Tag Archives: probiotic

Apple-Cran-Nut Chutney

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You know when you are tired at the end of a long day and it’s hard to think straight? Yeah, well that was me on Thanksgiving Eve. What was I thinking packing a Fido jar to the very top? Did I not realize that the next morning it would be sputtering on my counter, and when I went to open it, it would spray everyone in reach? *sigh* I guess I can let you in on a little secret: I may know a thing of two about kraut, but I am a total newbie when it comes to fruit ferments.

It does make for a nice photo, though, right? Or does it look more like a barfing Fido? Hmm.

Well anyways, the chutney was delicious :) Continue reading →

How to Make Water Kefir, a Probiotic Powerhouse - Photo Tutorial

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Water kefir has become a staple in our house. Full of beneficial bacteria and yeasts - it’s a probiotic powerhouse!

I am thrilled that my children drink it and love it.

To be honest, I began by giving them 1/2 kefir 1/2 juice, but now they are just drinking the kefir straight. Hooray!

My husband, although diabetic, drinks this all the time without a spike in blood sugar. The beneficial bacteria and yeasts in the kefir grains consume the sugar, making lactic acid bacteria and causing the glucose and pH to drop. I have tested my kefir with these glucose strips and have shown zero glucose by the end of 3-4 days.

There are other ways to make water kefir, but this is how I do mine. I am told my kefir grains are awesome (thank you, Fido!), so you might want to take notes :) Continue reading →

Kefir Pop Rockets

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I refuse to buy store-bought popsicles. I’ve been able to refuse them for about two summer’s now. So my kids were thrilled when I made them kefir pops - and I was thrilled they were consuming probiotics! Read: How to Make Water Kefir - Photo Tutorial.

Although my kids will drink kefir straight with no added juice, the pops weren’t very flavorful on their own. They needed a boost.

First I froze kefir in the bottoms of these BPA-free Rocket Pop Molds. Continue reading →

Sauerkraut Survivor, Day 14: Into the Second Stage

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We are now into the second stage of sauerkraut fermentation where Lactobacillus plantarum are the main bacteria now at work.

If you missed our posts last week, we had to vote five jars off on Sauerkraut Survivor, Day 10. I encourage you to only view if you aren’t easily scared off - some of the brine samples showed some pretty scary creatures!

Day 14 I only had to sample nine jars instead of 14 (there are four jars that won’t be sampled again until the end of ferment, likely Day 28) due to dropping five jars on Day 10.

Across the board the only visual difference is the brine in Fido jars #14 (no airlock) and #17 (airlock) appears to be greener than the brine in the mason jars.

All jars have very low CO2 levels, indicating we are past the active “gaseous” stage of Leuconostoc mesenteroides and into the “non-gasous” stage of the ferment where Lactobacillus plantarum are present. Continue reading →

Three days left to save 50% on Beyond Organic products

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“Live Beyond Organic” book by Jordan Rubin - win one!

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Change Your Diet. Change Your Life. Change Your World. Continue reading →

Last Chance to Get Over $100 worth of Beyond Organic Products for $50 (ends 1/31)

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Your purchase of the Preferred Customer Value Pack today will include… Continue reading →