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I have been drinking Kefir milk for a couple of years now and I love including it in my diet for the health benefits and I enjoy drinking it too.
Kefir milk is a fermented milk drink that is a bit like a drinkable thin yoghurt containing billions of gut-friendly bacteria so it has loads of health benefits. It is made from kefir grains, which are complex micro-organisms that have a harmonious balance of bacteria, yeasts and enzymes, giving kefir unique qualities.
You can only get kefir grains from more kefir grains as they are naturally occurring and cannot be man-made. They grow and multiply in milk and small pieces break off the big cluster, which also start growing, and the process continues.
There can be up to forty different strains of good bacteria and twenty strains of yeasts living in a kefir cluster, compared to normal yoghurt which is made with only two strains of bacteria.
Kefir is naturally high in protein and calcium and a great source of vitamin B12 which contributes to the normal function of the immune system and to the reduction of tiredness. It’s also a source of vitamin B2 that contributes to optimal metabolism as well as being great for our gut.
Biotiful Dairy make a range of tasty and healthy kefir drinks and products at their dairy farm in Dorset, using locally-sourced whole milk and live kefir cultures.
As well as their kefir drinks and their range for children, they have some new kefir shots in three different flavours; original, Acerola Cherry & Tea, and Peach & Turmeric, all of which taste really nice and similar to flavoured yoghurts (but with way more health benefits).
The 100ml Shot is a really convenient way to support your immunity every morning with billions of gut-friendly bacteria in every bottle and no-added-sugar.
Biotiful also have two new flavours of their kefir drink, Blackcurrant and Mango (which is my favourite – it’s so nice!) as well as Slurpy drinks for children so they can get the benefits of kefir, and even kefir cream cheeses and ice cream!
Some kefir can taste pretty nasty, but these are all so delicious and I always want more. I loved the soft cheeses that come in different flavours and I’ll definitely get them again if I see them in the supermarket. I’d also love to try the kefir ice cream.
The products all taste really smooth and creamy and I love knowing they’re so good for us too.
The new Biotiful Kefir Shots are available now from:
Sainsbury’s (100ml, £1, 4 pack £2.95) Peach & Turmeric and Original
Waitrose (4 pack £2.95) Acerola Cherry & Tea and Original
Morrisons (4 pack £2.95) Acerola Cherry & Tea and Original
Now you have the chance to win your own Biotiful kefir products!
You can win a Biotiful bundle including:
1 x four-pack of each 3 flavours of Biotiful Shots, a selection of 10 x Biotiful drinks, 10 x Kids Slurpy’s (Approx value £35)
All you have to do to enter is complete the Rafflecopter widget below – good luck!
I was sent some Biotiful products to try but all words and opinions are my own. See my full disclosure policy here.
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the immunity shots look fab
The kefir honey and ginger yogurt sounds fab
Kefir Chocolate Ice Cream sounds amazing.
honey and ginger yoghurt
KEFIR + PROTEIN
STRAWBERRY
Has to be the Kefir Chocolate Ice Cream for me
I love the idea of the shots, especially the turmenic one.
I would love to try the Chocolate ice cream . I love this brand – all the products taste amazing -I love the blueberry x
The yoghurts would love to try the honey and ginger
kefir honey and ginger yogurt – sounds so good
These sound lovley
kefir protein strawberry and rhubarb please
I would love to try their cherry ice cream
Honey and ginger yogurt
I’d love to try the shots
I love icecream bbut finding it other than vanilla is a problem so its Kefir Ice Cream in Cherry
I would love to try the Kefir yoghurt with raspberry and pomegranate
The immunity shots
Kefir + protein strawberry
Honey and ginger yoghurt xx
Kefir + protein topped with cranberry and seeds sounds delicious x
The the immunity shots look incredible!
I think I’d most like to try the Kefir Honey and Ginger Yoghurt
I would love to try their cherry ice cream its sounds amazing
Honey and Ginger yoghurt sounds good
Kefir Cherry ice-cream
Kefir chocolate ice cream
The yoghurt and the ice cream sounds delicious.
kefir protein strawberry and rhubarb – excellent for after the gym
I think I would like to try the original immunity shots
I’d like to try Kefir chocolate ice-cream
cherry ice cream
I would like to try the original immunity shots
KEFIR SHOT PEACH & TURMERIC
Kefir honey and ginger sounds lovely.
cherry ice cream
The cherry ice cream is right up my street.
kefir shot original
Kefir Yoghurt
The Vanilla ice Cream looks good! Would adore trying it!
Kefir honey and ginger for me
Kefir Ice Cream
Honey and ginger yoghurt sounds nice
The Raspberry and pomegranate yogurt
I’d love to try the KEFIR YOGURT HONEY & GINGER
It sounds delicious and has tasty, healthy ingredients
Thanks
I’d love to try the Biotiful Kefir Shot, Peach & Turmeric. It sounds like just what I need, and delicious too!
The KEFIR YOGURT MANGO & Lime sounds delicious
The honey yogurt sounds lovely. There are a few things I would love to try
KEFIR SHOT ACEROLA CHERRY & TEA
I’d like to try the original kefir shot.
Honey and Ginger Yoghurt sounds nice.
My son swears by Kefir & I’d like to try the KEFIR MANGO & LIME YOGURT
The chocolate ice cream looks lovely
I’d love to try the Kefir Ice Cream in Cherry!
the kefir honey and ginger yogurt has some of my favourite ingredients, so is perfect for me
The mango yoghurt sounds nice
I LOVE biotiful products and thought I’d tried most of them but I’ve never had the shots before – love the sound of the cherry and tea flavour!!!
I love kefir, mango shot is my favourite
The vanilla and chocolate ice creams
Would love to try the Kefir + Protein Cherry
The mango and lime yoghurt flavour sounds delicious.
I’d most like to try the Kefir Ice Cream – Cherry, it sounds delicious x
honey and ginger yoghurt
The chocolate ice cream!
Kefir Ice Cream Cherry
I’d like to try the chocolate ice cream
The honey and ginger yoghurts.
Kefir cherry ice cream sounds heavenly
The mango and lime yoghurt sounds delicious.
I’d like to try the raspberry and pomegranate yogurt.
CACAO KEFIR sounds nice
All of them! However would probably go for the KEFIR SHOT ACEROLA CHERRY & TEA first.
I would like to try the chocolate ice cream
The mango and lime yoghurt sounds amazing!
I’d love to try the peach and turmeric kefir shot.
Kefir yoghurt honey and ginger
The mango and lime yoghurt sounds yummy. I love the flavour combination.