Luci Lock August 27 2007 42,834 views
If you‘re a mixed type, or a protein type like I am, perhaps you sometimes crave a drink that‘s a bit more interesting than water with lemon, lime juice or a touch of vanilla. Well, here‘s an alternative drink I‘ve come up with that is absolutely delicious! You‘re going to love this! I find it totally addictive (in a good way of course!).
Today, I‘ll teach you to make Raw, Italian Cream Soda. Best of all, it‘s completely good for you, and all raw. Yummy scrummy, as we say in Old England!
So, follow along, and soon, you and yours will be sipping the most refreshing, delectable, wholesome drink imaginable.
Ingredients:
Preparation:
* May use cherry juice concentrate, or other fruit juice, in place of vanilla extract, depending on personal taste.
** May substitute xylitol for stevia if desired.
If you‘re a protein type, you could add raw cream instead of raw milk. For mixed types, go with the raw milk. Either way, this drink is absolutely delicious, and I know you‘re going to love it!
Sparkling water gives us many possibilities. A friend of mine cuts her wine with it to reduce her wine consumption.
My favorite soda replacement is this fermented water kefir soda process:
www.rebuild-from-depression.com/.../homemade_sodas_water_kefir_dri.html
Amanda
Thank you Amanda: I subscribed to your blog. I realy must get out my kefir starter and start using it again. I have only made milk kefir in the past so it will be a new adventure to make it with fruit juce.
Hans Albert Quistorff, LMP
Antalgic Posture Pain Specialist
I've been getting creative with Keffir since subscribing to your blog as well. Thankyou. I don't tolerate dairy very well, even raw milk so I've been experimenting with water based Keffir drinks. My favourite so far is made using mixed frozen berries. I let them defrost then add to the water keffir and leave it at room temperature for 2 days then into the fridge. It has a wonderful carbonated berry taste that's not too sweet. I don't have a sweet tooth, but you could always add a bit of xylitol if you needed it a bit sweeter. In my next set of keffir experiments I'm going to play around with green tea and peppermint tea to see how they turn out.
I like the idea of vanilla extract in the mineral water and plan on trying this tonight without the milk. Thanks for the inspiration!
Sarah Luck ND
I hope no one actually thinks people in England DO say 'Yummy scrummy'! I've never heard anyone say it, thank goodness. Lucy, you read too much Enid Blyton!
We're more likely to say, 'That's the dogs bollocks!' Still, Lucy's cute so I'll let her off this time.
Tiggy.
I have heard "yummy scrummy" in BBC shows.
I notice how her "raw" milk is in plastic instead of a glass jar. Liquid stored in plastic is not suppose to be safe.
I am surprised that you recommend using xylitol. I am concerned that if it kills bacteria in the mouth, does it kill bacteria in the intestines? I am not convinced that it is a safe sweetner, not enough time in use yet.You can also use fruit juice with the sparkling water and it makes a nice drink depending on the juice you use.
Joan
Xylitol inhibits metabolism and growth of sugar-loving bacteria and yeasts through a starvation mechanism. Good for mouth bacteria control clearly. But also suggested as good for the control of yeast in the gut for antibiotic users.
That sounds like a good thing to me.
Also, there are more concerns in the medical literature regarding Stevia toxicity than Xylitol.
I think I'd favour Xylitol.
What I know from my training, is that Xylitol is *ok* once in a while, but prolonged usage is shown to cause digestive problems.
Thank you Lucy for great the recipes you've given so far. Keep up the good work. I will be trying this drink tonight. I also like Xylitol more than Stevia.
Brigitte