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MomMom · 05-02-2003, 07:01 PM

Hi Mama's! I am looking for a cheaper alternative to Danimals yogurt drinks.I am 12 weeks pregnant and my milk suppy has greatly decreased.Other than water the only thing my dd likes to drink is the stawaberry danimals yogurt drinks.Any larger yogurt drinks I have found have been no cheaper.She is drinking about 8 a day!That's $23.50 worth a week!OUCH!!!I have tried to add milk to them,but it seems to turn funky.Can you not add milk to yogurt?Any suggestions?BTW,she will not drink milk,even stawberry milk or chocolate milk.She just loves the yogurt!Thanks for the help!

Hindy · 05-02-2003, 07:15 PM

Do you have a blender? If you do you can make those drinks. Buy a huge thing of yougurt, plain or flavored, and add a little milk to it additional fruit if you want. It will come out great and be much healthier than the sugary danimals.

HTH,
Hindy

Amber · 05-02-2003, 08:11 PM

We has the same problem here though it was only 3-4 a day but still adds up. I did what Hindy did but also saved a supply of danimals containers and rinsed them out as my then 2yr old only wanted it if he thought it was a Danimal. After a while though he didn't care if it was in a danimal container and thought it was fun to make yogurt shakes as he calls them with mom.

tandemmama · 05-02-2003, 09:12 PM

ooh! great idea to make them yourself! JJ loves those too. everytime I buy them at the store he drinks all 4 within 15 minutes of being home LOL I'm gonna start making them for him!

~Bethany~ · 05-03-2003, 10:44 AM

I could be totally off base, but it seems like I bought something long ago called 'kefir' that came in a 1/2 gallon container that was yougurty milk. It was much cheaper than buying danimals!
However, the cheapest idea would be to make it in the blender!

Bethany

MomMom · 05-03-2003, 05:05 PM

Thanks! I just baught a blender and a big strawberry yogurt and it came out great! I poured it right into her Danimals container!It is even better because I can make it fattier w/whole milk,since she doesn't eat much!Thanks again!