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Do Not Freeze

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Hi all,

Can anyone say why all of the different-variety but otherwise " own-brand" yoghurts at my local UK supermarket (no names, but it's one of the big ones), say "Keep refrigerated..... Do not freeze".

Having fallen foul of the dreaded ice cream in ongoing efforts against Type 2, I decided to try the recommended frozen yoghurt with berry fruit recipes. I went looking but found that while all the well-known brands on the shelf just said "Refrigerate", all of the supermarket's own-brand varieties specifically said "Do not freeze".

One of the managers searched for an answer but was only able to suggest that the proprietary brands don't specifically refer to freezing "in case it might not work, but then again - it might". We also concluded that although it didn't clearly say so, what the "Do not freeze" instruction might actually mean was "Do not freeze and then thaw out again before eating".

Anyone any thoughts or had any problems freezing yoghurt ?

Thanks
 
I've often heard people mention frozen yoghurt here, so hopefully someone can come up with the answer - can't see what the problem is though, you can freeze milk and then thaw it, not sure why yoghurt would be different :confused:
 
Hi Northerner,

Thanks for the response. And thanks to You and Grovesy for the Newbie welcomes. Great poem, by the way. It does say it all.

I think I may have answered my own question. How good is that !

As the supermarket manager said he had already "gurgled" my query I didn't do my own search but decided instead to join this forum and ask my question.
I always was good at doing things backwards (except of course the walking - whether it was Christmas or not).

Having now just done my own search I have found some very good comprehensive advice on freezing Yoghurt on a website called "Food Pyramid", which has answered my question completely.

The basic answer seems to be "Yes you can" but it also suggests possible adverse effects and mentions what you shouldn't do.

I will leave other members who might be interested to look at this for themselves.
 
Glad you got to the bottom of it siddo 🙂 Is the supermarket manager a Geordie, by any chance? 🙂
 
Actually, many regular ice creams aren't too high in carbohydrate, provided you eat only a scoop or two.
Freezing yogurt is usually OK - I've frozen plain yogurt on occasion, particularly when going camping without a coolbox for a weekend, expecting it to defrost over the journey / through Friday night. When freezing yogurts with fruit, these sometimes separate when they defrost, so need a good stir before eating. If eaten frozen, the consistency stays OK.
 
Although I make my own yogurt, I've not tried freezing it. I would imagine that the fat content will have a big factor in the success of this venture. A low fat content will probably create lots of large ice crystals which will turn to water when you defrost it. There should be no health problems with freezing yogurt, but I am not sure why you would want to.
 
Although not a tub for the freezer I have one of those cheap icecream makers, the type that you freeze before hand, and I have in the past just tipped a large tub of fruit yogurt into it (pre diabetes). and it has worked very well. Although there was never any left to put in the freezer after. I would imagine that putting a tub of normal yogurt in the fridge you would end up with a solid lump as frozen yogurt deserts are very airaited (if that is how you spell it) which makes it softer when frozen. one trick if you have the time is to put it in the frezer in a large bowl for 30mins then remove and wisk, return to the freezer and repeat until you have your frozen yogurt.
 
My guess would be the larger ice crystals and a split appearance on defrosting, unless the fat content is high enough.

Looking at this recipe, http://www.colourfulpalate.com/2013/05/27/irresistible-strawberry-frozen-yogurt/#more-4405 it looks like the Lidl full fat Greek or Turkish yoghurt would be ideal. I imagine the end product would be best of all using an ice cream maker with a churning functionality.

Ditch the carbs has a load of low carb recipes: http://www.ditchthecarbs.com/2015/07/17/best-low-carb-sugar-free-ice-cream/
 
Haggis and AndBreathe :

Thanks guys.

Haggis - one of my other food weaknesses is Marksy's "Macsweens Scottish Haggis" - on the excuse that its got Protein and Fibre, and only have it when theres a "Y" in the month ! Luvverly Stuff!

AndBreathe - thanks for the recipe tips. I actually bought some of Lidl's Turkish today - to mix with their ("Produce of the UK - by Driscolls of the Netherlands ????!! ) raspberries. They didnt have any cheap Ice Cream Makers today but I will keep an eye out. Will also try ClasOhlsen. Its the sort of thing they would sell - next to the Candy-Floss makers (oops ! ).

Congratulations on coming off the register - that's a real achievement ! Did your GP provide the 3-monthly HBa1Cs to confirm ongoing consistency (with a view to being able to take you off) after your promising lower February 14 reading ? I'm just getting my head round the recent changes (apparently"Government-based") from previous 6-monthly HBa1Cs to annual ones.
 
I think copepod has the answer, I would have given 🙂
natural full fat yogurt freezes well and won't separate, use it for cheese sauce etc, instead of cream/milk and freeze off in portions..
 
@siddo - I love Lakeland for kitchenwares are their guarantee is absolutely fabulous. They'll take things back even if you just decide you don't like it.

I've toyed with their little ice cream maker sometimes, http://www.lakeland.co.uk/p19567/Lakeland-Ice-Cream-Makers , as it's small and compact, includes a churning function, which many of the cheaper options don't. At £19.99, it's not a huge investment. I don't know what quantities you'd want to be making, but 0.5l is probably easy to make and store and minimise temptation!

The blurb suggests it can make ice cream in 30 minutes, so I guess that minimises the need to store the finished article.
 
AndBreathe,

Its not the Yoghurt temptation I would worry about. Its going into Lakeland !
I love their stuff too and find it hard to come out without buying....... something. If I could just go in and come out with only an ice cream maker.........well that would be OK......I guess.

Seriously though, they're a good suggestion I didn't think of. Thanks.
 
siddo said:
AndBreathe,

Its not the Yoghurt temptation I would worry about. Its going into Lakeland !
I love their stuff too and find it hard to come out without buying....... something. If I could just go in and come out with only an ice cream maker.........well that would be OK......I guess.

Seriously though, they're a good suggestion I didn't think of. Thanks.
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Ah,.... In that case, the £2.99 delivery charge would be cheaper than the additional, obviously essential things temptation would bring before your eyes in-store? To be honest, even with a shop as close as ours is locally (about 4-5 miles) the delivery charge isn't a great deal (if any) more than the costs of driving out there.

And yes, I have "form" in Lakeland too. 😳
 
The one problem with all these ice cream makers is remembering to put the bowl in the freezer overnight- and having the room in the freezer for it.

This is going to sound horribly foodie, but I use the ice cream making accessory for my Kenwood Chef. Which suffers from the same problem with pre freezing the bowl, of course.

I love Lakeland. They are one of the very few companies who deliver free to the islands, and the customer service is second to none.
 
mikeyB said:
The one problem with all these ice cream makers is remembering to put the bowl in the freezer overnight- and having the room in the freezer for it.

This is going to sound horribly foodie, but I use the ice cream making accessory for my Kenwood Chef. Which suffers from the same problem with pre freezing the bowl, of course.

I love Lakeland. They are one of the very few companies who deliver free to the islands, and the customer service is second to none.
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I can second their customer service I bought an airer from them not cheap it broke many months later had thrown receipt away , change no problem!
 
AndBreathe,

I can confirm that my local Lakeland branch is open on Mondays.

Success !

In fact I cant see how any self-respecting, self catering DBT2 sufferer could be without one ! An essential part of the kit !

Oh.........and I bought the frozen-yoghurt ice-cream maker..... as well. A blue one would have been nice, but I guess pink does at least match the other.......... thing. Oops.


MikeyB,

Yes, the bowl from this Lakeland one I got today goes in the freezer to pre-freeze overnight. My freezer compartment is only small but then so is this bowl (500 mil).


AndBreathe, MikeyB, Grovesy,

You're all correct about Lakeland's good customer service. The lad in the shop today said any problems at all, I should take it back. Minus the yoghurt of course.

Must go now. Have to eat all the stuff in the freezer to make room for this bowl.
 
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