AMEN  Rajsanand!  'keh-fear'!  This is, quite possibly, the world's most perfect food! It has such a WONDERFUL versatility to it!

I blend my fresh raw milk kefir with berries.  I can't imagine juicing raspberries and discarding the pulp, as expensive as they are.  Why not puree them?

Key fur

And he needed to do a video to explain this recipe????  DOH!

Why not add some stevia to cut the "sour" or "tartness" of the berries and kefir etc.? oh, okay someone else mentioned putting stevia in it. I recommend that.

I had bought Lifeway Kefir in our health food stores and then discovered that some of the fruity flavors included "high fructose corn syrup" which irritated me to no end, so I fired off a nastygram on their website... and so if I buy it at all, I check labels, usually the "plain" kefir has no sweeteners and I mix it with my own stevia and fruit.

Heather - check out http://www.realmilk.com/   to see what to find in Texas. I know some states you can't "sell" it but have to be "family members" but the dairy will tell you what their "procedure" is to avoid breaking the state laws...

I've got access to raw milk in my state and hoping to find local supply of kefir too....

I make a smoothie with kefir and fruit but I add in raw eggs (just mix in at the end- do not over beat the eggs!)

She (in the video) just puts her Engish ahksent ohn eet!

Many researchers have found that when kefir, or any other dairy product, is consumed with something sweet, it causes brain fog in human beings. Has anyone else heard about this?

What is the difference between homemade yogurt and Kefir?  The yogurt I make is very runny, so my 20-month old daughter and I drink it with a bit of raw milk or fresh juice.  Could this "runny" yogurt" be considered Kefir?  Are the cultures different in Kefir than in yogurt?

Thanks!

Melissa

I have had so much fun reading the posts for this simple yet effective video.  I also very much appreciated the recipes from tmbtth and linsy.  Thank you.  I can't wait to try them when our local raw cow milk supplier starts making it again in the spring.

I do have to say though, all the comments about the "juice" Luci is putting into her mix are bordering childish.  Have you looked at the "juice" she's putting in?  Doesn't look like juiced fruit to me, but more like puree.  Granted she doesn't say, puree cranberries, raspberries and a bit of apple together, she refers to fresh juicing.  The fresh juicing I know of typically includes the whole fruit and looks just like the thick delicious mix she shows us here.  But that's just my take.

I am anxiously awaiting spring to try this one myself.  Blessings to all.

I appreciate the recipes and  I love Luci! The way she rolls her eyes cracks me up.  Great program.

I live in Texas and pick up raw milk from the Amish. Of course they tell iyou that it is for animal consumption only. Hmmm. Anyway....we make our kefir with the grains. My daughter does 4-H and never has a sick animal anymore. We give some of our extra grains to our dog. I don't know if the grains are beneficial or not by themselves but it is better than throwing them out. We make a gallon of kefir per week. My daughter and I  no longer have to take Zyrtec for our allergies. I do have to supplement with colloidal silver around 4 times a year but my daughter doesn't. Kefir (probiotics) actually colonizes in your intestines unlike yogurt. We use 2 cups of raw kefir, 4 T. of organic flax seeds, stevia to taste, and organic coco. milk, frozen strawberries to taste,bee pollen from the Amish, and sometimes a t. of raw honey. Sometimes we put raw spinach in too or a carrot. We use our vitamix alot. linsy can't wait to try the lemonade! Kefir smoothies are great!

Still don't understand what Kefir is..is it a grain or a milk by product?

Not sure by this : It's a fermented milk product.  The "grains" are actually live probiotic organisms that naturally ferment the raw (preferably) milk to make curds & whey.  These together are called kefir. Similar to buttermilk. If u keep fermenting u can make yoghurt.

From grain or milk?

How is it made?  

What is referred to as the "Together" factor above? Together of what?

Please explain the process more clearly..someone..