FAQ
1. Where can I purchase your products?
Beaver Health Hut - 1617 3rd Street, Beaver, PA 15009 724-770-0711
Chippewa Health Hut - 110 McMillen Ave, Beaver Falls, PA 15010 724-843-3625
Naturally Soergel’s - 2573 Brandt School Road, Wexford, PA 15090 724-935-1743
East End Food Co-op - 7516 Meade Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15208 412-242-3598
Fresh From the Farm Juices - 4000 Washington Road, Suite 102 McMurray, PA 15317 724-640-3396
2. How do I store your products and for how long?
We recommend refrigerating our products. Leaving them unrefrigerated for a few hours will not hurt.
Shelf life varies based on a product. For cogurt and cofir it is 6-12 weeks, but for vegetables it is up to 9 months. These are naturally fermented products that continue to have live active bacteria; taste and texture may change over time – that’s just part of the fun.
3. Do they all have to be refrigerated?
Yes, they do. You want to keep them in the fridge to stop the fermentation process before and after opening.
4. How many servings are there in each jar?
Cofir – 8, 2 oz servings in 16 oz bottle
Cogurt – 8, ¼ cup servings in 16 oz jar
Kraut – 8, ¼ cup servings in 16 oz jar
Kimchi – 8, ¼ cup servings in 16 oz jar
Garlic beets – 8, ¼ cup servings in 16 oz jar
5. How much of each product should I consume?
Start with 1 tablespoon of cofir for adults and 1 teaspoon for kids on an empty stomach. Treat it more like a supplement. Increase it slowly by 1 tablespoon or 1 teaspoon daily until you reach 2-4 oz. serving a day. Cogurt and vegetables start with 2 tablespoons for adults and kids; work it up to ¼ with a meal.
6. Can I consume cofir with other foods?
Yes, you can. Add cofir into your morning smoothie or juice. You can also drink it along with your meal. In that case it works more like a digestive aid, but you still receive probiotic benefits from it.
7. Are there any side effects from eating prescription foods?
If you experience adverse reactions such as headache, lethargy, low grade depression, constipation, bloating, gas, diarrhea you may want to decrease the dosage accordingly.
8. What benefits should I expect from regular consumption of your products?
There is growing research to suggest regular consumption of fermented foods can lead to a whole host of physical and emotional benefits such as: improved digestion; heightened mood; sleep improvement; healthy bowel movements; better focus; clearer mind; cognitive skill improvement; higher energy level; clear and glowing skin; weight loss; as an effective way to combat yeast overgrowth; chronic fatigue syndrome; and as a general way to improve overall health. https://bodyecology.com/articles/the-many-benefits-of-coconut-water-kefir
https://bodyecology.com/articles/reasons-to-eat-more-fermented-veggies
9. What is the probiotic count in each product?
We have not had them tested in a lab. But we believe it is more than you would get from a probiotic supplement in a capsule form. Check out Dr. Mercola’s findings about it.
http://www.nourishingplot.com/2014/06/21/sauerkraut-test-divulges-shocking-probiotic-count
10. How many strains of good bacteria do your products contain?
We use Body Ecology Diet culture starters to make our cofir, cogurt and garlic beets. According to culture starter package, cofir and cogurt contain 7 strains of probiotics and garlic beets contain 5. As long as kraut and kimchi go, they are wild ferments, so nature dictates what goes in there.
11. How do I eat cogurt?
You can add cogurt to your smoothie, dress it up with berries and nuts, use it in your salad dressing, make a dip for veggies and fruits or just eat plain for breakfast.
12. How do I get my kids to eat ferments?
These are a few tricks to use when you start introducing probiotic foods to your kids:
1) Mix cofir with their favorite juice at the beginning and gradually increase the amount of cofir in it. The goal is to get to the point when they consume it on its own.
2) Mash avocado and mix it in with fermented vegetables to make probiotic guacamole. Recipe can be found in the PF cookbook at www.prescriptionfoods.org/ebook
3) Add their favorite fruit or raw honey into cogurt to make it a bit sweeter or add vanilla stevia to avoid using any sugar.
4) Add cofir or cogurt into their smoothie or do half regular yogurt and half cogurt for the start.
5) Explain to them that this is their medicine and they are to take it as they do their other supplements.
13. Are they safe to consume for people with food allergies?
All of our products are dairy free, sugar free, gluten free, corn free, soy free, peanut free and egg free. However, they are produced in a facility where a wide variety of foods are produced. We are careful to follow sound production techniques to limit cross contamination but cannot provide any guarantee that our products are allergen free.
14. Is Prescription Foods regulated or certified in any way?
Yes, it is. Prescription Foods product and facility is certified through the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s Department of Agriculture. All of our products are tested for adequate acidity prior to jarring.