Beet Kvass and fermented drinks

[Guest guest]

Hi folks,

I'm needing to find a nourishing, healing drink that can be made easily and be

not too overwhelming for a weak appetite. I make yogurt and that's about as

involved a project as I can handle with my fatigue. I haven't been able to find

a source of raw milk or cream here in upstate NY yet, so that's another reason I

haven't pursued making the lacto-fermented drinks in NT.

I'm using Noni juice partly because I can buy it and not have to make it myself!

But I need something more " alive " and strengthening. I do love beets and have

had some of the store-bought naturally fermented beets from Bio Lacto. I

wondered if I juiced that, would it be somewhat equivalent to Beet Kvass? The

lacto-fermented veggies themselves are too hard for me to digest as they are.

Any suggestions welcomed.

[Guest guest]

Not sure if it would be beyond your energy level or not, but the bone broths

should be excellent. If it is too much for you to make a bone broth, you

might try the quick broth that's listed in NT (basically about 8-12 ounces

of canned organic broth with about 1 tsp of gelatin added to it). Another

option (especially for minerals) is fish or shrimp stocks. They're much

quicker and are less work than the bone broths made from chicken or larger

boned mammals. They're probably also typically a better source of trace

minerals.

Kombucha can also be purchased without making it yourself, but the prices

I've seen make me feel weak just thinking about it, so that might not be an

option...

Minneapolis

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Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2002 10:05 AM

Subject: Beet Kvass and fermented drinks

Hi folks,

I'm needing to find a nourishing, healing drink that can be made easily and

be not too overwhelming for a weak appetite. I make yogurt and that's about

as involved a project as I can handle with my fatigue. I haven't been able

to find a source of raw milk or cream here in upstate NY yet, so that's

another reason I haven't pursued making the lacto-fermented drinks in NT.

I'm using Noni juice partly because I can buy it and not have to make it

myself! But I need something more " alive " and strengthening. I do love

beets and have had some of the store-bought naturally fermented beets from

Bio Lacto. I wondered if I juiced that, would it be somewhat equivalent to

Beet Kvass? The lacto-fermented veggies themselves are too hard for me to

digest as they are.

Any suggestions welcomed.

[Guest guest]

Thanks , I have someone who makes chicken soup for me, the bones simmered

many hours, so I figure I'm getting the benefit of that. It's just that there's

a limit to how many times a day I can eat that, and I thought a fermented drink

would be good for variety. But maybe it's just not practical right now.

[Guest guest]

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Re: fatigue - I just cut a couple of hours off of my sleep needs per night by

cutting my carbohydrate intake. Have you tried that to combat fatigue?

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Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2002 8:39 AM

Subject: Re: Beet Kvass and fermented drinks

Thanks , I have someone who makes chicken soup for me, the bones simmered

many hours, so I figure I'm getting the benefit of that. It's just that there's

a limit to how many times a day I can eat that, and I thought a fermented drink

would be good for variety. But maybe it's just not practical right now.

[Guest guest]

Hi Dana,

Thanks, I know what a difference cutting the sugar and starches can make, it's

amazing. Unfortunately my fatigue is related to a complicated medical history.

For now, I'm just trying to see if there are any shortcuts to getting fermented

foods, and the beet kvass just seemed the most appealing.

Has anyone used the Bio Lacto fermented veggies? I wonder if they're close to

what you'd make yourself.

[Guest guest]

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>Has anyone used the Bio Lacto fermented veggies? I wonder if they're close

>to what you'd make yourself.

They're delicious. I especially like their saurkraut. As I haven't tried

lacto-fermenting vegetables yet, I don't know how they compare to homemade,

but I'm not sure I want to bother while I can guy Deep Root stuff. <g>

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