For about a year now, I have been doing a small sideline business of bringing top quality milk (including raw milk, which some people, such as myself, consider the healthiest form of milk) to my customers who live in uptown Cagayan de Oro (
see my article here). Well, as great as it is, I
will now introduce a product that turns milk into an ultra-nutritious superfood that is among the healthiest foods you can give to your family: kefir.
I introduced
kefir to my family years ago but they found it quite unappetizing. Recently, I gave it another go and the taste improved so much that
my family now LOVES it, to the point that it has now replaced milk in our household!
So what is
kefir? What’s all the fuss about it being so good for you? Allow me to officially start this blog entry by answering the first question. Kefir is milk that has been fermented by kefir grains. This gives it a yogurt-like taste and a truck-load of additional nutritional benefits (which I will explain later).
For those of you who are screaming out, “Yogurt? Ew!” rest assured that
you can enjoy this drink in the many flavors it comes in: strawberry, buko pandan, vanilla, mango (our favorite), and, of course, plain.
What’s all the fuss about kefir being so good for you? Okay, I’m about to drop some knowledge, and it’s gonna be a bit lengthy, so hold on tight.
Kefir is one of the greatest sources of enzymes, nutrients, and beneficial microorganisms on the planet, and it does our body great good in three ways:
