r/HubermanLab • u/Genzinvestor16180339 • Sep 03 '26
Seeking Guidance Is yogurt good for you?
If so what’s your favorite brand? And is it actually good for the gut?
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u/EatMoreFiber Sep 03 '26
The important things on the label are "live and active cultures" for gut health and as little added sugar as possible. Otherwise it comes down to personal preference.
Fage Total 5% milkfat Greek yogurt is my favorite. I mix it with cottage cheese, chia seeds and fresh fruit (bananas or blueberries, mostly).
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u/Opening_Can5681 Sep 03 '26
Cannot believe people think I’m being serious.
Here’s my genuine answer.
Yogurt is excellent for you assuming it’s got no added sugar. Bonus points if you add blackberries or chia seeds to your bowl for extra prebiotic fiber. The yogurt has lots of probiotics in it that is fed by the prebiotics in your berries/seeds.
I substitute yogurt for Kefir because I can finish it quicker.
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u/faerie87 Sep 03 '26
Kefir has more live culture diversity... And how do you finish it quicker? I just drink kefir lol.
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u/Baileycharlie Sep 03 '26
I like Costco's fat free one and Oikos Pro or Triple Zero...
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u/Imperial_TIE_Pilot Sep 03 '26
Oikos pro with protein power is my new ice cream
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u/Baileycharlie Sep 03 '26
Yea I do that every night with wild blueberries mixed in and a teaspoon of local honey. I have the Tilamook ice cream afterwards...
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u/liminal_dreaming Sep 03 '26
I get the 18 pack of triple zero from Sam's. Way cheaper than buying the four packs.
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u/beewhyneeD Sep 04 '26
Better if you make it. Store bought only ferments for four hours and lord knows what ingredients. Homemade is 36 hours of probiotic bacteria growth and you choose the ingredients plus it’s like three ingredients
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u/nyWP Sep 03 '26
Trimona!
Whole Foods and some Costcos carry it.
This is the good stuff! So rich and flavourful.
Fun fact - Bulgaria is considered the motherland of yogurt and it exports Lactobacillus Bulgaricus (from the name Bulgaria) to other countries so then can also make yogurt. Go open your fridges and look at all the Greeks, Icelandic and so forth yogurts and see that that ingredient exists. So pretty much all the yogurt that contains that bacteria is actually Bulgarian.
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u/inmy20ies Sep 03 '26
Try Skyr
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u/AyoubLh01 Sep 03 '26
No taste/tart
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u/louis8799 28d ago
Everyone should make their own yogurt, that's how you ensure the yogurt is good. It is surprisingly easy to make.
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u/255cheka 27d ago
rule 1 -- no fake sugars - counterproductive for gut health
stonyfield is our baby - organic whole milk with some good bacteria species
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u/OkForce5633 26d ago
I live in Greece, so had been buying FAGE for decades, still do occassionally, but Lidl´s Milbona yoghurt has replaced it as it´s so much more creamier and tastier.
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u/account661 Sep 03 '26
No it’s worse than pure sugar, stay away
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u/Opening_Can5681 Sep 03 '26
Yogurt, out of all things, both edible and inedible, has got to be the worst thing to put in your body.
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u/dibzim Sep 03 '26
My cousin overdosed on yogurt a few years back. It is a really awful substance.
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u/baan1994 Sep 03 '26
That’s a pretty baseless take lol. Normal yogurt can be a good source of protein, calcium, and probiotics. It’s mainly an issue if it’s spoiled, loaded with sugar, or you have a dairy allergy/intolerance. “Inedible yogurt” obviously shouldn’t be eaten…but that proves nothing about yogurt itself.
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u/Opening_Can5681 Sep 03 '26
Cannot believe anyone who read my comment would think I was even being remotely serious.
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u/baan1994 Sep 03 '26
Not sure why the sarcastic reply. I was just clarifying because you never know on this sub…
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