Kefir in capsules
I got the ad email from Wilderness Family Naturals as well and sawAnnette Fischer’s mention of a new product, Caucasus Kefir Capsules.They say they are: “are a dietary supplement containing liveprobiotic microorganisms, yeasts, proteins and minerals, enzymes,lactic acid bacteria and vitamins.”
(disclosure: I am just a happy customer of WFN’s — good site, goodcoconut oil, friendly owners — hi Annette!)
I’m wondering if any one has experience with these capsules andwhether this is likely to be a Good Thing for those of us who, forwhatever reason, aren’t making kefir at home ourselves?
For example, I can’t get my kids to even take more than a sip of thestore-bought kefir, so my chances of getting them to drink any muchtangy-er home brew kefir is about zip. Maybe these caps would helpme add kefir benefits (if not “real” kefir) to their diet in a lessobjectionable / noticeable way? My daughter refuses any form ofliquid milk whatsoever, although she will eat cheese at everyopportunity…
Also, would it be likely that these freeze-dried [tag]kefir grains[/tag] in thecapsules could be used to start a batch of kefir if you put one (ormore?) into milk (or coconut milk or whatever), instead of consumingit? For some of us, less-adept at being fermentation meisters thanyou experts out there, keeping a set of grains going continuously isnot a successful option (travel, etc…).
and, no, I recognize that this approach is not “natural” or “perWAP” — it’s just an “adaptation” to acknowledge “modern realities”and to take advantage of what might be a beneficial advance in ourtechnology.