Kefir Grains are what makes Kefir, the healthiest probiotic beverage. The health benefits of kefir are endless, and it’s easily one of the most affordable drink there is. All you need are some live kefir grains and some milk placed in a glass jar and you’re good to go!
The best way to have kefir is to make it at home with real live kefir grains. Not those commercial kefir starters or cultures, but with Real Certified Live Kefir Grains. There is just no comparison to having the real deal.
Kefir grains are composed of a complex structure of bacteria and yeasts with proteins, lipids and sugars. At first glance, kefir grains look a lot like cauliflower. Inside kefir grains are countless beneficial bacteria that are good for the body. To take care of kefir grains, you place it in milk or a sugarry solution so the kefir grains have “food” to eat and grow.
All real kefir grains are said to have originated from the caucasus mountain area where kefir grains and kefir are believed to have been discovered. And since kefir grains, when taken care of, last forever and actually grow and become more, you only need to buy one or get a single batch of kefir grains to make all the kefir you will ever want.
Once you have your kefir grains, and have gotten used to making kefir with it, you have got to try all the other kefir recipes like making kefir smoothies, kefir soups and even kefir cheese. All in all the sky’s the limit when it comes to making kefir.
If you need any technical information on kefir and kefir grains, I’ll be more than happy to share what I know.
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I can’t believe it’s already been a couple of years since my very close friend introduced life changing kefir by giving me some of his kefir grains. Sometimes it’s hard to believe something so small and not that mainstream (yet) can be so good and healthy for you. Glad I took the jump and accepted his gift of kefir grains. I’ve lived a healthy probiotics lifestyle ever since.
If this is your first time hearing about kefir or kefir grains or are just curious about kefir and kefir grains, then let me explain…
Kefir, first and foremost, is a refreshing cultured or fermented beverage made from adding real kefir grains to milk. The origins of kefir traces back thousands of years to the native population of the Caucasus Mountains. But the origin of the first kefir grains or how the caucasus people got hold of kefir grains is largely unkown. Some have boldly said that the Prophet Mohammed himself bestowed kefir grains as a gift to this people. While still others, believe kefir grains and kefir are a sort of manna describe in the ancient bible.
No matter what mystery shrouds the origins of kefir grains however, the miraculous health benefits that come from kefir grains and kefir are clear. Just some of the health benefits of kefir are:
- Improves digestion
- Treats lactose intolerance, constipation, diarrhea, colon cancer and inflammatory bowel syndrome
- Treatment for ulcer
- Regulates the blood pressure and blood sugar
- Regulates cholesterol
- Effective treatment for various respiratory conditions
- Effective treatment for eczema, various skin disorders
- Effective treatment for acne
- Fortifies the body’s immune system
- Improves the body’s defenses and resistance to diseases
- Has anti aging or anti oxidant properties
and this is not the whole list. Scientific research on kefir and kefir grains is continuously being conducted and the news just keeps getting better and better.
How does kefir do it? Well it starts with ofcourse the live kefir grains. Inside the kefir grains are billions and billions of live good bacteria. Add this with milk and let it sit for a while you get even more good bacteria. These bacteria, when inside your body, literally cleans your body of bad bacteria and other stuff that shouldn’t be there. That’s why after eating kefir, you always feel fresh and relaxed. Some people even go to the extent of eating the kefir grains itself!
Kefir is really very similar to yogurt, but it is simply way way better. If you look at kefir and yogurt in a probiotics perspective, kefir has 5 times more friendly bacteria in it than yogurt. And it’s not just the population, it’s the diversity of beneficial bacteria that lives in kefir grains that make kefir do what it does.
And did I mention eating kefir is the single cheapest most affordable way to living a balanced and healthy lifestyle? Since kefir grains are literally forever, you buy one batch and make as much kefir as you want!
And with so much kefir recipes out there, you won’t get tired of eating it. You can make kefir smoothies, kefir juice, kefir ice cream, kefir cheese, kefir breads, kefir soups and all kinds of other stuff with kefir.
As you see, there really isn’t any other food that you can compare kefir to. So if kefir isn’t part of your diet yet, what are you waiting for?
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I admit, taking care of your kefir grains can be a lot like having a pet fish. You have to regularly change the water and you have to make sure to feed the little marine life at least once a day. Except with the kefir grains, you have to make sure to strain the grains and move them into a new batch of fresh milk to keep them alive and kicking.
This is all nice and dandy but honestly it can become an obstacle when you want to go out of town for a business trip or for vacation. You can’t just leave your kefir grains now… can you?
If you want to go on a vacation or you just don’t feel like making kefir for a couple of weeks, place the kefir grains in fresh milk and store them in the refrigerator. These little critters can usually last for two weeks with their recovery period not being too long, when you do decide to bring them back out and grow them again.
Since kefir grains are basically little tiny organisms, they can go out of balance at extreme temperatures. The longer they are kept they’re the longer they will stay ‘dormant’, so to speak, resulting in a longer recovery period to get them started again.
If you really do have to keep them in the refrigerator or when you do decide to get them out, repeat what you’ve been doing before and be sure to keep giving them a change of milk every day and to keep them at room temperature so they’ll be happy. When you don’t see results right away, this is the recovery period taking place. Just keep doing what you’re doing and eventually, they should go back to what they were.
Sometimes, the grains can become so outbalanced that it takes so much time and so much milk is wasted, it would be easier to start over with new grains.
If you need to store the grains for longer than 2 weeks, the only way to store them is by freezing them. This is a good idea for the extra grains you don’t need, but is eating up so much of your fresh milk. Again, the longer you freeze them the longer the recovery period will be.
When you get them out, you may think they are inactive and dead, but most likely they’re just ‘asleep’. Leave them in room temperature and keep giving them fresh milk every day. Do this regularly and each day that pass, you’ll taste the kefir getting a little better each day.
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