kefir

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Lifeway recently introduced a series of innovative new products such as pomegranate kefir, Greek-style kefir, a children's line of organic kefir products called ProBugs (TM) in a no-spill pouch in kid-friendly flavors like Orange Creamy Crawler and Sublime Slime Lime, and a line of organic whole milk kefir.

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  1. noun A creamy drink made of fermented cow's milk.

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  • - Past-prime yogurt, sour cream, milk, kefir, and probably a lot of other stuff can be made into pancakes. —  Popular Posts Across MetaFilter
  • April 7 / PRNewswire-FirstCall / -- Lifeway Foods (Nasdaq: LWAY), makers of a nutritious, probiotic dairy beverage called kefir, announced today for the first quarter ended March 31, 2009, total consolidated sales increased 24\% to $13,741,500 from $11,122,000 during the same period a year ago. —  The Earth Times Online Newspaper
  • Lifeway recently introduced a series of innovative new products such as pomegranate kefir, Greek-style kefir, a children's line of organic kefir products called ProBugs (TM) in a no-spill pouch in kid-friendly flavors like Orange Creamy Crawler and Sublime Slime Lime, and a line of organic whole milk kefir. —  The Earth Times Online Newspaper
  • "Oksana cooks porridge for me and serves fat-free kefir," Chernovetsky said. —  News on www.kyivpost.com
  • Radiant Proteins: Wild Alaskan salmon, high EFA eggs, kefir, poultry, cottage cheese —  That's Fit
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  1. Russian, probably ultimately from Old Turkic köpür, (milk) froth, foam, from köpürmäk, to froth, foam.

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  1. Also kefyr, kephir; of Caucasian origin.
 

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/ˈkɛfər/
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