all the talk about yogart.. but what is kefir.. I have never heard of it

Ahhh! Kefir!

It is a cultured milk product, older than yogurt, with many more beneficial single celled creatures in it. Plus it it delicious!

For more information, check the Caveman forum on this site and Dom, King of Kefir's site

Often you can find commercial kefir at a health food store. Helios is a brand that comes to mind. If you like it, then, there are plenty of us with "grains" (no, they're not really any kind of grain product) to share.

Check it out!

Maggie
5'1" ~~ Atkins since '98 (160+)
Maintaining nicely (110 +/-)
~~ Redhead until further notice!

It is basically fermented milk. Furthermore, the cultures in it are supposed to be helpful with candida (sp?).

I have not tried it myself, but want to. For those of you who know more, where should I look for it, at a health food store? Also is there a special sub type that us low carbers should insist upon?

Started on 9/20/03
235-->195; 160 goal

Paladin,

Try to get whole milk if you can. But, 2%, if it's all you can get, will give you some idea.

Meantime, check out the Caveman forum and Dom's site, referenced above.

Maggie
5'1" ~~ Atkins since '98 (160+)
Maintaining nicely (110 +/-)
~~ Redhead until further notice!

I guess Maggie posted in before I finished typing.

Anyway, if I buy it at a store, why would I need to add an extra grain?

Started on 9/20/03
235-->195; 160 goal

No. The "grains" are really just a "home" that the organisms live in and on, which they "build" themselves. You don't need to add it to already made kefir and you can't induce them to "build" it by using commerical kefir as a "starter."

More info at Dom's site.

Maggie
5'1" ~~ Atkins since '98 (160+)
Maintaining nicely (110 +/-)
~~ Redhead until further notice!