Water kefir

We are in the middle of a heat wave here in Minnesota, one of the most common things that people do during summer is to take cold drink to cool off. We are not big into soda in our household. Even when we do purchase soda occasionally (mostly my husband), we purchase natural soda with no artificial flavor and coloring and made with real sugar (such as Blue Sky soda). Instead, we have water kefir on hand at all times.

About 6 weeks ago, I started to experience water kefir. The main idea is to add more probiotic into my children. Water kefir is easy to make and delicious. I have flavored it several ways so far- with lemon juice, strawberries and lemon, ginger and turmeric, and blackberries and mango. All these options are very tasty. But it turns out the simple lemon juice flavor water kefir becomes a stable in our fridge. My kids love it and ask for it almost every day. When we are running low, they ask when the next batch is ready. It tastes like lemonnade.

I got my water kefir grain here. Simply follow this video to show you how to activate the water kefir grain.


Water kefir is healthy and easy to make. It keeps brewing batch after batch. I highly recommend it.