Among my fondest childhood memories are those summer days at my granny’s place when I turned in glass kefir bottles to get the deposit back, which I then used to buy ice cream. They don’t make these ...

A tangy, sour, fermented milk drink may not sound like a likely candidate to move from health food stores to mainstream supermarkets, but that’s exactly what kefir has done. The beverage is steadily ...

For several years now, foods that are said to promote gut health have been wildly popular. You see probiotic-enhanced almonds, apricots, chocolate, fruit juice, snack bars, soft drinks, and more on ...

Creamy, tangy, and refreshing, kefir is one of the few superfoods that’s equal parts delicious and nutritious. It has also been tied to a number of health benefits, thanks to both its nutritional ...

Yogurt and kefir are both dairy products made from fermented milk. Kefir is a liquid milk beverage. It has an acidic, creamy taste. Yogurt is thick and almost always eaten with a spoon. It can be used ...

Every morning, while the kettle heats the water for my coffee and my two-year-old slurps her Cheerios, I feed and strain my kefir grains. The grains—small, squishy clumps that resemble cauliflower ...