Kombucha tea

bekki1 · 08-04-2012, 08:32 PM

Can we have this while on hcg?

goddesslynne · 08-05-2012, 12:04 PM

It's made with sugar, but if you let it ferment long enough the probiotics eat all the sugar. It's very tart this way. I would only use this if you make your own, because I think commercial varieties stop the fermentation before it gets super-tart.

It doesn't work if you use stevia, because the bacteria only will grow if it has something to "eat".

You can google for recipes. Not sure how to get the scoby though.

RebeccaSimpson · 08-05-2012, 01:20 PM

Nope you can't have it while on hcg because of the sugar it needs to ferment.
Hcg is awesome if following the protocol, so why screw it? You can have kombucha again when in P4.

dbunny · 08-05-2012, 03:47 PM

If you are talking about the kombucha tea sold by Yogi Tea~ one you would have to steep~ I think that one is OK.

bekki1 · 08-14-2012, 08:31 PM

I had a friend give me homemade. I am now in p3. Think it is ok now or wait until p4?

goddesslynne · 08-19-2012, 09:48 AM

i'd be cautious, as I mentioned above, it must be fermented long enough for ALL the sugar to be eaten by the scoby.

Arctic_Mama · 08-19-2012, 02:46 PM

Kombucha is excellent, but the SCOBY-based versions would really only be suitable for P4.

08-04-2012, 08:32 PM	#1
bekki1 Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Snohomish, Washington Posts: 2,524 Gallery: bekki1 Stats: 172.1/156.2/150 WOE: HCG Start Date: 4/9/12	Kombucha tea Can we have this while on hcg?

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08-05-2012, 12:04 PM	#2
goddesslynne Senior LCF Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Torrance, CA Posts: 886 Gallery: goddesslynne Stats: 240/???/140 (50, 5'4", small frame) WOE: DUKAN	It's made with sugar, but if you let it ferment long enough the probiotics eat all the sugar. It's very tart this way. I would only use this if you make your own, because I think commercial varieties stop the fermentation before it gets super-tart. It doesn't work if you use stevia, because the bacteria only will grow if it has something to "eat". You can google for recipes. Not sure how to get the scoby though.

08-05-2012, 01:20 PM	#3
RebeccaSimpson Senior LCF Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: wonderland aka europe Posts: 162 Gallery: RebeccaSimpson Stats: 174 goal 140 5'10 WOE: juicing and juddd Start Date: 01/24/2013	Nope you can't have it while on hcg because of the sugar it needs to ferment. Hcg is awesome if following the protocol, so why screw it? You can have kombucha again when in P4.

08-05-2012, 03:47 PM	#4
dbunny Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: St Louis Posts: 1,297 Gallery: dbunny Stats: 5'10" WOE: Atkins ~ HCG	If you are talking about the kombucha tea sold by Yogi Tea~ one you would have to steep~ I think that one is OK.

08-14-2012, 08:31 PM	#5
bekki1 Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Snohomish, Washington Posts: 2,524 Gallery: bekki1 Stats: 172.1/156.2/150 WOE: HCG Start Date: 4/9/12	I had a friend give me homemade. I am now in p3. Think it is ok now or wait until p4?

08-19-2012, 09:48 AM	#6
goddesslynne Senior LCF Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Torrance, CA Posts: 886 Gallery: goddesslynne Stats: 240/???/140 (50, 5'4", small frame) WOE: DUKAN	i'd be cautious, as I mentioned above, it must be fermented long enough for ALL the sugar to be eaten by the scoby.

08-19-2012, 02:46 PM	#7
Arctic_Mama Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Alaska Posts: 1,731 Gallery: Arctic_Mama Stats: 257/163/140 WOE: Atkins 2002 Start Date: R1 12/11, R2 3/12	Kombucha is excellent, but the SCOBY-based versions would really only be suitable for P4.