To help promote a more beneficial microbial balance it is a good idea to consume fermented foods
like coconut kefir, apple cider vinegar, sauerkraut, kimchi, and pickles.
Not exact matches
Loads of people have success with this, but typically you'll find dairy
kefir grains (which have some lactose in them and are best avoided if you are lactose intolerant) and water
kefir grains, which can work in a sugary water drink,
coconut water, or other water - based beverages and makes a light champagne -
like drink.
Now, given the aforementioned heat wave, turning this
coconut kefir into rich, creamy and cooling popsicles that could basically function as a meal seemed
like a great idea.
Like regular milk
kefir,
coconut milk
kefir is made by using milk
kefir grains to ferment the
coconut milk, but of course it is dairy free.
Since
coconut milk does not contain lactose
like regular milk does, there are a few modifications that should be made to keep the
kefir grains strong.
But over the summer I found the nerve to branch out and try a few new things,
like a Cranberry
Coconut Daiquiri, Creamy Parmesan Coleslaw, Elderberry
Kefir, and Easy Homemade Bug Spray.
Because I avoid dairy, I rotate my
kefir grains between whole milk (their favorite) and
coconut milk (what I
like to drink).
Cultured foods
like sauerkraut kimchi, beet kvass, and
coconut water
kefir will change your life.
Foods
like sauerkraut,
coconut water
kefir, kimchi and pickles are excellent for intestinal health because of the healthy bacteria they contain.
You can add in anti-oxidant extracts and drink fermented beverages
like coconut water
kefir.
During the afternoon snacking on some fermented foods
like sauerkraut,
coconut water
kefir for hydration or having a bowl of
coconut yogurt with berries is a great idea.
Natural food sources of probiotics can be found in
coconut water
kefir,
coconut milk
kefir, kombucha, yogurt and fermented veggies
like sauerkraut and kimchii.
However, if you are using watered down «drinking»
coconut milk from a tetra pak (not all brands are watered down for drinking), then you will need to either drip it thick
like old - fashioned yogurt, or use it
like kefir in smoothies.
You can use milk
kefir grains to ferment cow milk or non-dairy milk
like coconut but then need to replenish them in cow or goat milk.
Unless I am using
coconut water, which seems to have no ill effects, I prefer to do two ferments because I
like to keep my
kefir grains pure.
Bee
likes to make a sugar mixture dedicated to
kefir making, which increases the mineral content — mixing 4 cups cane sugar with 1 cup
coconut sugar, and a tablespoon of Himalyan sea salt.
I make
kefir w /
coconut milk, and use some
like sourcream or yogurt as a a source of probiotics.
I've been wanting to try to
coconut Kefir, but didn't want to buy it in case I didn't
like it.
I also
like to include fermented foods, such as sauerkraut,
coconut yogurt, and fermented dips, and fermented drinks, such as
coconut water,
kefir, and kombucha.
For her that meant
coconut kefir, fermented foods
like sauerkraut and kimchi, and cultured beverages containing favorable live bacteria,
like kombucha.
You can and should enjoy foods naturally rich with beneficial yeast and bacteria,
like raw cultured vegetables,
coconut kefir, and other fermented foods.
(If you're dairy - free there are plant milk versions,
like coconut milk
kefir, that contain the same probiotic benefits.)
Since
coconut milk does not contain lactose
like regular milk does, there are a few modifications that should be made to keep the
kefir grains strong.
Fermented foods,
like kimchi, sauerkraut, and
coconut or grass - fed
kefir, will help reinoculate a stressed - out microbiome with beneficial bacteria.
You can find probiotics in pill form but they're also abundant in fermented foods
like kombucha, fermented veggies
like sauerkraut and pickles (from the fridge, not the shelf),
coconut kefir, and miso paste (see this great article from the blog for more food sources).
This is brewed exactly
like water
kefir, though the sugar can be reduced to 25 % because
coconut water is naturally sweet.
For breakfast every day I had a «Zen smoothie,» which included ingredients
like coconut milk,
kefir, hemp protein powder, organic blueberries, lavender buds, and valerian extract.
You can find probiotics in pill form but they're also abundant in fermented foods
like kombucha, fermented veggies
like sauerkraut and pickles (from the fridge, not the shelf),
coconut kefir, and miso paste.
Or
coconut kefir... My
kefir skills are not that advanced yet, but here are a few websites that I
like to poke around to get more info (a quick Google search will reveal many more):
I do hard - core Paleo / Primal and I also did a Paleo - keto diet (including all the superfoods
like bone broths, offal, sea veggies,
kefir, fermented foods,
coconut oil etc), and if I hadn't restrict calories below 1100 (I'm small framed), I wouldn't lose any weight.
But you can also use (i) regular cow's milk (or goats milk), (ii) another non-dairy milk
like almond, cashew or oat milk, (iii)
coconut water or (iv) try using 1/2 — 1 cup of natural yoghurt or
kefir (a fermented milk drink) and thinning out with water, as required.
My question; I would
like to make
coconut milk
kefir, but I am wondering if I can rehydrate my grains using milk made from «powdered milk» (I am using dehydrated grains).
Coconut milk
kefir is not very thick and is more
like drinkable style yogurt.
At the moment I try to take more
coconut water
kefir like the beginning (I took less the
kefir and lemon water recently because I am oversentisve to many food i.e. iodine food even spinach).
If you'd
like to try making your own
coconut kefir, drop me a line and maybe I'll send you some «babies» too!
My favorite probiotic rich cultured foods are: Jun tea, (directions for making Jun & why I love it here), raw fermented sauerkraut and cultured veggies
like carrots, beets, & ginger, Kevita sugar - free
kefir made from fermented
coconut water, and goat milk
kefir (which I love in this no - churn goat
kefir ice cream recipe).
Water
kefir, just
like milk
kefir, utilizes a beneficial culture of microbes that consume the simple sugars in the juice,
coconut water or sugar water base to create a plethora of probiotics.
In this smoothie I used
coconut milk
kefir that has fewer carbs than regular dairy
kefir and just
like other fermented foods, it's good for your gut and easy to make at home.
My favorite ferments include cultured vegetables
like raw kraut (I
like Farmhouse Cultures because I'm too lazy to make my own);
coconut water
kefir; miso paste; pickles; kimchi; and beet kvass.
Hi I am in the uk, would
like to try and make
coconut water
kefir, can you recommend where I can get the supplies please Thanks Junie
Natural food sources of probiotics can be found in
coconut water
kefir,
coconut milk
kefir, kombucha, yogurt and fermented veggies
like sauerkraut and kimchii.
Every so often I
like to drink a bubbly glass of
coconut water
kefir.