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Coconut Kefir

This morning I looked in the refrigerator for an alternative to yogurt.  Well, all I had was my Greek Yogurt.  I really love the texture and flavor of the Greek Yogurts, however, I am on day 2 of my no dairy kick.

As usual my mind started turning again.  I guess that's the old Food Scientist coming to the surface.  Ok, Chandra, I think it's creating time again.  Among the shelves of the refrigerator, I discovered Almond Milk and Coconut Milk.  Which one?  Coconut Milk won!!  That's right, I made Coconut Milk Kefir.

I heated 1 liter of milk to boiling.  Dissolved 5 grams of Kefir powder into 1 cup of cooled milk.

Poor the dissolved Kefir into the pot of cooled milk.  Mix well and poor into container to sit for 8 hours or until the milk curdles.

 I guess I'll have to wait until tomorrow to drink my Kefir.  I almost forgot, after the Kefir has curdled, put it in the refrigerator to chill.  ENJOY!!!!    Nutrition In The Now!!!

Morning Breakfast

What to eat in the morning can be a blank for some.  For me, it's an adventure with food.  It's what foods can I combine to make a meal?  Well, this morning was no different.  I walked into the kitchen, open the refrigerator and retrieved the greens, kohlrabi, turnips and buckwheat pancake mix.  The following steps were easy.......

I diced the kohlrabi and the turnips, spread them on a greased baking sheet, sprinkled himalayan salt and a turkish seasoning on top and roasted them in the oven for 15 minutes.

While my roasted tubers were cooking, I made vegetable pancakes.  I used buckwheat pancake mix, substituting almond milk for cow's milk and flaxseed flour for eggs.  I added wheat germ and hempseed for more texture and nutrition.

I added chopped broccoli to the pancake mixture.   All the preparation took about 45 minutes.  And I spent about 30 minutes visualizing my combinations.    I made enough pancake batter for several meals.

With added arugula, sliced avocados, carrots, sesame seeds and roasted turnips, my pancake had a lot of company on the plate.  To complete my breakfast, I added a cranberry, banana, pineapple, coconut milk smoothie which I had made the day before.  I usually make enough smoothie for several meals.  I only drink 4 oz at a time.    I think I hit all the food groups and the colors.  Oh I forgot, I added hot vanilla tea to keep me warm.  It is 38 degrees outside.

Enjoy!!