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Lifeway Kefir, Blueberry 32 fl oz
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Lifeway Kefir, Blueberry 32 fl oz

Lifeway
32 foz
Available at Foodtown
140
Calories
10g
Protein
18g
Sugars
125mg
Sodium
25
Ingredients

What You Should Know

Lifeway Kefir, Blueberry (32 fl oz) is the tall, pourable bottle you’ll find in the refrigerated dairy aisle near yogurts, drinkable yogurts, and other probiotic beverages — often shelved beside single-serve kefir cups, smoothie blends, and cultured milk drinks. It reads as a grab-and-go option for shoppers looking for a flavored, probiotic dairy drink rather than a spoonable yogurt. Common shopping occasions include quick weekday breakfasts, after-the-gym recovery sips, or packing into a child’s lunchbox for an easy calcium-plus-cultures boost. Lifeway positions itself as a health-forward, family-friendly brand: marketing leans into “probiotics,” digestive wellness, and approachable flavors, targeting health-conscious parents, millennials, and active consumers who want functional benefits without a medicalized message. The label uses fruit imagery and calls out “natural blueberry flavor” and “cultures,” plus lowfat wording — creating a health halo even though cane sugar and added flavors are present; there’s no organic badge. Packaging is a wide plastic bottle with a screw cap designed for pouring into glasses, cereal bowls, or shaker bottles; the texture is smooth, tangy and slightly effervescent, more drinkable than yogurt, with a creamy mouthfeel and a pronounced sweet-tart blueberry note. Rituals include morning smoothies, stirred into oats, or sipped straight after a workout. In plain terms, the product is pasteurized and industrially formulated — milk-based with added sugar, flavorings, stabilizer (pectin), vitamins, and live cultures — so it sits between minimally processed dairy and fully homemade cultured milk in the grocery landscape.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 cup
Servings per Container: 4
Calories140
% Daily Value*
Total Fat2g3%
Saturated Fat1.5g8%
Cholesterol10mg3%
Sodium125mg5%
Total Carbohydrate18g7%
Total Sugars18g
Added Sugars8g16%
Protein10g
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Ingredients

Pasteurized, Lowfat, Milk,, Cane, Sugar,, Nonfat, Milk,, Natural, Blueberry, Flavor, with, Other, Natural, Flavors,, Pectin,, Fruit, Juice, (for, Color),, Vitamin, A, Palmitate,, Vitamin, D3,, Cultures..

Dietary Labels

This product is not vegan, is gluten-free, and is not organic.

Ultra-Processing Assessment

NOVA Score:4 / 4

Ultra-Processed

Why this score?

Contains added cane sugar, natural flavorings, a stabilizer (pectin) and added vitamins — industrial ingredients and formulations typical of ultraprocessed foods, despite being dairy- and culture-based.

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Common Questions about Lifeway Kefir, Blueberry 32 fl oz

That depends on what you're looking for! This kefir packs a punch with 10 grams of protein and a good dose of calcium, making it a solid choice for a snack or part of breakfast. However, it does have 8 grams of added sugars per serving, so if you're watching your sugar intake, you might want to keep that in mind.

Perfect For

post-workout
back-to-school
meal-prep-sunday

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