Latest Recipes
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Easy Falafel with Tzatziki
With a mild savory taste, these delicious dippers a great way to introduce your kids to new flavors in their lunchbox.
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Sunflower Butter and Fresh Berry Wraps
This quick and simple kid-friendly lunch recipe can be made in a flash and is sure to please your little berry lovers.
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Rainbow Pasta Salad
Mix in some veggie goodness and peep the pretty colors of this vibrant pasta salad featuring every kid’s favorite: noodles!
Ingredients
Makes 4 servings
4 cups low-fat or nonfat milk
¼ cup Kefir grains or one 5-gram packet Kefir starter (powder)
Other supplies 1-quart glass jar with a lid
Thermometer
Coffee filter or cheesecloth
Rubber band
The easiest, quickest, and most natural way to get your daily dose of probiotics? A smoothie! In her new book Drink Your Way to Gut Health,Molly Morgan, RD, provides 140 smoothie and drink recipes that make it easy to put “good” bacteria into your diet. Here, Morgan’s guide to making homemade kefir, a probiotic-rich staple you can blend with other nutritious ingredients for the perfect cleansing and healing beverage.
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Directions
1. Sterilize the 1-quart jar with boiling water or wash well with warm, soapy water.
2. In a saucepan, heat the milk to 180˚F. Place the pan of warm milk into an ice bath (a larger pan with cold water and ice cubes). Allow the mixture to cool until it reaches 80 to 85˚F.
3. Once the mixture has cooled, add the kefir grains or kefir starter. If using the starter, gently whisk it into the milk until well combined.
4. Transfer the milk with the kefir grains or starter to the jar. Store in the refrigerator.
