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Each ingredient in this smoothie has important nutrients needed during pregnancy for both mother and baby.

The Perfect Pregnancy Smoothie

fl oz orange juice

Greek yogurt, plain

chia seeds

mango cubes, frozen

spinach

Blend all ingredients in a high powered blender until smooth. Makes 2 servings.

The ginger bug starter is easy to make in your own home. It's the simplest way to make a probiotic sparkling beverage. Unlike kombucha, all you need to get started is sugar and ginger root!

Making A Ginger Bug Starter

ginger

Tbsp sugar (divided)

water (chlorine-free)

Mix 3 1/4 cup of the water with 3 Tbsp of sugar in a glass quart jar. Stir until the sugar is dissolved.

Wash the ginger root, then grate 3 Tbsp of ginger into the quart jar. Don&#8217;t peel the ginger because the skin helps with fermentation. 

Cover with a cloth (or coffee filter) and secure in place with a rubber band or jar ring.

Place the jar somewhere warm and dark to ferment (a kitchen cupboard is ideal).

Give the ginger bug a good stir once or twice a day.

After 3 to 7 days it should start to bubble. Once it&#8217;s started to bubble, feed it 1 Tbsp of sugar and 1 Tbsp of grated ginger each of the next two days. 

Once it is really bubbly you are ready to make ginger ale or ginger bug sodas. See the section above for information on how to maintain your ginger bug starter and links to recipes for ginger ale and ginger bug sodas.

I was hunting for the same question... so glad to find the answer.
My ginger bug is sitting out for 4 days without being fed on day 5 made the beer do you it will work and ginger bug will be live if I refrigerate it now?
And feed it one a week right?

My ginger bug started to active within 24 hours , but suddenly stopped, is that OK? what should i do ? i fed it with sugar and ginger again, but still, it is still

very new to fermenting. I'm on day 3 of this and not seeing any bubbling. Now I used a Mason Top pipe lid on it. Should I not?
Also wondered about the ginger I used. Is it possible that the ginger is cleaned so much that it wouldn't have any natural yeast on it?

Maybe a silly question but, if scum forms on the top, should I be skimming it off?  Thanks! :)

Hi Emilie,
I loved this recipe and had great success for about two batches of soda..I however failed in maintaining my bug..I kept in the fridge, and fed it every week or so but I noticed that that the taste became very yeasty almost beer like..then I kept it on the counter and fed it daily but it never got its bubbly nature back and my third batch of soda ended up with kahm yeast..eventually after multiple feedings and tries my bug turned pink and I had to throw it..can you please help me trouble shoot this problem? I plan on making a new bug but how do I maintain it better in the fridge? Feed it every week? Remove some first if not making soda? Also why did it become so yeasty? Thanks in advance! The ginger beer recipe was amazing! My toddler loved it, though his eyes watered from the spice levels ha!

in the first few paragraphs you answered any question that had been left unanswered (literally for almost ten years on some pages!) on the more “popular” google results for ginger bug. thank you for a simple yet thorough explanation of the entire process! quickly becoming my favorite fermenting resource ♥

i was very much impressed with your blog. right now trying ginger bug ,turmeric and sour dough starter.
for ginger bug and turmeric I took only 1/4 cup of water missed that it is 3 and 1/4 th . I still saw the bubbles on day 3 but added water on day 3 will that be OK?

There's nothing better than a fragrant bowl of golden chicken broth studded with root vegetables and herbs. And the best part is it can all be made in one pot.

Chicken noodle soup recipe

chicken

onions, quartered

bay leaves

leeks (pale part only), thinly sliced

parsnips, peeled, sliced

carrots, halved, thinly sliced

celery stalks, thinly sliced

baby spinach leaves

egg noodles

parsley leaves

dill sprigs

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With potatoes, carrots, pepitas for crunch and dried cranberries for sweetness, this easy, creamy pumpkin soup recipe is extra special.


Creamy pumpkin soup recipe

olive oil,

onion, roughly chopped

garlic cloves, roughly chopped

pumpkin, peeled, chopped

potato, chopped

carrots, chopped

leek (white part only), chopped

nutmeg

(750 milliliters) Massel Chicken Style Liquid Stock

(125 milliliters) pure (thin) cream

pumpkin seeds (pepitas),

cranberries,

flat-leaf parsley leaves,

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Prunes are dried plums. Prunes and juice made out of prunes are highly recommended for expectant mothers suffering from constipation during pregnancy because of their laxative qualities.

Prune Juice For Constipation During Pregnancy

Water

Prunes

Sugar

Soak prunes in 1/4 cup water.

Set aside for 20 minutes.

After 20 minutes, add soaked prunes, sugar and...

After 20 minutes, add soaked prunes, sugar and 1 cup water to a blender.

Blend the mixture to make a smoothie.

Now, either you can drink the smoothie or...

Now, either you can drink the smoothie or strain it.

Add some ice cubes

Drink it!

Matt Moran shares his nan's recipe for date scones. We know what we'll be making this weekend.

Scone recipe: Matt Moran's easy date scones

(350 grams) self-raising flour

tbs caster sugar,

tsp mixed spice

tbs unsalted butter, chilled,

full-cream milk

orange

(160 grams) dried dates, pitted, cut into quarters

Clotted cream, to serve

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Clean, crisp pickled cucumbers contrast nicely with clumps of aromatic stir-fried pork and silky rice noodles in this dish.

Stir-fried pork and pickled cucumber on rice noodles

Lebanese cucumber

caster sugar

red chilli, seeds removed, finely chopped

rice vinegar

oyster and soy sauce

sweet chilli sauce

cornflour

spring onions, thinly sliced

lean pork mince

snow peas,

coriander leaves

rice stick noodles, cooked according to packet instructions

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