25 Kid-Friendly Fermented Foods

Is there a picky eater in your house who could use a dose of probiotics? Want to have more fermented foods in your diet, but you aren’t exactly sure how to start? Here are 25 kid-friendly fermented foods that are packed with probiotics.

Fermented Beverages

1. Kombucha is the darling of the fermentation world, however, it does have caffeine in it.

For a caffeine-free probiotic soda pop, I recommend:

2. Water kefir
3. Honey sweetened beet kvass
4. Ginger bug soda

Dairy Ferments

Kids love dairy products, so why not use that love to get some probiotics into their diet?

5. Yogurt is the usual go-to for probiotics.

However, there are a number of other cultured dairy products that are probiotic:

6. Milk kefir
7. Cultured buttermilk
8. Homemade sour cream
9. Homemade cream cheese

Fermented Vegetables

Fermented vegetables are perfect for people who love salty and savoury flavours. Here are a few of probiotic vegetables that my kids love:

10. Sauerkraut
11. Grandma’s pickles
12. Fermented vegetable sticks
13. Pickled carrot sticks

If salty vegetables aren’t your thing, then try making fermented condiments. Our favourite recipes are:

14. Sweet zucchini relish
15. Salty cucumber relish
16. Probiotic ketchup
17. Fermented salsa
18. Fermented guacamole

Probiotic Treats

Who doesn’t love a probiotic treat? Cultured whipping cream or coconut cream yogurt are perfect for all sorts of delicious treats.

19. Cultured ice cream
20. Probiotic cheesecake
21. Popsicles
22. Kefir cultured cream cheese frosting
23. Peanut-butter and banana pudding
24. Creamy cultured fruit jello
25. Date caramel sauce