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“I’ve been making or helping to make yogurt since I was about ten years old,” are the first words in “Homemade Yogurt & Kefir: 71 Recipes for Making & Using Probiotic-Rich Ferments” (Storey, $19.95).

When I wonder about the discovery of certain foods – and I wonder about it a lot – I like to imagine the delight of the first person who popped it into their mouth. Take yogurt, for instance. It’s ...

It’s surprising how much added sugars can lurk in our favorite foods, including the ones we think of as healthy. That’s especially true with many supermarket yogurts. So why not skip them altogether?