Yogurt Saves Lives!

[elwalters77]

This year, 2008, Yoplait Yogurt will be celebrating 10 years of its Save Lids to Save Lives program. To date, Yoplait has donated more than $19 million to the breast cancer cause.(1)  Do you remember how this program works, they donate $0.10 for every pink lid mailed in. Wow- that is 190,000,000 pink lids!

 

I remember the first year Yoplait ran the program. I was very excited to see such a simple way to help a very important cause. All I had to do was mail in the pretty pink foil lid... of course, I had to buy the yogurt- but I do that already. Actually, I only buy Yoplait yogurt during the month of October (Breast Cancer Awareness month). I am willing to pay more for the lesser amount throughout the month for this cause. I look forward to October for many reasons, Yoplait yogurt is one of them! lol

For every year since 1998, I have participated in the Save Lids program- some years I have mailed in only a few, while others I collected large amounts from friends and family. I am happy knowing that my small effort has helped raise more than $19 million!

Amazingly, yogurt is a very practical choice to pair with Breast Cancer Awareness- yogurt is very wonderful food for women and woman's health.

Yogurt Benefits for women include:

Benefit No. 1: Yogurt May Help Prevent Osteoporosis

Benefit No. 2: Yogurt May Reduce the Risk of High Blood Pressure

Benefit No. 3: Yogurt With Active Cultures Helps the Gut

More specifically:

• Lactose intolerance
• Constipation
• Diarrhea
• Colon cancer
• Inflammatory bowel disease
• H. pylori infection

Benefit No. 4: Yogurt With Active Cultures May Discourage Vaginal Infections

Benefit No. 5: Yogurt May Help You Feel Fuller (less snacking!) (2)

Ladies- this October, eat up! Eat your yogurt... help better your life AND many more through Breast Cancer Awareness.

(1) Forbes Magazine

(2) WebMD

[elwalters77]

Sep. 19, 2008 at 9:16 PM

Thanks for the added health info!

[ErikaRobin]

Sep. 19, 2008 at 9:33 PM

I just thought 'twas tasty!   :)

[maisah]

Sep. 25, 2008 at 12:47 AM

Good luck beauty queen to you and your team!