kefir smoothies
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it’s been a while since i’ve been here. i’ve mostly been on my other blog (but you have get invited to that one!). if you’d like an invitation please let me know.
let’s get back to the basics of feeding our families awesome food with little prep.
there are so many places to buy “food” these days, and most of them are happy to fill their aisles with boxes, cans and packages of processed/toxic matter called food. i went into a local market a few days ago to buy vinegar for the science class i teach and remembered why i stay out of there. except for the produce area 95% of the store was dead boxed food. who feeds their families this? the vast majority of americans…sad!
have you ever made kefir? it’s a delicious cultured milk, healing for the body and offers millions of beneficial bacteria for your intestinal tract. i really enjoy goat milk kefir from our own goats, but raw cow’s milk has great flavor too. culturing the milk eats the lactose (milk sugar) and makes this a very low glycemic food. as goat’s milk is naturally homogenized (the cream doesn’t separate from the milk) goat’s milk kefir is fantastically creamy (unlike the packaged stuff at the store, which i have used in a pinch, but i digress…). you can buy kefir grains online (my original grains came from www.culturesforhealth.com) and i recommend them. they multiply like crazy so if you already know someone making kefir ask for some grains to start!
here’s a very basic recipe to get you going:
1- pour 1-cup keifr into blender
2- add I heaped TB raw virgin coconut oil
3- add 1 heaped tsp chia or golden flax
4- add maple syrup to sweeten (or a dab of honey) to taste
5- blend well and enjoy!
Next time you could add
a half cup of berries
vanilla or chocolate protein powder (omit sweetener!)
an omega-3 egg yolk
THRIVE!
rfc