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Starter grain to make your own probiotic juice at home.
Illness is a constant companion when you're the parent of little kids. Ear infections, another virus, runny noses, poor sleep, allergies, food insensitivities - you've had them all right? Me too! And although my Dr is sympathetic, she's really trained on how to treat these illnesses rather than prevent them. A couple of years ago I thought to myself - "This can't be right. I'm not a helpless person in this equation - I must be able to do something to help my kids". So I educated myself, found a brilliant naturopath, reduced dairy and wheat from the kids diet, and learnt how to make Happy Tummy Juice!
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So what' the best thing about this juice? You can make it yourself at home! (Have you seen how expensive probiotics are?!) I'll show you how:
1) Boil up a jug of water then let it cool ( the chlorine in water kills the kefir grain so you need to boil off the chlorine unless you have a water filter)
2) Add 1 cup of raw organic sugar to 1 cup of water in a saucepan and boil until sugar is dissolved. Let it cool.
3) Add 1 cup of water kefir grains to a large open mouthed jar/ bottle then add the cooled sugar water
4) Cut up 1 lemon into wedges and add to the jar
5) Put 1 cup of dates into a small muslin bag and tie it up tight and put in the jar (I just use an old baby wrap and cut it up for the muslin bag )
6) Add 1 tsp of baking soda
7) Top up the jar with your cooled water
8) Leave for 48 hours on the bench top. Then throw away the dates and lemon, strain off the juice into a jar with a lid and store in the fridge.
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The hardest part is getting your hands on the kefir grains. Anyone who has them will gift them to other people (because they grow over time) - if you happen to receive them from somebody then be very thankful as they are a beautiful growing gift.
Hi Nicole, I am definitely interested - My focus at the moment is buidling my childrens immune systems as my 3 year old continues to suffer from asthma and bronchiolitis. Then I saw your post on INN. I am in Toowoomba in Qld though not sure if that presents a problem?! Jodie
ReplyDeleteHi Jodie, you will definitely find Kefir useful for supporting the immune system. Postage is no prob, Kefir travels fairly well
DeleteHi Nicole, this may be just the prompt I need to start my own kefir water! I'd really like to give it a go. Our two girls are becoming more and more adventurous as we travel along our health journey, and already I am seeing results - the dark circles under eyes and the complaints of sore tummies are reducing. Each step a positive one! Thanks for sharing your experiences!!
ReplyDeleteHi Kylie - congrats on winning this comp! If you could let me know your contact details then I will get these sent out right away. Hopefully this really helps you on your journey. Take care, Nicole.
DeleteHi Nicole,
ReplyDeleteI would LOVE some of these it has been on my 'to do list' forever but I have never found the water Kefi to make it!!
It is the year of gut healing so this is the perfect start.
Great post x
Lee www.fitnessinthecity.com.au
And the winner is Kylie! Well done and thanks to everyone for entering. For those of you who want to start your own Kefir,have a look on ebay - type in organic water kefir grains and you can buy them for about $10 for 4Tb. Have a great day! Nicole
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