This is a delicious way to get probiotics. Why take expensive probiotic pills when you can make delicious foods like this?
- 3 c. cranberries (organic preferred—regular are grown w/ lots of pesticides)
- ½ c. nuts (pecans are my favorite)
- ½ c. rapadura sugar (if you can’t get it use regular sugar)
- 2 t. sea salt (I prefer Himalayan Pink Salt)
- ¼ c. whey
- ½ c. prune juice (optional)
- 1 t. cinnamon (or 2 drops of cinnamon essential oil)
- ½ t. cloves
- Juice from one orange
- Juice from half a lemon
- ½ c. raisins
Lightly pulse the above ingredients in food processor. Or chop w/ knife. (I like it chunky). Stir in ½ c. raisins (that have been soaked).
Put in clean wide mouth jar. Push down on the mixture lightly to make sure liquid is above other ingredients. Put lid on. Let ferment for 48 hours—then refrigerate. I use this as a condiment, and only use a couple of tablespoons as a serving.
Sauerkraut is a more affordable and more delicious alternative to taking probiotics out of a bottle.
I actually have a bottle of these probiotics in the fridge at home, but I am so bad about taking one everyday.
Molly,
I have a hard time taking pills, too. I find it much more fun to eat foods that have probiotics in them.
Cultured coconut milk is tangy–similar to yogurt. I would say give it a try. Do you make your own kefir? You can use kefir grains to make cultured coconut milk. ~JoAnn
I think for people that have a hard time with dairy, that cultured coconut milk is a good way to go. Tastes good, too.