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Wednesday, March 9, 2011

kombucha scoby's and probiotic frozen yogurt shake

Hi ,I hope this finds you well.We just celebrated Tinkebell's 10th birthday.I can't believe my baby is already 10.I am just so proud of my kids and how they are becoming their own people.
Today I wanted to share a little more on kombucha.Here is a little info on the actual beneficial bacteria and yeasts that are in it.Acetic acid, which is mildly antibacterial


Butyric acid

B-vitamins[7]

Ethyl alcohol

Gluconic acid

Lactic acid

Malic acid

Oxalic acid

Usnic acid

Ethyl alcohol is drinking alcohol, but normally kombucha contains less than 0.5% alcohol, which classifies kombucha as a non-alcoholic beverage.[8] Older, more acidic, kombucha might contain 1.0% or 1.5% alcohol, depending on more anaerobic brewing time and higher proportions of sugar and yeast. The mother ,which is also called scoby is a very high concentration of these probiotics and also b vitamins.Since they reproduce very rapidly and you have to change them out to keep it from making vinegar ,you can end up with a lot of extras.i didn't want to just throw them all out so decided to research to see  if they were nutritious.They were so I decided to experiment with them.I found that if blended in a smoothie it made it very creamy and thick with a mild yogurt taste. So now we use them in smoothies all the time.I also blend them in my cultured veggie brine and in recipes to give a little sourdough and leavening effect. Delicious healthy and free. Her is one of our favorite recipes:
Banana frozen yogurt
3 frozen bananas,3 cups almond or coconut milk,1 tsp vanilla,stevia to sweeten and 1 scoby(about a third cup) Blend till creamy.It is also good for a bedtime snack since it has a nice blend of carbs ,protein and tryptophan foods.Also easy to digest.Try it ,you just might like it.:)

1 comment:

Healthy Educator said...

i didn't even know you could make a probiotic shake. thanks for posting this.