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Does anyone make their own? Is is a very invloved process? Does anyone have experience with it improving overall health, esp. candidiasis? Thanks!
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We have made it and it is one of the easiest cultured things out there. Just a warning: most of my friends make it or have made it and we all thought it was nasty. It goes straight into smoothies for us. So don't be deterred if you don't love it. Most people dont.
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Thanks Susan. How different is the homemade from the store bought in the way of taste? I have been buying it for a bit now, for smoothies, soups, sour cream, etc... and I am currently drinking (eating?) it straight up and it's not too bad.
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We never tried storebought but I'm guessing it's pretty different. Before we started making it we asked people how it tasted. All those who bought it from the store said, "It's great. Just like yogurt." We love plain, tangy yogurt so I thought we'd love kefir but we really didn't.
But, now that I'm thinking about it, we use all our yogurt for cooking and smoothies so maybe I should just start making kefir again. It's supposed to have a lot more cultures in it. You can also use the kefir "grains" to make kefir sodas. I haven't tried it myself, but the basic idea is to throw some clean grains into something sugary and fruity (like water, sugar, and lime juice). The kefir eats all the sugar and cultures the lime juice into a fizzy soda. I've heard that the soda actually does taste good!
Hmm . . . I better call up my kefiring friends and get some grains for myself.
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Lisa,we also make our kefir.It is "milder" when you buy it from the store.We also love it for smoothies.I save the whey from each batch and use it to make an excellent bread.I encourage you to make your own.It is very easy.
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Sigh. WE just threw ours out. We killed it! I have issues with cultured products, and couldn't even always stomach it in a smoothie. We just didn't drink enough smoothies in the cold weather and so I was endlessly wasting milk on culturing.
It is just so easy. If you buy it and use it, I would say give making it a go, Lisa.
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Hi There,
There is a great website--bodyecology.com that sells starters. She also recommends making kefir with coconut water/milk. Apparently, if you have even a slight milk allergy or are overrun with candidia then it is much better for your and easier to help clear the yeast with coconut water as opposed to cow's milk.
I think there is even an instructional video or pictures that show how to open the coconut--you don't really need a machete as I had always imagined.
Hope that's helpful.
DeAnn
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