About: Melanie Hoffman

Melanie Hoffman is a homeschooling mom to 4 boys with a passion for nutrition. She runs a blog at http://www.picklemetoo.com that features a weekly fermented food as well as recipes and articles about nutrition. Her passion started when her oldest was diagnosed with autism at age 3 and she began researching diet and nutrition in healing gut issues that so many with autism experience. You can read about her family's experience with diet and autism here, http://www.picklemetoo.com/2011/11/our-journey-with-autism.html

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Water Kefir: Benefits and How-To

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  Water kefir, also known as Japanese water crystals, sugar kefir grains or tibicos, is a probiotic rich, carbonated beverage believed to have originated in Mexico.  It is made by adding water kefir grains to a sugar solution, fruit juice or coconut water.  The term “grains” refers to their appearance...
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Watermelon Mint Water Kefir

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  Once the initial fermentation of water kefir is complete, adding fruits and herbs for a second ferment can improve the flavor, add more nutrients to the beverage and increase the carbonation.  To learn how to make water kefir, see this article: Water Kefir. Watermelon Mint Water Kefir 2 quarts fermented...
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Fermented Foods: Their Important Place in the Human Diet

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Fermentation has been an important part of the human diet for thousands of years.  It most likely started as an accident and humans perfected the art of fermentation through trial and error.  Every culture in every part of the world has some form of fermented food in their diets.  Europe...
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Coconut Shrimp Saffron Soup (Nutrition for: Depression, colon cancer, ovarian cancer and more!)

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Herbs and spices have been used to heal various conditions throughout mankind’s history.  Struggle with depression, low vitamin D levels, ovarian or colon cancer? The ingredients in this recipe may be a good way to support your body’s ability to heal itself.   Coconut Shrimp Saffron Soup Saffron Saffron may...
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