Fermented food flavorful and healthy

Our kimchi sitting out for a few days before refrigeration. Smells yummy already!

    Fermented foods have been around for thousands of years. Fermenting food will extend the life of your food. They are full of active live cultures that are beneficial to your gut health. Your gut health is very important, we have to keep a balance of good and bad bacteria in our gut. These days we eat so much processed food and sugar, take so many antibiotics and are exposed to so many toxins that our gut is taken over by bad bacteria which cause a weakened immune system. Fermented foods help add in some good bacteria and boost your immune system! 

    Fermented foods are easy to make at home and pretty inexpensive. The process of fermentation makes things easier to digest because it basically had already partially digested the food before you eat it. It also helps your body to absorb nutrients more efficiently. 

     Here are some fermented foods that are pretty simple to make at home and you will get tons of benefits from eating them. 

    •ketchup

    •kefir

    •yogurt

    •kimchi

    •kombucha

    •pickles

    •pickled veggies 

This week I made some kimchi with my kids, they loved doing it and there was plenty for them to help with. We also made ginger carrots, which should be very tasty. You don't need any fancy equipment to ferment food either, a good bowl, meat hammer and wide mouth mason jars will pretty much do it! 

A nice amount of liquid should cover the top of your veggies when finished. 

Enjoy your fermented foods! I will post some recipes and step by step pictures of some of the things we make around here in future posts. Feel free to share your favorite fermented food recipes here! 

~ Janet ✌