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Yogurt after main meals is ok or harmful for children

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Realistrealm · 22/06/2025 13:38

My children expect yougurt after every meal. I started giving Greek yogurt and only 47g same as small petite filous. Sometimes I mix with fruit or honey. My issue is I read yougurt with food can be harmful and cause extra gastric stomach and acidity etc. please advise

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TakeMe2Insanity · 22/06/2025 13:39

As long as live yoghurt, I’ve always gone with the other theory that it puts good bacteria in the stomach and helps digestion.

yestothat · 22/06/2025 13:41

After every meal? Breakfast, lunch and dinner? I would probably limit to just once a day

Captainladder · 22/06/2025 13:43

My children and 14 and 16 and have eaten yogurt with probably most of their evening meals (we eat a lot of Indian food and it goes well).
they've never had stomach issues. We give them live yogurt - lots of gut friendly bacteria.

Somewhat81 · 22/06/2025 13:43

Harmful
on both a nutrition and emotional level
profoundly

BrentfordForever · 22/06/2025 13:44

my kids have kefir after every meal which is similar concept

helps with digestion

UnaOfStormhold · 22/06/2025 13:47

Natural yoghurt (just milk and cultures) is great, but I'd avoid flavoured yoghurts which tend to be oversweetened and packed full of stabilisers and gums.

BadWoIf · 22/06/2025 13:51

Somewhat81 · 22/06/2025 13:43

Harmful
on both a nutrition and emotional level
profoundly

Could you explain why this is so, please?

LoveNRoses · 22/06/2025 13:52

BadWoIf · 22/06/2025 13:51

Could you explain why this is so, please?

She’s being facetious

Weefreetiffany · 22/06/2025 14:02

Fine once or twice a day, helps digestion and gut health, but the calcium can interfere with iron and zinc absorption so i would limit it to once or twice a day most days

AnotherVice · 22/06/2025 14:09

Well are they having gastric issues or acid reflux? There’s your answer.

Ahsheeit · 22/06/2025 14:10

It's not a problem at all. It's not at if they're eating buckets of it a day. As with all foods, moderation and variety.

QuickPeachPoet · 22/06/2025 14:11

I have greek yogurt almost every day after dinner with fruit. It's good for protein.

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