Kefir
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wowie69
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Have you tried Kefir? What are your experiences with it?
I saw Dr. Oz extolling the virtue of it in your diet, so bought a large bottle of strawberry Kefir smoothie drink to have as a supplement over the next few days in place of lunch (140 cals for just 1 cup!). In looking online, I'm seeing people who've gained weight with it, people who say it's constipating, others say it's a laxative...some say start with just 2-3 ounces and work your body's tolerance up to regular use....Now I'm scared to try it!
I saw Dr. Oz extolling the virtue of it in your diet, so bought a large bottle of strawberry Kefir smoothie drink to have as a supplement over the next few days in place of lunch (140 cals for just 1 cup!). In looking online, I'm seeing people who've gained weight with it, people who say it's constipating, others say it's a laxative...some say start with just 2-3 ounces and work your body's tolerance up to regular use....Now I'm scared to try it!
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Never heard of it.0
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I've had it. Pretty much liquid yogurt. You can get some at Aldi if you'd like to try it. I've seen it in Strawberry and Blueberry flavors. Not a favorite of mine.0
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I think it is okay but you have to monitor it just like yougart because it does have a few calories0
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I've seen it, but never tried it. I'm addicted to greek yogurt.
I think Dr. Oz is nutso. Just my $0.02 lol...0 -
kefir is just a fermented beverage, you can get water kifer and milk/yogurt kifer... give it a try - don't be afraid of it.
It is the same as eatign yogurt, the active cultures keep the flora in your gut healthy. ...like those ridiculious commercials for activia yogurt ... same theory - there is nothing special about Activia yogurt than any other yogurt as long as there are active cultures in there.
Also, the commercial ones probably have a lot of sugar added like flavored yogurt... just thought i'd mention it incase you are concerned with sugar.0 -
I've never heard of it either.0
