Hello all! I am sooooo glad that I had a long weekend! I forgot to tell you that I have today off! I am going to enjoy this day more than ever. With only a couple of weeks left before Christmas, having a Monday off will be perfect to get some last minute shopping done. I have been non-stop this whole month and I know that it is not going to slow down until the end of the year.
This morning I started with a smoothie! I used a product that I LOVE and want to tell you about it.
My smoothie had:
-1/2 cup unsweetend Almond milk
-1/2 of mixed berries
-1 cup of organic, low fat, blueberry KEFIR
and ice.
Simple but great! The best ingredient in the smoothie was the Kefir! What in the world is kefir you may ask? Well, let me tell you!
Lifeway’s Organic Kefir is USDA certified organic with the same high standards and great flavors as Lifeway’s original kefirs. These organic kefirs are made with quality natural ingredients from animals that are not given growth hormones or antibiotics. The milk in our organic kefir comes from small family owned farms committed to a healthy environment and is produced without using pesticides. The cows at these farms are grass fed and allowed several hours to graze the pasture. Something that appeals to every taste and lifestyle!
Here is a little bit about Lifeway:
The Lifeway Foods story begins in 1986 with kefir, a milk-based cultured drink that is popular in Eastern Europe and is said to be more nutritional than yogurt. That year, Russian immigrant Michael Smolyansky began manufacturing kefir in his basement to bring the taste of his native country to the U.S. After Michael Smolyansky passed away in 2002, his daughter Julie Smolyansky assumed the role of President, while his son Edward Smolyansky assumed the role of Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. Today, Lifeway is the country’s leading manufacturer of kefir, with multiple flavors and varieties that include low fat, whole milk and organic versions as well as a children’s line, and a provider of other probiotic natural and organic dairy products for health-conscious consumers.
Please go to their site and see all of their amazing products. Probiotics is amazing for your body.
Trace the origins of the word “probiotic,” and you’ll find out that it means “beneficial to life.” Considering that it goes back 2000 years, Kefir is the original probiotic, long before it was ever a buzzword in the health community.Probiotics are not the easiest thing to explain, but here’s the basic lowdown. Probiotics are friendly bacteria that help strengthen your body. Once they are in your system, research shows evidence that they help boost immunity, promote better digestion, lower cholesterol levels and may even help prevent the development of cancer-causing toxins. They also may help aid with weight loss, ADD, lactose-intolerance and regulating the body after you take antibiotics. Quite an impressive list of reasons to consume probiotics on a regular basis, don’t you think?Some of the potential benefits of Lifeway kefir:Lifeway Kefir is a fermented milk product which contains a unique mixture of ten (10) live microorganisms. It has all nutrients required by the body: proteins, minerals and vitamins.
Benifits of Kefir in your diet:
A.Lifeway Kefir is highly digestible and due to its acidity and enzymes, it stimulates digestion of other foods.
B.Lifeway Kefir contains a huge quantity of lactic bacteria, which inhibit putrefactive and pathogenic microbes.Lifeway kefir is a healthy food:
1.For children, who may benefit from digestible, nutritious, pleasant and healthy food.
2.For expectant mothers who often find it hard to take any other food.
3.For convalescents, aged people or those whose digestion is sluggish.
4.For persons treated with sulfamides or antibiotics, because their protective intestinal flora may be totally destroyed during such treatments.
5.For sedentary persons, who need a balanced and easily digestible source of foods.
A.Lifeway Kefir is highly digestible and due to its acidity and enzymes, it stimulates digestion of other foods.
B.Lifeway Kefir contains a huge quantity of lactic bacteria, which inhibit putrefactive and pathogenic microbes.Lifeway kefir is a healthy food:
1.For children, who may benefit from digestible, nutritious, pleasant and healthy food.
2.For expectant mothers who often find it hard to take any other food.
3.For convalescents, aged people or those whose digestion is sluggish.
4.For persons treated with sulfamides or antibiotics, because their protective intestinal flora may be totally destroyed during such treatments.
5.For sedentary persons, who need a balanced and easily digestible source of foods.
Wow! If those reasons alone don't make you want to go out and buy some, I don't know what will. I absolutely love this stuff. It is like a thinner version of yogurt. PERFECT for smoothies! Thanks LIFEWAY for sending me a coupon and allowing me to try and review it. I LOVED it!
Later today I am going to go get a oil change and then shop. I have already gone to the gym so I am done with my workout. I LOVE getting it out of the way early so that I can focus on what I need to do! I am off now! I gotta get out and enjoy the day!
See you tomorrow!
This week I can already tell is going to fly by!
-Heather
