How the Founder of Health-Ade Kombucha Starts Her Morning — My Healthy Morning

Welcome to Kitchn's series My Healthy Morning, where we show you how one person greets the day in a way that makes them feel their best. Each post will chronicle how that person defines healthy for themselves, and the habits and recipes that make their morning a little bit better.

Diana Trout and her husband, Justin, started Health-Ade Kombucha with their friend Vanessa in 2012. For those of you counting, that's just five years ago. I point this out because in those five years Health-Ade has grown at an astounding rate. I remember starting to see the brand at some select stores a couple years ago, and then suddenly it was everywhere across the country.

I think this success speaks to the great product, of course, but also to Trout's dedication. When I met with her last summer, she told me that they play special music in the fermenting area of Health-Ade's factory, and that they only brew in 2.5-gallon batches to preserve the integrity of the product. How cool is that?

I recently caught up with Trout to talk about her morning routine. As you might imagine, kombucha is sometimes involved.

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