texture and slight tang is a delight to the tastebuds, whether eaten or drunk. Given how it’s so often mixed with popular fruit and vegetable flavors as well, yogurts open a whole new taste experience for your children. Small wonder that kids’ yogurt flavors are such a popular choice for so many parents, and a favorite food for so many children.

Edible Greenfields Yogurt with Fruits

Given how great yogurt is for your children, isn’t it time you started giving them yogurt regularly? If you’d looking for a great nutritious brand with the highest standards of quality from which to get your yogurt, look no further than our brand-new Greenfields Kids’ Yogurt! Available in both squeezable pouch and ready-to-drink liquid bottled formats, our kids’ yogurts will provide your children endless delight and a nutrient-rich food.

Greenfields yogurt is made from 100% fresh milk from our own integrated farms, guaranteeing you the freshest milk of the highest quality. Available in Original, Strawberry and Blueberry for the pouch, and Blueberry, Strawberry and Lychee for the bottled versions, you can give your children the original yogurt for maximum nutrition, or the fruit flavors—which come with fruit bits—for tasty fruity delight instead.

Let your children discover the goodness of yogurt early – and watch them grow healthier and stronger than ever before!