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LakeOntarioFarmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
933 Posts
Brenda
North Rose
NY
USA
933 Posts |
 Posted - Mar 03 2010 : 12:58:58 PM
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Okay girls, I want to hear all your thoughts on Kefir!!!
I need to start eating/drinking it.
I would also like to make my own.
Do you like it/hate it? Do you buy it at the store or make your own? Any tips on making it taste good if you make it? Can I make some from the kind I buy in the store- use it as a starter, or do I need to order a special starter kit?
Has it helped your health/digestive tract?
Recipes using Kefir?
Thank you all in advance! 
Brenda
FarmGirl # 711
Nothing we achieve in this world is achieved alone. It is always achieved with others teaching us along the way. Lee J. Colan
http://theviewfromhere-brenda.blogspot.com/ |
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nubidane
True Blue Farmgirl
2875 Posts
Lisa
Georgetown
OH
2875 Posts |
Posted - Mar 03 2010 : 2:21:51 PM
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Brenda, I buy Kefir in the organic section, it is lowfat & comes in various flavors & they are all absolutely delicious. It is like drinking a thick creamy yogur, but more in milkshake form. I usually get the pomegranate, but just got some that was vanilla & it is just as good. Not too sweet either, which I hate.
I have a lead stomach, & can eat nearly everything, so I can't tell if it has helped anything, but I know that it hasn't hurt. Good luck! |
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kristin sherrill
True Blue Farmgirl
11303 Posts
kristin
chickamauga
ga
USA
11303 Posts |
Posted - Mar 03 2010 : 2:26:47 PM
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I love kefir. A friend had some grains and she gave me some. I made it with my goat milk. Then I let it go bad. I need more. With the grains you just keep adding more milk and straining the grians. They go on forever. I need to get more because I'll be in goat milk soon.
I Buy Earthway organic whole milk kefir now. It's good. But I like homemade better. And yes, it helps me alot with the digestion.
You can find people on the internet that sell the grains.
kris
Happiness is simple. |
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LakeOntarioFarmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
933 Posts
Brenda
North Rose
NY
USA
933 Posts |
Posted - Mar 03 2010 : 2:27:55 PM
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Thanks Lisa for the info!
I will be eating it more for health reasons than taste.... ;)
I've always hated yogurt, yuck, can't stand the taste, but recently have started eating Stonyfield
Farms Organic and now really love it!!!
I am thinking that there are good Kefirs and then there are bad Kefirs, lol!
Brenda
FarmGirl # 711
Nothing we achieve in this world is achieved alone. It is always achieved with others teaching us along the way. Lee J. Colan
http://theviewfromhere-brenda.blogspot.com/ |
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Annika
True Blue Farmgirl
5602 Posts
Annika
USA
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Posted - Mar 03 2010 : 2:29:18 PM
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I love kefir, its the best marriage between yogurt and an old fashioned milk shake...yummy!
Annika
Farmgirl & sister #13
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. ~Leonardo DaVinci
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emsmommy5
True Blue Farmgirl
1547 Posts
Angie
Buckley
WA
USA
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Posted - Mar 03 2010 : 4:53:59 PM
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A good friend and fellow farmgirl (herbquilter)gave me some starter grains yesterday. i was really hesitant about it because I had never tried it. She put a little in a cup with a few drops of stevia and a little jam. Now I am excited to try my first batch in the morning. I am not doing it for the love of the taste... it's definitely for the health benefits. She uses it to make pancakes and waffles, smoothies, etc. I plan to put in bananas and other fruit and my herb tinctures for breakfast in the morning. I also plan to use it in baking such as "buttermilk" biscuits. It's a new adventure for me, but I am looking forward to the health benefits.
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LakeOntarioFarmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
933 Posts
Brenda
North Rose
NY
USA
933 Posts |
Posted - Mar 04 2010 : 07:24:00 AM
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Aha! Thanks for even more information! :)
So, I need Kefir grains I've figured out. Any good sources for getting them? Do they need to be refrigerated?
Brenda
FarmGirl # 711
Nothing we achieve in this world is achieved alone. It is always achieved with others teaching us along the way. Lee J. Colan
http://theviewfromhere-brenda.blogspot.com/ |
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