WELL, WE ARE IN THE KITCHEN THIS MORNING, AND BACK WITH US FOR THE SECOND OF OUR FOUR
PART HEALTH MATTERS SERIES IS JOHN GRAY.
HE'S A COOK AND CHAIRMAN AND CEO OF BUBBIES OF SAN FRANCISCO, MAKERS OF NATURALLY FERMENTED
FOODS, AVAILABLE AT FINE RETAIL AND GROCERY STORES FROM COAST TO COAST.
WELCOME BACK!
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME.
I LOVE THAT YOU'RE BACK!
I LOVE THOSE PICKLES, AND WE'RE GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT SAUERKRAUT TODAY, RIGHT?
YES.
BUT LET ME ASK YOU SOMETHING.
I KNOW YOU LOVE TO COOK.
I LOVE TO COOK.
BUT WHEN I HAVE PEOPLE COMING OVER, I'M REALLY NOT THINKING ABOUT OUR DIGESTIVE HEALTH, BUT
TODAY YOU'RE GONNA HELP US CHANGE THAT, RIGHT?
WELL, YOU SHOULD BE THINKING ABOUT GREAT TASTE--.
OKAY.
--WHICH IS WHAT WE'RE ALL ABOUT.
NUMBER ONE.
BUT HAVING MINIMALLY PROCESSED FOODS IS REALLY WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT.
WE'VE BEEN TOLD FOR YEARS TO SHOP AROUND THE EDGES OF THE SUPERMARKET, AND STAY AWAY FROM
THE MIDDLE.
MM HMM.
SO YOU WANT AS CLOSE TO RAW AS POSSIBLE, AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DEVELOPING HERE WITH SOME
NEW RECIPES WITH OUR ALREADY FAMOUS SAUERKRAUT.
AND IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE--I DON'T KNOW IF OUR VIEWERS KNOW THIS--BUT APRIL,
I WAS READING HERE, IS NATIONAL IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME MONTH.
DID YOU KNOW THAT?
I DIDN'T.
OKAY.
(LAUGHTER).
AND THERE YOU GO!
(LAUGHTER).
AND I WAS BORN IN APRIL SO THERE YOU GO.
YOU SHOULD KNOW.
SO, AND YOU BROUGHT SOME REALLY GREAT STUFF THAT HAVE A LOT TO DO WITH MAYBE KEEPING THAT
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM REALLY HEALTHY AND...AND YOU KNOW, AT THE END OF THE DAY, PURE AND
SIMPLE.
EXACTLY.
MINIMALLY PROCESSED.
NON-GMO.
GLUTEN FREE.
REALLY IMPORTANT.
THESE DAYS.
WE HAVE ACTUALLY A FRIEND OF OURS THAT NEEDS TO EAT GLUTEN FREE AND WHEN SHE DOES NOT,
BIG TIME PROBLEMS SHE ENDURES.
RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT.
TELL ME WHAT WE HAVE HERE.
WELL, WE CAME UP WITH SOME INTERESTING LITTLE THINGS THAT WERE--AS I SAY--THEY ARE STILL
IN DEVELOPMENT.
MM HMM.
WE HAVE KIND OF A SAUCY SIDE DISH WITH RED CABBAGE SAUERKRAUT--.
OOH.
--APPLES, CAROWAY SEEDS, A GREAT SIDE DISH WITH YOUR PORK CHOPS OR SLICED PORK LOIN.
MM HMM.
WE HAVE A...KIND OF AN INSTANT INDIAN CURRY COLESLAW--.
OOH.
RIGHT.
--TO ADD TO YOUR CURRY DISHES.
INSTANT INDIAN FOOD.
GREAT TASTING, SIMPLE, STRAIGHT FORWARD.
AND LET ME ASK YOU THIS, WHILE WE CONTINUE HERE.
ARE YOU GETTING FEEDBACK FROM SOME OF YOUR CONSUMERS, UH, REGARDING THESE PRODUCTS ON
HOW THEY'RE DOING?
WE DO.
WE GET PASSIONATE LETTERS FROM PEOPLE EVERY DAY.
PEOPLE TELLING US THAT OUR SAUERKRAUT, WHICH HAS NOW BEEN OUT FOR SEVERAL YEARS, HAS HELPED
THEIR DIGESTIVE SYSTEM.
SO IMPORTANT.
NOW, WE MAKE NO CLAIMS ABOUT HEALTH, BECAUSE WE CAN'T.
YOU CAN'T.
AND...
BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, IF THEY'RE TELLING YOU...
WELL, WE GET--AS I SAY--WE GET LETTERS EVERY DAY FROM PEOPLE PASSIONATE ABOUT THIS AND
OUR SAUERKRAUT HAS BECOME OUR NUMBER ONE SELLER.
I LOVE IT!
NOW, TELL ME WHAT YOU HAVE HERE.
SO THIS IS A LITTLE SIDE DISH, UH, COMFORT FOOD WITH YOUR CHICKEN AND POTATOES.
IT'S A--.
MMM!
--BRUSSEL SPROUT KRAUT.
OOH!
FERMENTED, TASTES GREAT, AND AS I SAY, JUST AN INSTANT SIDE DISH.
OPEN THE JAR, AND THERE YOU GO.
VERY EASY.
FAST FISH TACOS.
(LAUGHTER).
TOP A TORTILLA...
(LAUGHTER).
HARD TO SAY, BUT VERY TASTY.
I LOVE HIM.
FAST FISH, EASY.
A LITTLE GRILLED TILAPIA, OR YOUR...WHATEVER YOUR FAVORITE FOOD IS.
CORVINA.
CORVINA?
CORVINA.
YES.
OKAY.
COR-R-RVINA.
THERE YOU...(LAUGHTER).
NOW, ARE ALL THESE...IF...IF YOU LOOK AT ALL THESE FOODS, ARE ALL THESE KIND OF LIKE EVEN
ACROSS THE BOARD, OR DO YOU HAVE KIND OF LIKE A FAV...FAVORITE ONE WHEN IT COMES TO PEOPLE
SUFFERING FROM IBS?
WELL, I WOULD SAY, KEEP IT SIMPLE.
OKAY.
AS SIMPLE AS POSSIBLE.
I...I WOULD START WITH OUR...JUST OUR REGULAR OLD SAUERKRAUT.
THERE'S NOTHING IN IT BUT CABBAGE, WATER, AND SALT.
NATURALLY FERMENTED.
TASTY.
CRUNCHY.
WONDERFUL.
WE'VE ADDED SOME JICAMA--.
OOH.
--SOME JALOPENO--.
JIC...OOH!
--AND...AND YOU SEE THE LITTLE MATCHSTICK CARROTS IN THERE.
OPEN THAT UP.
IT'S A GREAT SALAD BY ITSELF.
A SIDE DISH OR ON TOP OF A TACO.
AND LET ME ASK YOU SOMETHING.
I MEAN, UH THIS IS KIND OF, UH, JUST OUT OF THE BLUE HERE, BUT WHO'S THAT?
THAT IS MY LATE WIFE'S GRANDMOTHER.
OHH!
BUBBIE, YOU MAY NOT KNOW, BUT BUBBIE IS THE AMERICANIZATION OF THE YIDDISH FOR GRANDMA.
(GASP) OH...
SO WHEN WE STARTED, IF IT'S GRA...IF THIS IS ALL STUFF THAT WE...
SHE LOOKS LIKE MY GRANDMOTHER TO BE HONEST.
WHAT WAS HER NAME?
YEAH.
HER NAME WAS ROSE.
BUBBIE ROSE.
WELL, GOD BLESS ROSE.
AND SO WE TRY TO MAKE THINGS THAT WOULD HAVE COME OUT OF HER KITCHEN.
SO THEY'RE GREAT TASTING...
GOOD OL' WHOLESOME...
IT'S THE REAL...IT'S REAL FOOD.
THE REAL THING.
THE FACT THAT IT HAPPENS TO BE GOOD FOR YOU--.
WHY NOT!
WE'LL TAKE IT!
WHY WOULDN'T IT BE?
IT'S GRANDMA!
EXACTLY!
(LAUGHTER).
UH, FOR OUR VIEWERS WHO'D LIKE TO SEE THESE RECIPES OR MAYBE GET SOME MORE INFORMATION,
WHERE CAN THEY GO?
www.bubbies.com OR ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE, BUBBIES FACEBOOK PAGE.
WE HAVE... bubbies.com.
THAT'S IT.
AND RETAIL STORES ACROSS THE COUNTRY?
ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
NATURAL FOOD STORES, MASS MARKET STORES...
WELL, YOUR PICKLES WERE A HIT IN MY HOUSE, SO NOW I'M GONNA TRY THE SAUERKRAUT WITH MY
GIRLS AND I'LL LET YOU KNOW, YES?
YES!
AND YOU'RE COMING BACK AGAIN?
FOR...
IF YOU'LL HAVE ME.
(LAUGHTER).
I'LL HAVE YOU ANY TIME.
OH, BABY.
JUST...
DID YOU HEAR THAT, HONEY?
JU...(LAUGHTER).
I MEANT HERE IN THE KITCHEN, JUST FOR FOOD.
(LAUGHTER).
THANK YOU SO MUCH, JOHN.
(LAUGHTER).
AND HIS WIFE IS RIGHT OUT THERE.
ISN'T THAT GREAT?
(LAUGHTER).
BUT SHE'S GOING LIKE THIS.
(KISS, KISS).
WE LOVE YOU.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S TRY THIS.
THIS IS ONCE AGAIN, WHAT?
THE...THESE ARE...IS OUR PICKLED BRUSSEL SPROUTS.
OKAY.
MMM.
OH!
ISN'T THAT GOOD?
IT'S EXCELLENT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, JOHN.
THIS WILL GET YOUR KIDS TO EAT THEIR VEGETABLES.
ANYTHING TO MAKE THEM EAT VEGGIES.
OKAY!
SEE YOU NEXT TIME.
THANK YOU.
AND IF YOU'D LIKE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT FERMENTED FOODS, OR EVEN IF YOU SUFFER FROM IBS, VISIT
US AT thebalancingact.com.
LOOK HEATHER'S WAVING AT ME, SAYING "YOU GO!
YOU GO!"
AND AS ALWAYS, (LAUGHS) GET SOCIAL WITH US TOO.
LOG ON TO FACEBOOK AT /thebalancingactfans.
SHARE WITH US SOME OF THE (LAUGHS) TASTEFUL WAYS YOU'VE USED PICKLED OR FORMENTED...(LAUGHTER)
FERMENTED FOODS TO ENJOY.
I CAN'T EVEN GET THROUGH THIS SEGMENT!
(LAUGHTER).
WE'LL SEE YOU NEXT TIME.
I'M...
(LAUGHTER)