Comments on: Lifeway Kefir Probiotic Bars

By: Kurt

Kurt — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 14:31:50 +0000

What Sharon said. “Real” sauerkraut and pickles are kept refrigerated, not kept on the shelves, and they have NO vinegar. Luckily, we have a small local company that makes real pickles, and a few small farms that produce real “lacto-fermented” sauerkraut. My brother swears by kefir, but I haven’t tried it.

By: Sharon

Sharon — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 11:46:38 +0000

Don’t even think about skating off easy by just buying kefir, yogurt, or sauerkraut from the store. THERE IS NO COMPARISON TO THE REAL THING. The store bought kefir is made from some kind of powdered starter that pales in comparison to real grains, plus real kefir tastes much better. You can also make the real kefir into a mouth-watering thick cream, which is unbelievably delicious.

Most yogurts found in stores are nothing more than fancy desserts because they are loaded with refined sugar. And good sauerkraut is next to impossible to find in grocery stores because they have been heated, processed, and enclosed in an airtight container, all in which kill the beneficial bacteria. (one of the main purposes of these foods)

You must learn to make this yourself with your own kefir grains. Although nothing can top kefir made with fresh raw milk you can still gain excellent benefits by making kefir with pasteurized milk. And don’t worry if you are lactose intolerant, the bacteria will break down everything in the milk for you, the lactose, proteins, fats, and vitamins and minerals. In other words, it is pre-digested for you so that your body can easily digest and assimilate all the nutrients milk has to offer.

I have the best source that you can learn how to make your own KEFIR :
http://www.howtomakekefir.com

By: roni

roni — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 11:07:14 +0000

Vickie – No need to yell, all you had to do was ask. ;~P
They range from 5-11g with the chocolate having the most, if you believe it.

By: roni

roni — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 11:06:14 +0000

Inny – That is COOL! I may have to do a little experiment! ;~P

By: vickie

vickie — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 10:19:44 +0000

what is the PROTEIN level? Check out vickies last blog post..cooking ahead talk

By: Inny

Inny — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 07:54:35 +0000

There's a way to measure if the kefir bar has any life cultures at all. Take a cup of milk (it better not be fat free), warm it up to 37 degrees celsius and add a little bit of sugar (regular or brown sugar, not splenda, it's for the bacteria to eat). Take some kefir or kefir coating and put it in the milk, then stir very gently. Keep the milk overnight at a warm place, making sure the temperature stays about 37 degrees. If the bar has real cultures they will multiply and by the morning you'll have your own home made kefir! If the milk smells bad, it would mean the coating had no kefir cultures and other bacteria fed on the sugar instead. Check out Innys last blog post..Back on track

By: mary

mary — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 21:28:49 +0000

the point of the kefir bars is the probiotics and active cultures it has and a convenient way to take it on the go. The company did activity testing and it contains between 5 and 10 billion CFUs. The difference between yogurt and kefir is the amount of probiotics as well. You can eat as much yogurt as you like but you will never get all the health benefits that you would get from kefir. It offers plenty of protein, calcium and fiber. Plain Kefir has the lowest amount of calories and carbs, plus it’s low fat too.

By: roni

roni — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 19:21:31 +0000

Bonnie – I know.. Again a re-post…

All my BlogToLose peeps, what seems to be happening is CommentLuv is picking up the latest community post not your post. I’m working on a fix for this. In the mean time if you don’t want the wrong link to show up just uncomment the check box. I will announce when I get it all straightened out.

Sorry to be short, just getting this question daily!

By: Bonnie

Bonnie — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 19:17:30 +0000

Roni--For me anyway...CommentLuv seems to be putting the last person's blog (their name, not even their blog post) that I went to the last time I was in Blog To Lose, as my "last blog post". Check out Bonnies last blog post..Brian

By: Bonnie

Bonnie — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 19:15:32 +0000

My Aunt drinks Kefir, as instructed by her Dr. for an intestinal problem. I tasted it when I was in Michigan visiting her a couple weeks ago. It takes like liquid yogurt to me...but the calories were a LOT higher than the lowfat yogurt I eat. I too, think that the calories and fat are too high for the fiber. I only get 20 points a day right now, and that is not enough points to waste on the Kefir bars. Check out Bonnies last blog post..Brian