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Traditional yogurt offers a range of health benefits. Yogurt is good for your gut health, comes packed with protein, and features plenty of calcium and probiotics as well.

You'll find different types of this fermented dairy product. In general, yogurt is made by fermenting cream or milk with yogurt culture. This mixture gets incubated to promote helpful bacteria growth. Once cooled, yogurt can be left plain, or fruits or sweeteners can enhance plain yogurt.

Traditional yogurt delivers a creamy, smooth texture. This type of yogurt is unstrained and typically made using either whole milk, 2% milk, or skim milk. Traditional yogurt is a healthy choice, perfect for children and adults.

Many popular yogurt brands offer plain traditional yogurt and traditional yogurt with fruits such as peaches or strawberries on the bottom for added flavor. You'll find traditional yogurt in a range of flavors as well, including vanilla, black cherry, and more. You can purchase low-fat, fat-free, and gluten-free yogurt, not to mention probiotic yogurt, for more health benefits. Are you looking for yogurt with tasty additions such as candy or cookies? These traditional yogurt products exist as well. You can also find yogurt created specifically for kids.

You're not alone if you've ever stocked up on yogurt, only to find that the expiration date on all your containers is fast approaching. Fortunately, you don't have to throw out your yogurt the minute the expiration date arrives. Since yogurt contains active bacteria, it can slightly outlast the stamped date, typically lasting from 1-3 weeks after the best-by date, depending on the type of yogurt product.

Regular yogurt can last in the refrigerator for 2-3 weeks. If you have a low-fat variety, it can last 1-2 weeks in the refrigerator, while yogurt with fruit will usually last only for 7-10 days. You can also keep yogurt in the freezer for about 1-2 months. You can still keep yogurt after you've opened the package. However, you'll want to limit opened yogurt to one week in the refrigerator or one month in the freezer. Make sure you tightly cover opened yogurt to prevent it from spoiling.

If you freeze yogurt, you might find that the texture has changed, or the yogurt is grainier than usual. If this happens, stir the yogurt to even out the texture once you have thawed the yogurt. Make sure to thaw yogurt slowly and completely in the refrigerator.

While it's best to freeze unopened, sealed containers of yogurt, you can freeze opened yogurt as well. If you've opened a package of yogurt, store the yogurt in an airtight container before you freeze it. If you're freezing yogurt with fruit in the bottom of the tub, stir well before freezing to make sure the yogurt freezes evenly, then transfer the yogurt to an airtight container.

You can tell whether yogurt has spoiled by looking at it and smelling it. Yogurt with any amount of liquid that it doesn't usually have is a sign the product has spoiled. Any signs of mold are also a signal that you need to throw out the yogurt. Even if you don't see any mold or liquid, you'll want to smell the product to make a final assessment. If the yogurt smells sour, you should not eat it.