Why You Should be Using Bone Broth

Stock cubes just got a huge upgrade. Bone broth is a highly nutritious alternative to normal packaged stock. It’s easy as pie to make, saves you money, and is more flavourful than traditional chicken or beef stock.

You can buy it at the shops, but why would you when it’s so cost-effective to make it by yourself?

Bone broth is a liquid that consists of the brewed bones and connective tissues of cows, chickens, and sometimes even fish. When simmered with water and vinegar, nutrients are extracted from the marrow and other tissues to make a punchy and versatile ingredient.

So, why is bone broth so great?

Highly Nutritious

It’s filled with vitamins and minerals like phosphorus, calcium, and magnesium. Bone marrow contains iron, vitamins A and K, fatty acids, selenium, zinc, and manganese which all infuse into the broth. It also contains many essential amino acids, which are the building blocks of protein. Even a small amount is absolutely jam-packed with nutrients.

Supports Joint Health

The gelatin in bone broth increases the collagen found in your tissues and joints, which wear over time. Drinking bone broth helps to delay the wearing process and prevent osteoarthritis. If you already suffer from osteoarthritis, it has been proven to help relieve the symptoms of poor joint health by reducing pain and stiffness and improving physical functioning.

Good for Your Gut

Gelatine proteins bind with water in your stomach to aid proper digestion. There’s also an amino acid called glutamine in bone broth which helps to heal your intestinal barrier if it’s compromised, making it the perfect tonic for IBS and leaky gut syndrome.

Supports Anti-Ageing

Thanks to bone broth’s abundant collagen content due to an increased plasma count, your skin’s hydration and elasticity improves. But the best news? It reduces the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles! It’s almost like magic.

Helps with Weight Loss

Due to bone broth’s high protein content, you’ll feel fuller for longer which will help you to moderate your calorie intake.

Now that you know all of the incredible things that bone broth can do for you, you might be wondering how you can actually implement it into your diet. There are so many uses for this super ingredient.

WATCH HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN CHICKEN BONE BROTH

You could drink it by itself from a mug seasoned with whatever you like, use it in place of traditional stock in recipes to fortify your meal, steam and saute veggies with it to get them to soak up some extra goodness or marinade your meats in it for a serious protein punch.

The only limit is your imagination!

Mums, did you know about the benefits of bone broth? Do you already make your own or incorporate it in your daily diet?

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