Kefir making as alternative to yoghurt making.

leonie_2

Shykins im glad to hear of your extra 'movements' I didnt want to be on my own lol. I keep asking my hubby for an update on his bowels but he thinks im weird and goes shy. I'm dead proud! Oh ok, maybe I am a little bit weird! :rotfl:

I've used spare kefir as cleansing milk and its been good, but new recipes are always welcome.

Well if you set up a new club, i'll join!

jmp410

Hi my sister has given me her's as she thinks it fowl. She has been rushing round to my house all week with little pots of it and making me eat it, at one stage i was cutting the grass and she is chasing me round the garden with a tea spoon full of kefir lol. thats sisterly love for you.
I am also interested in it exteral uses . my daughter has really bad Dandruf and i have read it is good for that.

shammyjack

leonie wrote:

Shykins im glad to hear of your extra 'movements' I didnt want to be on my own lol. I keep asking my hubby for an update on his bowels but he thinks im weird and goes shy. I'm dead proud! Oh ok, maybe I am a little bit weird! :rotfl:

I've used spare kefir as cleansing milk and its been good, but new recipes are always welcome.

Well if you set up a new club, i'll join!

Hi Leonie !

Thanks to you I have a very healthy batch of grains, Will post as soon as I have some spare but with family and friends I have a months waiting list at least .

My grains do not grow large before splitting but are very virile and it only takes about a teaspoonfull to convert a litre of milk in 24 hours ( are yours the same ? ).

So far I have used it in bread, made soft cheese ( same consistancy as Philly but sweeter ) and drunk about one and a half pints a day from a jug which I keep on the worktop and just keep topping up as I use .

Not noticed more trips to the loo but have lost the bloated feeling that I had and and I am no longer a " wind farm " !

All in all I am glad I started and think this will be a part of my lifestyle and diet for the rest of my days .

shammy

leonie_2

Hi Shammy, glad you are getting on well with the grains.

Mine are the same, they dont grow very big, but I get little babies breaking off.

You are the second person today to mention to me that they are a 'gas stopper' lol.

You have been very adventurous, i've not tried the soft cheese but i've heard its good.

I added a few tsps to my normal yoghurt today and that was nice.

£Ronnie

Has anyone noticed if they have lost any weight with all this increased "activity" that kefir seems to produce?

i am definetly interested in this, my children get through a ridiculous amount of fromage frais. these have a high sugar and relatively low fruit content, so it would be great to gradually wean them onto kefir!

Thanks Leonie for the op.

shammyjack

£Ronnie wrote:

Has anyone noticed if they have lost any weight with all this increased "activity" that kefir seems to produce?

i am definetly interested in this, my children get through a ridiculous amount of fromage frais. these have a high sugar and relatively low fruit content, so it would be great to gradually wean them onto kefir!

Thanks Leonie for the op.

Good point !

I have found that I was increasing in weight having stopped smoking about 3 months ago but have reached a plateau over the last week and have today noticed a 1 kilo drop .

Will monitor and post back, but of course weight loss or gain is a tricky and fickle subject with many causes !

shammy

bargainqueen_2

I don't actually think it tastes bad either, especially now it's a bit older, it was just the thought of it being live bacteria. But turns out when you snog someone you swap 5 million bacteria so apparently kefir ain't so bad

Now, recipes
"Kefir for pleasure, beauty and wellbeing" by Harald Tietze

Kefir bath lotions: 1cup Kefir, 1 tbls epsom salts, 2 tbls wheat germ oil, 5 drops lavender essential oils = mix ingredients, add to bath and bathe for 15 minutes (relaxing and moisturising)
1 cup Kefir, 1 tbls epsom salts, 2 tbls almond oil, 3 drops pine essence oil, 2 drops orange essential oil = mix all ingredients and add to bath, relax for 15 mins (revitalising and moisturising

OH home and no dinner even prepared :eek:
will continue later!

bargainqueen_2

"Kefir for pleasure, beauty and wellbeing" by Harald Tietze

Foot Care: 6 tablespoons Kefir, 1 large potato; peel and grate potato very finely then add Kefir and mix well. Apply to your feet and relax for ten minutes with your feet elevated. Rinse well

Body Care: Body wrap: 2 cups Kefir, 1 tbls honey, 2 oranges; juice oranges and strain. Warm honey, mix with Kefir, add orange juice. Sponge all over your body, wrap in a towel and leave for fifteen minutes. Soak in bath.

Cleansing: 16 tbls Kefir, 2.5 tbls elderflower infusion, 2.5 tbls hohey melted. Place 2 tsp of dried elderflower (or one elderflower tea bag) in one cup of boiling water; allow to brew for 5 minutes. STrain to remove the flowers as necessary. Add honey and allow mixture to cool to room temperature. Add the kefir and beat for several minutes. Do not add the Kefir to the hot infusion or the mixture will curdle. Store refrigerated. To use, apply generously over the face and neck and clean off with damp cotton. Suits all types of skin.

Kefir & Lemon cleansing milk: an antiseptic bleaching and cleaning lotion suitable for oily skin and blackheads. 15ml Kefir, 5ml Lemon juice. Mix ingredients together apply to facial area avoiding eyes. For blackheads, leave the lotion on for a few minutes then rinse with tepid water.

Facials: (dry skin)2tbls Kefir, 1tbls honey, 1tsp peach oil, 1 ripe banana, 1 egg yolk, put in a blender and mix until creamy,apply to skin and relax for 10 mins. Rinse of with warm water.
oily skin:15ml Kefir, 1tsp fresh mint, 1tbls honey, 2 large strawberries, mix all in a blender, apply to skin, leave for 10 mins then rinse off.

**purpleprincess**

This sounds good! I've got IBS and my tummy is just annoying!! I have joined the Yahoo group but am just waiting to see if I'm accepted. Is it easy to do?

bobsa1

Sorry I've lost track slightly. Where can I get grains and is there an easy list of what to do with them. DH has Crohn's disease and I wondered if this might help!