Kefir making as alternative to yoghurt making.

leonie_2

bargainqueen wrote:

That Dom's Website says he recommends we eat the surplus grains if we can't give them away - does anyone do this? :pale: I do it 'cos it's good for me but it takes a lot of mental persuasion of myself...

:eek: I know but I think i'd rather chew on my own eyeballs than eat the grains!!!

I want to because they are good for me, but ewww!

Luckily i've got a long list of people waiting for my spares so I wont be able to eat them.....

shykins

if u have lots of grains why dont u freeze some as a back up and distribute the others.. there are lots of sites with people wanting fresh grains

i did accidentally eat a grain the other day albeit a tiny one that got thru the net... was a bit like eating squid lol... think i will pass on eating them

xx

bargainqueen_2

leonie wrote:

:eek: I know but I think i'd rather chew on my own eyeballs than eat the grains!!!

I want to because they are good for me, but ewww!

Luckily i've got a long list of people waiting for my spares so I wont be able to eat them.....

Lol the perfect excuse there, I might freeze some and also offer on freecycle! I guess if I held my nose closed and swallowed without chewing it would be doable. Then again I might be down the toilet again afterwards. It's the only thing that has made me sick in 8 years, and my OH said:"See it is GREAT for you, think ow much weight you'll lose if you continue lke this". :rolleyes:

leonie_2

Lol at BargainQueen!

Before I went to bed last night I had a couple of big gulps without the aid of milkshake. Actually thats a lie, I stuck my tongue in my glass, pulled a funny face and added some sugar, then wooshed it down. I waited a few seconds then did a big shudder, yuk its minging when undiluted.

But as usual, off to the toilet within an hour, gosh this stuff is dynamite!

bargainqueen_2

rotfl at least it has us in the bathroom more - so all we have to do now is come up with a rule that everytime we visit the bathroom we have to wipe a surface. Hey presto: Clean Bathroom

leonie_2

Well now you've gone too far.... cleaning as well!

Seriously though, has anyone else experienced they visit the bathroom more frequently? I'm sure its a good thing, people pay a fortune on laxative type treatments and kefir does it naturally.

bargainqueen_2

I bought a book to help us out a bit; reference "Kefir for pleasure, beauty and wellbeing" by Harald Tietze. It says "Death begins in the colon" and states exactly what you have experienced, about aiding digestion etc. That's a good thing! Some awesome recipes in here how to make bath treats, foot masks, body wraps, facial cleanser, facial masks, moisturiser etc... If you want any let me know, don't want to post if no one will use them.

Kazonline

Sounds absolutely fantastic! I'm hoping that I'll get to join the yahoo group as I love to experiment with recipies - and your book sounds fantastic bargain queen, once I get my hands on some and get them up and 'running' then I'll def be hoping you post some of the ideas. Thanks to the OP for the thread - and to several of you who made me giggle!
Kaz x

leonie_2

Bargainqueen the book sounds brill, tell me everything!

Dont want you getting in trouble though if you post stuff from the book?

I'm going to up my intake a bit now. Honestly, with the kefir, and now the sprouting seeds thingy........ im going to fly!:j

Kazonline, hope you get some grains soon. I'm giving mine away about once a week now, they are getting really popular.

shykins

have to say i dont find it that unpalatable even on its own but then i dont eat sugar so thats prob why..

mine was so thick yesterday i mixed it up like i do my cream cheese with sweetener and s/free peanut butter .. was scrummy bit like a cheesecake

other days i just have a spoonful or so but i think u are right it does help with aherm.. movement? lol

would love to hear some of them recipes etc and what else other people do with their kefir

we almost hav e enough ofus here to set up our own group now lol

xx