Milk kefir is a staple in our household. It actually has more probiotics than yogurt (even homemade yogurt). It contains beneficial enzymes and yeasts that help with digestion and immunity. Milk kefir is full of healthy fats and bio-available nutrients that your body needs! It has antibacterial properties, can improve bone health, and even lessen allergy symptoms!
I prep a milk kefir “shake”, as my kids call it, before my they wake up in the morning. They drink it while I make our breakfast. I use kefir, some frozen fruit, and a little bit of organic maple syrup and blend it up in the Vitamix. When making my kefir I use whole, raw, grass-fed milk.
Raw milk is not pasteurized and it is not homogenized. This makes it so much healthier for you than that crap that fills those plastic jugs at the store.
Milk kefir is quite simple to make. You need only 3 ingredients: milk, kefir grains, and time.
Once you have your completed milk kefir, what should you do with it? Remove the grains from the jar, put into a new jar and feed them. (I use a silicon colander to do this and actually use my very CLEAN hands to separate the grains from the kefir and put them into a new jar for the next batch.) After you take out your grains you will have slightly less than a quart. At our house, as I said above, I put the kefir in my Vitamix along with about a cup of frozen fruit, add maple syrup to taste, and give it a whirl. We have some in the morning with our breakfast and some in the evening after dinner to sweep the colon with beneficial bacteria. We love our kefir!!
Also, you can make kefir cheese, salad dressing with kefir, and much more. Go here for tons of recipes using milk kefir. This site also has recipes for many other types of ferments. She has a great cookbook, too!
Notes: Kefir grains grow and multiply when they are happy. Try to keep your 4 tablespoons (1/4 cup) grains to 1 quart milk ratio by pulling out extra grains when you notice there are more than before. Give your extras to family, friends, neighbors, coworkers, etc. Spread the healthy healing love!
What if I go on vacation or do an elimination diet and don’t want milk kefir for a bit?
If you need to take a break from your by now beloved milk kefir, you should feed you grains and put them in the fridge. When you return from vacation, or resume your need for kefir, take out the grains and feed them again. You may need to feed them a couple of times before they are back to their usual vigor and making drinkable kefir.
Do you drink kefir? Do you make your own? Are you going to try making kefir? Let me know how it goes!
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