Review: Basic Kefir Info
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 09 14, 2013
A photograph of kefir grains would be very useful as they often described as grains and for some people, this is confusing.There is a good explanation of kefir and its benefits to help distinguish it from drinking yogurt. Pasteurised commercial kefir is not as beneficial as kefir made from fresh milk.There are some healthy smoothy ideas and a dip recipe and dressings which does not require the kefir to be heated.I agree with other reviews here that the other recipes in this book look very enjoyable but the kefir has been heated as an ingredient in baked items. Unfortunately kefir loses all its beneficial qualities once heated. There's also recipes with added sugars and wheat flour which are becoming quite out of date now.I applaud the author's efforts but I think a little more research is needed to fully understand the benefits of kefir and why