Kefir Kommunity

Ease the Formula-to-Milk Transition with Kefir

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:46:00 GMT

We recently heard from a mother about her success with weaning her two-year-old off of formula. Well, at first, there was actually zero success. Her little boy fussed and cried when she tried to hand him a sippy cup full of milk, and was forever reaching for the bottle. She was almost at the end of her rope when another mom told her her secret for a smooth formula-to-milk transition: Kefir!

Everyone's Green With Envy For New Green Kefir With Phytoboost

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:15:00 GMT

You love our strawberry-banana whipped into a smoothie, crave our low-fat pomegranate by the bucket-full and can’t enjoy your oatmeal without a little vanilla mixed in. Now we’ve got a new product for you to get hooked on: Fruit-flavored Green Kefir with Phytoboost. Available in mouthwatering Kiwi Passion Fruit and Pomegranate Acai Blueberry,Green Kefir features a special blend of Phytoboost phytonutrients that give you the disease-fighting antioxidant power of 10 green vegetables, plus green tea extract.

Cinnamon Banana Kefir Ice Cream

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 21:19:00 GMT

Mmmmm….check out this easy recipe from Kristin Pizzi, who blogs over at EatOxygen.com

She just blended one cup of Lifeway Plain Lowfat Kefir with a banana, a packet of PureVia sweetener and cinnamon to taste, then froze the concoction over night. The result: A creamy, sweet, banana bread batter-tasting frosty treat.

Check out the recipe here.

Anyone else have any ideas for creative kefir recipes?

Santa Issues Statement To Media: “No More Milk, Please.”

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 21:11:00 GMT

During a standing-room-only media conference held today at the Hard Rock North Pole, Santa Claus shocked reporters when he announced he will no longer be accepting glasses of milk left by the fire this Christmas.

“Enough with the milk, already!” Claus bellowed. “Many people don’t know this, because I tend to keep my health matters pretty private, but I’m lactose intolerant. Just a few sips are enough to throw my GI system totally off-kilter for the night. I usually pour it in a dish and feed it to Donner and Blitzen because I’m on an eco-kick and hate to see it go to waste. But this year, I’m standing up for Number One and asking children and parents across the globe, ‘Could you please lay off the milk?’ The truth is, I prefer kefir.”

A hush fell across the room as reporters glanced at each other, silently mouthing, “What’s kefir?!”

Noticing their confusion, Claus clarified, “Kefir is a cultured dairy drink that offers 10 strains of live and active cultures, also known as ‘good bacteria.’ I’ll only drink Lifeway kefir, manufactured in suburban Chicago. It’s a nice stopping point for me and the ‘deer, located exactly halfway between India and Hawaii.”