Bone broth..

jeaninesteam1
jeaninesteam1 Posts: 42 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Thoughts?

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  • jeaninesteam1
    jeaninesteam1 Posts: 42 Member
    I've done some research and it appears to be great for the skin and digestion. Wondering if this has been proven by anyone here..
  • RodaRose
    RodaRose Posts: 9,562 Member
    It's soup. Add some veggies if you like.
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  • BruinsGal_91
    BruinsGal_91 Posts: 1,400 Member
    It's not as tasty as pizza.
  • crackpotbaby
    crackpotbaby Posts: 1,297 Member
    It's quite nutritious. It's particulary high in vitamin a.

    It's not magical.
  • dsboohead
    dsboohead Posts: 1,899 Member
    BruinsGal_91 wrote: »
    It's not as tasty as pizza.

    Hahaha!
  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,206 Member
    bpetrosky wrote: »
    jeaninesteam1 wrote: »
    Thoughts?

    It's stock with a fancy new label and 300% markup.

    The health food shop across the road is selling teeny little jars of powdered bone broth for $50 a jar. For, like.. 90 grams. W.T.F.
  • Strawblackcat
    Strawblackcat Posts: 944 Member
    Alatariel75 wrote: »
    bpetrosky wrote: »
    jeaninesteam1 wrote: »
    Thoughts?

    It's stock with a fancy new label and 300% markup.

    The health food shop across the road is selling teeny little jars of powdered bone broth for $50 a jar. For, like.. 90 grams. W.T.F.
    I buy a powdered one from time to time, but it's a vanilla bone broth protein concentrate that I use as a protein coffee creamer. I pay $40 for 20 servings (20 grams of protein/serving). $50 for 90 grams seems super high. :/
  • kmsoucy457
    kmsoucy457 Posts: 237 Member
    I get ulcers from time to time and need to change my diet drastically for a few weeks to heal them - this is on the ulcer 'yes' list for me because it's gentle on my stomach and is more filling and nutritious than a clear liquid should be.
    It's also a superlative soup stock - i will never buy boxes or cans of broth from the store again. It has more flavor and is (subjectively) healthier since there is no added salt, and more collagen and gelatin; those are the 'reason' bone broth is trendy atm. Collagen and gelatin are good for hair, skin, nails, and (arguably) the digestive tract. It is not a miracle, and you can get the same nutrients from vitamins, or all the gelatin you could ever want from JELL-O.
    DO NOT buy into the gimicky powders or overpriced premade jars unless you like burning money. Save a carcass from your rotisserie chicken, holiday turkey, or get $2 worth of beef bones at the grocery store. Simmer for several hours and freeze it for later.
  • collectingblues
    collectingblues Posts: 2,541 Member
    RodaRose wrote: »
    It's soup. Add some veggies if you like.

    Truth. Bone broth is basically a hipster way of marketing stock made from bones. It's not special, and it's certainly not worth the marked up prices it's sold for.

    Want to have stock? Have at it. It's not anything special.

    But this reminds me that I should really do a duck or chicken this weekend, since I don't have any stock in the freezer.
  • DX2JX2
    DX2JX2 Posts: 1,921 Member
    People have been making this for years, only they called it 'stock' or 'soup' before it became a trend.

    Make your own, super cheap and easy. Save up bones as you gather them, then make it in bulk and freeze in smaller portions to be used as needed. The only cost is time if you don't have or don't want to use a pressure cooker.

    If it doesn't leave your lips sticky when you drink it, you need to use more bones!
  • GottaBurnEmAll
    GottaBurnEmAll Posts: 7,722 Member
    edited October 2017
    I'm a vegetarian now, so this is all passing me by and I'm just willing it to get off my lawn.

    This was how I was taught to cook stock. This is what my mother did every year with the Thanksgiving and Christmas turkeys. We used to save the bones every time we had chicken in the freezer, and then eventually we'd have a nice pot of chicken soup with the tastiest broth.

    I don't get how it's now some weird hipster thing.

    I remember watching some cooking show once and they said you only needed to cook the bones with the water for a half hour to get some flavor out of them and I wanted to drive to the studio and show those fakers how it was really done.
  • toxikon
    toxikon Posts: 2,383 Member
    It has some nice health benefits if you're making it yourself and not just using the little cubes or stock cartons from the grocery store. Gelatin and collagen have some promising skin and joint benefits.

    https://examine.com/supplements/type-ii-collagen/


  • HeidiCooksSupper
    HeidiCooksSupper Posts: 3,839 Member
    My depression-era mother always said "save the bones for Henry Jones" whenever we had chicken or the like. A lot of my little top-of-the-fridge freezer is filled with containers of stock and bags of bones and parsley stems waiting to become stock. My stock repetoire includes chicken-, turkey-, beef-, and ham-stock.

    I watch for 10-pound bags of fresh chicken to go on sale (avoiding the frozen stuff that has added water). I then roast the whole lot of it and separate the meat from the bones and skin. The meat goes in meal-sized baggies in the freezer. The skin, bones, cartilage, etc., are reserved for stock. Cooked chicken and stock are the two raw ingredients for "instant" chicken soup of various sorts. It can be as simple as adding frozen mixed veg and some dried herb mix or a little more fancy with curry pastes and asian veggies to become Tom Kha Gai, etc. I grab the stock to make gravies, sausage and bean soup, etc. I try to never run out!
  • StarBrightStarBright
    StarBrightStarBright Posts: 97 Member
    The only thing scientifically supported about (chicken) bone broth is that when used in Chicken Soup it is good for a cold. https://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/10/12/the-science-of-chicken-soup/?_r=0

    That being said - I'm a huge fan of homemade chicken/veggie broth when I have tummy troubles. Like someone above I also deal with ulcers and bone broth is pretty nutrient rich for being mild and "clear" and therefor is one of my go-tos.

    I grab a Costco chicken a couple of times a month and then feast on home made broth for the next week.
  • CraigontheCoast
    CraigontheCoast Posts: 21 Member
    Why would anyone buy this pre-made, when you can buy something like a rotisserie chicken or any other kind of meat with a bone, eat all the chicken, and then boil it for the broth? Makes great soup! But I guess it makes sense in a world where you can buy spiralized butternut squash or riced cauliflower for a 400% markup.
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    Isn't it just homemade stock? It's tasty and can make a big difference in a soup or stew. I'd add vegetables and maybe some beans or meat.

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