Superfoods For Life Cultured And Fermented Beverages

Maintaining good bacteria is critical to a healthy gut—unfortunately our modern-day diet, replete with sugar, caffeine, processed foods, additives, toxins, stress, and common medications wildly disrupts that balance. Probiotics found in these cultured beverages that you can brew at home will help to add the good bacteria back into your system— and they’re delicious! It’s time to get back into balance with Superfoods for Life, Cultured and Fermented Beverages. Join author Meg Thompson as she explains to powerful benefits of this amazing superfood. This book also contains 75 enjoyable recipes for cultured drinks like Kombucha, Kefir, Fermented Nut and Grain Beverages, Herbal and Medicinal Ferments, Ciders and Ales, and Cultured Smoothies.

Maintaining good bacteria is critical to a healthy gut—unfortunately our modern-day diet, replete with sugar, caffeine, processed foods, additives, toxins, stress, and common medications wildly disrupts that balance. Probiotics found in these cultured beverages that you can brew at home will help to add the good bacteria back into your system— and they're delicious! It's time to get back into balance with Superfoods for Life, Cultured and Fermented Beverages. Join author Meg Thompson as she explains to powerful benefits of this amazing superfood. This book also contains 75 enjoyable recipes for cultured drinks like Kombucha, Kefir, Fermented Nut and Grain Beverages, Herbal and Medicinal Ferments, Ciders and Ales, and Cultured Smoothies.

Donna Schwenk’s world changed when she discovered cultured foods. After a difficult pregnancy and various health problems, she became determined to find answers to what ailed her. And in her quest, she came across the ancient art of home fermentation, a food preparation technique that supercharges everyday foods with beneficial bacteria to balance your digestive system, and vitamins and minerals to enhance your overall health. This simple, natural process has been used for thousands of years to create everything from drinks like kefir and kombucha to foods like kimchi and pickles. After incorporating fermented foods into her life, Donna began to experience a vitality that she had never known. And then she was hooked! She started a new life as a teacher and writer, blogging on her website culturedfoodlife.com, in an effort to bring the beautiful world of fermented foods to as many people as possible. She now works with thousands of people to open the door to a world of foods that can help improve an array of health problems including high blood pressure, diabetes, allergies, acne, hypertension, asthma, and irritable bowel syndrome. In Cultured Food for Life Donna brings this same information to you and shows you that preparing and eating cultured foods is easy, fun, and delicious! After speaking to the science behind the healing power of probiotic foods and telling the astonishing story of how she healed herself and her family, Schwenk walks you, step by step, through the basic preparation techniques for kefir, kombucha, cultured vegetables, and sprouted flour, plus more than 135 recipes that use these foods to create dishes to please any palate. With recipes like Herbed Omelet with Kefir Hollandaise Sauce,Sprouted Ginger Scones with Peaches and Kefir Cream,Kefir Veggie Sprouted Pizza, Apple Sauerkraut, and Brownie Cupcakes with Kefir Frosting, along with inspirational stories from Donna’s family and friends, you’ll learn everything you want to know about a diet that’s as tasty as it is healthy.

Dramatically improve your health by eating foods filled with dynamic probiotics that supercharge your body! Ordinary foods become powerful health agents in a few easy steps using ancient wisdom and time-tested techniques such as natural fermentation. Author and educator Donna Schwenk tells her compelling story of how she transformed her family's health by creating foods that conquer sicknesses, including diabetes, high blood pressure and IBS. Hundreds of families have attended Donna's seminars and renewed their health, changing their lives forever! After numerous requests from her seminar participants, Donna has provided this compilation of over sixty delicious recipes that were the key to her own success. With her simple step-by-step instructions, you too can learn to make delicious probiotic foods that will create wellness and restore your health. You can enjoy a preview at: www.culturedfoodlife.com or follow Donna on her blog at www.blog.culturedfoodlife.com

Dive into the bubbling world of "Culturing Life," your comprehensive guide to the transformative realm of fermentation. Embark on a journey that starts with unraveling the mysteries of fermentation science, exploring its long-standing historical significance and the incredible health benefits of probiotics and cultured foods. This eye-opening e-book invites you to delve into the microscopic cosmos, celebrating the unsung heroes - bacteria, and the flavor architects - yeast and fungi, as you balance the intricate microbial ecosystem within your culinary creations. Your adventure continues by laying down the foundational knowledge of the tools and environment essential for perfecting the ancient art of home fermentation. You'll become adept at selecting the right ingredients, and you'll learn the pivotal role salt and starter cultures play in your fermentative endeavors. Journey through the detailed chapters that take you from mastering vegetable fermentation, such as the classic sauerkraut, to the nuances of creating dairy-based cultured creams and cheeses. Savor the resurgence of traditional bread-making with a dedicated section on sourdough, covering everything from harnessing natural yeasts to crafting that perfect, crusty loaf. Thirsting for more? "Culturing Life" also pours into the effervescent world of fermented beverages. You will learn to brew your own kombucha, and concoct probiotic sodas, homemade vinegars, and much more. Not only will you uncover the secrets of making these gut-friendly delights, but you'll also take a culinary tour of the globe, exploring an array of international fermentation practices from the spiciness of Korean kimchi to the savory depth of Japanese miso. For the more daring and innovative, the book guides you through creating fusion ferments that blend culinary cultures and infuse ancient techniques with modern twists. It doesn't stop at creation; "Culturing Life" also equips you with the knowledge to design probiotic-rich meals, ensuring that your fermentation journey also becomes a pathway to remarkable health. Beyond recipes and techniques, you will gain insights into preserving the viability of your ferments, addressing common issues, and scaling up your processes. This e-book nurtures not only cultures but also community, offering advice on connecting with fellow enthusiasts and spreading the wonders of fermentation for sustainable living. "Culture" your way to expertise with the last chapters focusing on advanced experimentation, teaching, and the exciting prospects of future food trends. Conclude your fermentative exploration with an indispensable glossary, an array of useful resources, and an extensive index tailored to assist you every step of the way. Embark on your fermenting voyage today with "Culturing Life"—transforming your kitchen into a wonderland of taste and health. Elevate your meals, your well-being, and your world through the power of fermentation.

Create your own collection of non-alcoholic, probiotic wonder drinks in your own kitchen! Kombucha is perhaps one of the most popular fermented probiotic health tonics on the market, promoting high levels of B Vitamins, antioxidants, and detoxifying properties. Doctors of both conventional and natural medicine agree that probiotics have positive effects on digestion, metabolism, immune system, and mental health. Fermented probiotic drinks help repopulate our intestinal tracts with healthy, friendly bacteria, which is essential to wellness. Good digestion, boosted immunity, improved brain function, and better mental health are all benefits that come with consuming kombucha and drinks like it. The Joy of Home Brewing Kombucha will show you how to create these beverages for you and your family using minimal equipment and ingredients. Via the more than 50 easy-to-follow recipes, you will learn how to brew: Delicious kombucha recipes Dairy-based kefir and yogurts Fruit and vegetable juice Kvass. The timeless and invigorating health tonic Rejuvilac And simple and delicious lacto-fermented sodas such as root beer, ginger ale, and ginger beer. By the end of this book, you’ll be armed with the basic skills and knowledge necessary to brew these healthy beverages safely at home.

The health benefits of probiotics are no secret—doctors from both the Western and Eastern medicine camps sing the praises of probiotics for their positive effects on digestion, metabolism, and the immune system. Enthusiasts of kombucha—a bubbly probiotic drink now sold regularly in stores from Manhattan delis to Seattle food co-ops—point to its high levels of B vitamins and amino acids, improving mood, energy levels, joint function, ligament health, and skin health. Now you can learn to make kombucha, as well as numerous other probiotic drinks, at home! With clear step-by-step directions, beautiful photographs, and more than seventy-five recipes, this is the ultimate guide to homemade probiotic drinks. You’ll find numerous recipes for: Kombucha Jun Kefir Lacto-fermented lemonade Ginger beer Cultured vegetable juices And more! In addition, you’ll find recipes for making yogurt, smoothies, and kefir ice cream. Fermenting drinks may seem daunting, but Julia Mueller shows how it can be fun, much more cost-effective than buying ready-made drinks from the store, and delicious! Skyhorse Publishing, along with our Good Books and Arcade imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of cookbooks, including books on juicing, grilling, baking, frying, home brewing and winemaking, slow cookers, and cast iron cooking. We’ve been successful with books on gluten-free cooking, vegetarian and vegan cooking, paleo, raw foods, and more. Our list includes French cooking, Swedish cooking, Austrian and German cooking, Cajun cooking, as well as books on jerky, canning and preserving, peanut butter, meatballs, oil and vinegar, bone broth, and more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

Fermented foods have taken the world by storm, largely due to their health and real food benefits. They help improve digestion, enable us to better assimilate vitamins and minerals, and strengthen the immune system. Of all fermented foods, drinks are some of the most versatile-and tasty! Think kombucha, kefir, and real ginger ale. Many of these items you can buy in the store, but making them at home is simple, economical, and even better for you. With just a few ingredients and materials, you can start brewing your own delicious beverages for your family. Ferment Your Drinks is packed with innovative drink recipes, from healthy homemade sodas to traditional kvass and cider, that you can make in your home kitchen and enjoy all year long! Everything you need to know about why the recipes work, why they are safe, what to do if they go wrong, and how to modify them to suit your taste.