Homemade Probiotic - fermented Vegetables

Good Morning  friends, I hope this finds you well! 

There have been great discussions on my Facebook page recently about probiotics and I think I am not alone in saying it is a confusing topic. I went yesterday to Miss 9′s health professional who gave me this recipe for fermented vegetables as probiotics many months ago and asked him AGAIN if this is all we need….in his opinion….YES. He believes this is far better than anything packaged tablet on the market. Now PLEASE I know that many of you take other things and some are very passionate about their products – this is great – you have to do what is right for YOU! For some of us though, this is what sits best for us….so if you are not keen on taking a tablet probiotic and keen to make your own….here is what I do…..

Probiotic – Fermented Vegetables

1/2 large cabbage, 1/2 large onion – you can then use other things to taste like carrot, beetroot, herbs, garlic, ginger etc.

1 tspn Himalayan salt

1 tblspn apple cider vinegar

water

Shred all vegetables. Put them all into a large glass jar (I don’t have a large one so use two small ones). Add the rest of the ingredients, cover with water and squash it all down.

Leave to ferment for 3-5 days.

Eat one tablespoon per day for an adult and 1 teaspoon a day for children. 

Store in a cool dark place (pantry) – if it’s super hot where you live you can store it in the fridge but it is best at room temp. 

** Use by date :  it doesn’t have one. 

Direct from Peter at Total Health: 

 Fermented Vegetables are my preferred way of obtaining probiotics. Studies show that they contain 100 times more beneficial microflora than commercially produced probiotics.

After 2-3 days of lacto-fermentaton, vegetables start to soften and some of their components break down. As lactic acid producing bacteria proliferate, the food becomes more acidic and easily digestible. Micronutrients such as choline are formed, the entire medium is preserved and new flavours and aromas develop.

There are MANY different tablets out there and other things like Kombucha and Kefir for probiotics. For me though this one is quick and easy and a great place to start! I hope this helps for those that want to start probiotics but don’t know where to start and it won’t confuse you too much!

Take Care of You,
Collette x 

Homemade Probiotic - fermented Vegetables