On a pretty summer night in malibu, donna, don, and two close friends combined the starter and coconut water, let it rest for 24 hours, and were delighted. Body ecology culture starters products donna gates. Donna gates recommends adding kefir starter to the liquid found inside the young, green coconut. Yeasts and bacterial consortia from kefir grains are. I had been employing many of the principles outlined in the book. Once made, homemade kefir keeps for 2 to 3 weeks in the refrigerator. Pour coconut water into glass jars and seal tight with lids. Body ecology offers a nutritious probiotic drink starter called kefir starter that supports the digestive and immune systems. Complete kefir instructions essential duo instructions are the same as kefir see faq below 1. Body ecology kefir starter culturekefir is an ancient cultured food known for its antiaging and immuneenhancing properties.
Once kefir is made it will last approximately 1 week in the fridge. Water kefir starter kit by happy gut includes live water kefir grains, fermentation jar, swiveltop bottle, wooden spoon, strainer, and funnel. Body ecology culture starter trusted brand, good quality. Organic plant based dehydrated kefir starter alive and active probiotic kit will produce 12 quarts of juice kefir over 60 billion cfus per serving dairy free by anvil traditional healing. Otherwise you should see a fair amount of consistency between this list and the one in donnas book. Refrigerate starter culture packets until ready to use. Benefits kefir has many benefits including better digestion of fats, proteins and carbohydrates, and. The body ecology diet starves candidayeast overgrowth and rebalances your. The idea to add body ecology s kefir starter to this liquid and culture it kept popping into her mind. After using body ecology starters for several years, i can safely say they are simple to use and produce good quality fermented foods. Start reading the body ecology diet on your kindle in under a minute. There are two types of kefir grains, milk kefir and water kefir, both of which have many health benefits. How to make coconut kefir at home made wbody ecology kefir. Kefir is traditionally made with cows milk, but can be made with soy, coconut, rice, goat, or sheep milk other varieties of milk yield a more watery kefir than cows milk.
Kefir starter kefir culture starter kefir grains body ecology. This grocery list is for the initial stages of the body ecology diet. Into a container preferably glass with an airtight lid, mix entire foil package of room temperature kefir and one quart of milk or young coconut water that has been heated to skin temperature about 92 degrees. All four of the kefir grain products fusion tea, starter culture, florida sun, and body ecology applied as fresh or makefir at 1. Be sure to reserve a 12 a cup to a cup of coconut water with starter for pudding. But, kefir contains more strains of bacteria, as well as strains of yeasts. Pdf kefir grains represent the unique microbial community consisting of bacteria, yeasts, and sometimes.
Goat milk requires more starter when making initial batch. It aids digestion of fats, proteins, and carbohydrates, helps establish beneficial microflora in the intestines, and is an excellent source of amino acids, enzymes, calcium, magnesium, phosphorus. Do good to your health with 100 billion live and active bacteria per 100 g serving. The body ecology diet the best anticandida diet the blender girl. Good book, especially cause it explains about coconut kefir and fermented foods. Young green coconut kefir made with body ecology kefir starter young green coconut pudding. She knew it would be a perfect medium for the growth of beneficial microflora. Dissolve 1 package of kefir starter from body ecology in coconut water and stir with a wooden spoon.
Donna gates explains the body ecology line of culture starters. Kefir is a cultured, enzymerich food filled with friendly microorganisms that help balance your inner ecosystem. Ive used body ecology culture starter many times when making fermented vegetables, kefir, yogurt and cultured butter. Origins of kefir may be 4000 years old but its still a major trend. The body ecology diet and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle.