The selection ofyogurtsin supermarkets is astounding.

As it turns out, you don’t have to eat dairy to get the benefits.

Plenty of non-dairy yogurts add in live active cultures to help with regulating the gut microbiome.

yogurt section of grocery store

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And that’s encouraging news for consumers who might be sensitive to dairy.

Substituting non-dairy yogurt for dairy yogurt is a great idea, and many are tasty and healthy."

Depending on the quality of non-dairy yogurt, however, you could be swapping one problem for another.

so delicious coco almond crunch dairy-free yogurt

So Delicious

“They usually do not mimic each other nutritionally,” says Shapiro.

So how can you tell if you’re getting the best kind of dairy-free yogurt?

Byreading the nutrition facts, says Shapiro.

silk vanilla soy milk dairy-free yogurt alternative

Silk

Also, saturated fat should be less than 20% of the daily value on nutrition labels."

And for non-dairy milk you should avoid, read morehere.

The reason it’s “so delicious"16 grams of added sugar.

coyo coconut yogurt alternative

Coyo

It doesn’t even come with a lot of satisfying protein, at only three grams per serving.

TheMayo Clinicsays to limit saturated fat intake to no more than 10% of your total calories.

For Young, this is a yogurt you’ve got the option to skip.

kite hill vanilla almond milk yogurt

Kite Hill