Avocados are a powerhouse of nutrition all the way around. These rich, green fruits are packed with prebiotic fiber, and important vitamins and minerals including vitamin C, vitamin E, vitamin B6, folate (vitamin B9), potassium, magnesium, and carotenoids which are plant compounds that support eye and skin health, including lutein and zeaxanthin. Avocados are well-known […]
10 Gut-Friendly Game Day Recipes to Celebrate
We’ve got the probiotic dips you need for the big game (or games, for all the animal lovers out there). Get your chips, crackers, and veggies ready for these easy-to-make recipes that will impress your friends and family.
10 High Protein Recipes to Nourish Your Gut
We’re going to go ahead and call it: 2025 is going to be the year of protein. You’ve probably seen the importance of prioritizing protein foods all over social media and have seen increasing amounts of protein products at stores everywhere. Higher protein products and foods are in the spotlight with good reason. Our bodies […]
The Importance of Prebiotics: Everything You Need to Know
The health of our microbiome is affected by many factors, including what we eat each day. Like probiotics, consuming foods rich in prebiotic fiber (a.k.a. prebiotics) plays a special role in the health of our gut and body. Prebiotics are the food for necessary probiotic cultures (good, live bacteria) that we depend on for a […]
Hemp: Superfood Spotlight
Hemp. This is a plant that has quite a controversial association. It tends to leave the one thinking about marijuana rather than plant-based plastics, treeless paper, fabric, and healthy cooking. However, within recent years, we have seen the rise of hemp being used in the fashion and culinary worlds, giving people the opportunity to see this plant in a new light.
Celebrating Fathers: Father’s Day 2018
Today we celebrate Father’s Day! Here’s to all the dads who strive every day to provide for their families, regardless if they are stay-at-home dads or work. We recognize how hard it is to be a parent: juggling work, children, and a healthy lifestyle. Father’s Day is particularly special for Lifeway because of our humble beginnings 30 […]
What Are Healthy Fats? Why Are They Good For You?
The low-fat food trend has received a lot of criticism in recent years. Because of this, foods high in healthy fats are finally getting the recognition they deserve. Of course, not all fats are created equal. Trans fat, for example, should be avoided at all costs, whereas unsaturated fats, like monounsaturated and polyunsaturated, are actually […]
Happy Mother’s Day!
Motherhood is the foundation of life, compassion, and empowerment. While one day a year isn’t nearly enough to show mom our thanks, we’ve come up with a list of some of our favorite ways to spend this special day.
The Kefir Cookbook Tour
Part memoir, part cookbook, The Kefir Cookbook is a delicious collection of over 100 globally inspired sweet and savory recipes made with the probiotic-rich and nutrient-dense superfood kefir. It contains stories that describe the journey of one of the natural food industry’s pioneering brands, Lifeway, and the family that created it. Author Julie Smolyansky, daughter […]
Reasons to Love Lifeway Organic
Green bottles Here at Lifeway, we care about our carbon footprint just as much as we care about creating delicious probiotic products for you and your family. This is why we switched our Organic kefir bottles to a more environmentally-friendly packaging called green polyethylene, a material that is made of sugarcane, a renewable resource. This […]