FRIDAY: Healthy Eating
We first found each other in the dairy section of the grocery
store. He was right next to the yogurt. And after checking him out (read the
label), it was decided that we should try to meet up. He promised me a
healthier life in a new tasty way. I had heard this all before from other
healthy food, so I told him that he had this weekend to show me that he is the
one.
Friday, he showed that breakfast will never be the same. My
cereal was so much yummier. The thickness of the kefir makes the cereal denser
and richer. With all that flavor and texture, there was no longer a need to eat
a lot. Kefir helped cut my calories. I feel he would make oatmeal heavenly.
A dear friend strolled by to meet my friend. She knew all
about him and informed me that next time grab the vanilla Greek style that he
is sexy over a bowl of strawberries or any bowl of fruits for that matter. I
will have to try that soon, since it is berry season.
Kefir, also, showed that he can easily replace his brother
yogurt in my favorite workout mango, peach, banana shake. And though he knew I
was starting to warm up, he showed that he was a great substitute for any
yogurt blended smoothly in his either refrigerated or frozen form.
He left Friday leaving me know that my mornings will never
be the same. Well, except for coffee. He really didn't
mix well with coffee,
which is fine since he is supposed to be more part of the main dish then my
creamer.
SATURDAY: Pampering yourself
Kefir came over ready to show how much he loves to pamper
me. With a basket full of fruits, he informed me that we are going to have a
little fun seeing if we can take the idea of replacing yogurt in a face mask
and hair mask. It really was easy and stopping to spoil myself was nice.
Face Mask
- Banana
- 1 and ½ Tbls spoon honey
- ¼ cup Lifeway Kefir
1.
Place all ingredients in a bowl and with a fork mash
and blend together. Do this tell they are a smooth blend and no lumps.
2.
Before placing on the skin, make sure to wash your face
so the benefits of the mask can soak into clean skin. Pull hair up so it is out
of the way. Then scope out of the bowl
and spread all over the face being careful around the eyes.
3.
Let it sit for 10 minutes and rinse off with your face
wash and warm water tell completely gone.
Hair Mask
- Half a Mango
- Banana
- ¼ cup of Lifeway Kefir
- Tbls Coconut Oil (or any healthy
oil)
Cut mango into chunks smaller than an inch, and place in a
food processor. Add the banana in inch chunks and the kefir. Process tell the
mix is smooth. Then place the oil and blend again.
When done, scope out and place in hair tell the head is
fully saturated and pin back with a clip. Let this sit for 15 minutes. Then
wash out completely. This might take a couple washings as the food did take a
bit to get out.
SUNDAY: Kefir Sunday
He had already won me over, but he said we needed to do
something to celebrate. When I opened the door, he was holding some chocolate
syrup, gum drops, and a frozen Lifeway Kefir in strawberry. He smiles his big
grin and said, “Let’s have a Sunday on Sunday.”
A Lifeway Kefir Sunday is the frozen desert all the same
benefits for the liquid kefir and any other type of toppings that you like.
With all the sugar, this will probably reverse the health value. Kefir showed me
that his frozen version was good enough to serve in any style that ice cream could
be. He became my sweet treat from there on.
He left that night knowing we will see each other again. I
must say Kefir is such a versatile asset that he will have to make more visits
then just on the weekends. With his 11 different probiotics and great flavor, there will always be space in my refrigerator and
freezer for him.
Lifeway Kefir was given to me by Influenster to try, review and inform you about it. I did not get paid for this review.
