Sometimes you just need a snack. Am I right, or am I right? Obviously it's best if snacks are healthy and sharable, which brings us this vegan snack board aka vegan cheese board aka vegan charcuterie board. 

I used to exclusively grow succulents. I'm good at it, and succulent gardening is my comfort zone. About 6 months ago though, I learned quite a lot about the amazing health benefits of houseplants and the kind of houseplants that help to purify the air. So I gave some of these houseplants a try, and I'm so glad I did!

This vegan and gut healthy potato salad recipe is what I would consider an inspired-by version of German potato salad. I came up with this potato salad recipe while trying to find something creative to do with our probiotic, fermented pickles! Potatoes are a staple in our house, and are they super nutritious and great for gut microbiome health. So combining them with our Fermented Dill Pickles makes quite a healthy dish. 

Brussels sprouts… most people either love them or hate them. They’re definitely a food worth loving though, because Brussels sprouts are one of the most nutrient dense vegetables you can eat!  They’re an amazing prebiotic foods, with significant health benefits. There are tons of fun Brussels sprouts recipes out there that you can try too, including an amazing one in this blog post!

Ma Po tofu is traditionally a dish from the Chinese province of Sichuan containing chili oils, fermented broad bean paste, a type of chili paste, fermented black beans and ground pork. There are many variations of Ma Po Tofu with flavors adapted to suit local flare or dietary restrictions. We left out the pork making our recipe vegan, used what ingredients we could find, and added Cultured Guru Kimchi for flavor and nutrients! 

Vegan Summer rolls are our favorite way to get a heaping dose of many prebiotic foods.  You can really load up summer rolls with a lot of fibrous , nutritious veggies....Then, when you add kimchi too, the health benefits sky rocket. You can also use sauerkraut instead of kimchi if you aren't a fan of spicy food!

How much salt to use when fermenting foods is a very important question, that we are here to answer... with science! Thanks to microbiology, we know what is safe when fermenting vegetables, the best salt to use for fermentation, how much salt to use when fermenting vegetables, and how long you should ferment foods for!

I've been working on this blog for a bit, jotting down words I feel need to be defined on our website and blog. I wanted to write a long story-style blog as in intro to gut health, but then I felt like this was a better approach. 

We loved using our spiralizer for this recipe. I never liked pickles growing up. Occasionally I would find a pickle recipe that I enjoyed, but the taste of pickled cucumbers wasn't my favorite. To this day I don't really eat pickled cucumbers. But when it comes to fermented foods, probiotic pickles and especially this pickle recipe... those have my heart. 

Want to know what we love more than pickled red onions though? Fermented Red Onions! It's the same great taste of pickled red onions, but with an awesome benefits fermented foods provide: gut health! We PROMISE this fermented food recipe is worth the wait! 

It's been very cold and rainy for a bit this week in Baton Rouge, which means a lot of people are about to get sick with viruses. So what's better than a healthy, natural cold remedy thats also probiotic?! Probiotic, Fermented Fire Cider has amazing benefits and can help with cold and flu symptoms.