Probiotic Partner: Sauerkraut

At the start of the year, E! News predicted that sauerkraut would be one of the trendiest foods of 2015. That’s because the crunchy, tangy fermented side dish is overflowing with healthy probiotic bacteria. In fact, all those good-for-you bugs are likely what prompted iconic integrative physician Andrew Weil, MD, to call sauerkraut “a living […]


Fall’s Bounty: 6 Ways to Use Apples

Here in the Midwest, the leaves on our beautiful trees are turning and falling fast, which means we have just a few weeks left to take trips to the local apple orchards and stock up on bushels and bushels of tart, juicy, crisp apples. Falling For Apples   Apples don’t just taste good, they’re good […]


Eat Pickles, be Cool as a Cucumber

A new psychiatry research study out of the College of William & Mary and the University of Maryland found a potential link between probiotic-containing fermented foods like pickles, kimchi, and kefir, and social anxiety. They discovered that young adults who eat more fermented foods experience fewer symptoms of social anxiety, with the effect proving strongest among […]


Nutrition Education: Children, Lifeway and Pilot Light

One of our primary missions at Lifeway, other than providing you with the best, most nutritious foods possible, is to support the healthy development and education of children. We know that children are our future, and we know that it is becoming ever more difficult for children to learn about healthy eating – not just […]


Win Free Tickets to Austin City Limits Weekend Two!

We had a blast during weekend one of this year’s Austin City Limits Festival – Austin Kiddie Limits was definitely the place to be! We had so much fun, in fact, that we want to give some of you the opportunity to join us for weekend two!   Austin Kiddie Limits Austin Kiddie Limits, is […]


Keep Your Immune System Strong this Fall

Fall is here, and along with the swift influx of sweaters, boots, wreaths and pumpkin spice lattes comes something much more insidious: the Fall Cold.   Fighting the Fall Cold As far as we can tell, everyone has had a fall cold at some point in their life. Many write their symptoms off as allergies, but […]


Win Free Tickets to Austin City Limits!

We’re returning to Austin, Texas once again for this year’s Austin City Limits Music Festival and bringing our favorite “festival within a festival” Austin Kiddie Limits with us! Austin Kiddie Limits Shimmy, shake and grab some paint at Austin Kiddie Limits, ACL’s family-friendly festival within a festival, presented by Lifeway Kefir! Children of all ages […]


Fall in Love with Apples

Kids eat a lot of apples, according to a new study. “Duh,” you say? We agree. Still, new research published in the journal Pediatrics found that apples account for nearly 20 percent of fruit intake among Americans ages 2 to 19.   That’s actually pretty stellar news, considering apples are surprisingly healthy. Here’s why one […]


Taste Talks and the All-Star BBQ Presented by Lifeway

This weekend, the Lifeway team will be all hands on deck for Taste Talks Chicago – a three-day festival “celebrating the future of taste through symposia, tastings, dinners and parties.” So in essence, a weekend filled with all of our favorite things! Taste Talks Chicago and the All-Star BBQ In their own words, “Taste Talks […]