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Love comes in the form of probiotics...
Much appreciation (and many thanks) goes to my dietician as she so graciously gave me some kefir grains earlier this week. We hear about probiotics all the time and how important they are for healthy gut flora.... well, homemade kefir produces more probiotics in one normal serving than an entire bottle of probiotic pills! This morning I had my first serving of my very own homemade kefir (I admit... I was a bit skeptical) with some fresh blueberries and honestly, it was very tasty. My kefir tasted like a mild yogurt that was a little runny but definitely thicker than milk itself. Previously I thought dairy was off the table for me (except a small amount of cheese on my morning eggies) but kefir may prove to be a game changer. Making kefir couldn't be more easy and a quick search online provided tons of easy recipes using kefir -- salad dressings, ricotta-like cheese, cream cheese, smoothies, and so on -- which have renewed my interest in milk but will greatly increase the beneficial probiotics at the same time. Win - Win!
Thanks again Janine (my wonderful dietician)! My gut flora thanks you, too!
Diet Calendar Entry for 08 January 2015:
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1897 kcal
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Fat: 140.12g | Prot: 94.23g | Carb: 73.62g.
Breakfast: Kefir, Blueberries, Coffee, Kerrygold Pure Irish Butter, 365 Organic Wildflower Raw Honey, Carrington Farms Pure, Unrefined, Cold Pressed Coconut Oil 100% Organic Extra Virgin, Organic Valley Organic Brown Eggs (Large). Lunch: Macadamia Nuts, Yogi Tea Green Tea Kombucha, Skelly's Paleo Fried Rice (delish!) 1/3/2015. Dinner: Cooked Green String Beans (Fat Added in Cooking), Pork, Baked Sweetpotato (Peel Not Eaten). more...
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