I had heard of it but until this week I had no idea what it actually was, what it did or what it looked like. Kefir is a delicious probiotic beverage.
A Scoby is a symbiotic colony of bacteria and yeasts !
It has opened up a whole new world to me !
I took her up on the offer Wednesday afternoon and I am hooked. She also shared some of her garden with me - raspberry and strawberry plants , peppermint and I have more offers of plants when my garden is ready. As she showed me around her garden and her chooks - I was most envious and
Now - I've joined the local Plants and Gardens Facebook group. More plant , garden and information sharing.
There is also so much to learn and the community of fermenters (not a bit like dementers) is so supportive. So what are kefir grains ?
Alex Lewin, ‘Kefir grains are combinations of yeasts and bacteria living on a substrate made up of a variety of dairy components.’The live kefir grains look a bit like cottage cheese or cauliflower florets. They have a gelatinous in texture - mine was a soft blob. Don't be put off.
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Milk kefir , rich in beneficial bacteria, contains phosphorus, vitamin K, biotin and folic acid - all essential nutrients to health and well-being.
The best site for information I have found - which has everything you need to know about fermenting and preserving is Cultures for Health - this is about Kefir
Another Facebook friend added me to this Australian group when I asked - PRESERVING, FERMENTING and HEALTHY EATING - Australia.
This was my first batch - last night.
You can get Water kefir too - I didn't get any of this yet because it is much slower to grow.
My interest is the research (I admit I've only just started reading the literature ) that Cultured dairy foods potentially play a role in the prevention of cancer as they exhibit anti-tumoural effects.
Tell me have you heard of Kefir ?
Do you ferment or preserve food ?
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PinkyPoinker 111p · 561 weeks ago
Trish 114p · 560 weeks ago
I watched Catalyst recently - Gut Reaction - "good diet is even more important than we thought is the discovery of the many trillions of new contributors to our health - the tiny good bacteria living in our guts."
It was more on prebiotics - "Prebiotics are fibre compounds that pass undigested through the stomach and small intestine. When prebiotics arrive in the large intestine, they promote the growth and activity of beneficial (probiotic) bacteria that reside here. Having a healthy balance of gut bacteria may benefit digestion, the absorption of minerals and immune system function.'
It can't hurt me so I'm trying it !
PinkyPoinker 111p · 560 weeks ago
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daisyrooandtwo 96p · 560 weeks ago
BTW, just saw you've been blogging since 2005! Nearly 10 years, Trish! You are such a champion and inspiration on so many levels. I'll never forget how lovely and inviting you were when I first started out.
xoxo
Trish 114p · 560 weeks ago
I started with only a few posts in 2005 , the real blogging started when my boys were about 9 months old.
PS - I had a dream about you last night (friendly not creepy) lol and the first email I open this morning was a notification from you.
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