Is the weekend already over? I dread Sunday nights but at least this weekend was productive. Cleaned up the laundry area and managed to get some exercising in. Back in February I turned 40 (and finally managed to get my first pull up), which made me start to think how I can stay healthy and one of the things I came across in my research was collagen. Apparently, collagen production plateaus in our mid to late 20s. Then after that the body produces about 1% less every year, which is why we humans start to age. Which lead me to start taking collagen supplements and made me curious about bone broth. Bone broth has been around but it really blew up in the past few years. I decided to look into it and tried a few different brands from the supermarket and Target. The one brand I really liked and had the most flavor is Kettle & Fire.
I initially tried the Classic Chicken and liked it, if you enjoy soup, this is basically soup in a cup. Bone broth is high in protein (10 grams) and high in collagen which helps boost anti-aging. It's healthy and good for for the body with no side affects. I like to drink it after my workout because of the extra protein. It's recommended to heat the broth up on a stove, but I'm pretty lazy and I stick it in the microwave for 60 seconds and then I take it out and stir it and pop it back in for another 20 seconds or so.
Kettle & Fire recently released a Regeneratively Made Bone Broths, which I also tried. The taste is the same as the Classic Chicken, except it's better for the planet and agriculture. It is a little pricier but if it's better for the planet I do try my best to support that initiative.
I stopped by my local Whole Foods where you can also purchase Kettle & Fire. So far the flavors I've tried are the Classic Chicken, Tumeric Ginger, Mushroom Chicken, and Classic Beef. I actually like the beef flavor the least. It seems bland to me, like beef stock. The chicken variations are much more flavorful. My favorite is probably the Mushroom Chicken. The Tumeric Ginger was surprisingly good too.
I noticed that Kettle & Fire also makes bone broth soup!! As a soup lover that loves to have soup even when it's 100 degrees out, I am super excited to try some of these! I'm definitely going to try Miso Soup, Butternut Squash, Broccoli Cheddar, Mushroom Bisque, (much to my husband's dismay, he hates mushrooms, the smell, taste, everything! More for me though, haha.) and Chicken Noodle. Some of them are high in sodium so if you're sensitive on the sodium content, check the labels. Most of them fall around 20% of your daily recommended intake but the Miso and Broccoli Cheddar are closer to 30%.
Let me know if you have tried bone broth and what your thoughts on it are. I personally love drinking it in a mug like a cup of tea. I wish that I started taking collagen supplements and bone broth in my 30s. I feel like I could have been ahead of the game! That's it for me! Hope you all have a great start to the week!
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Thanks for the review, Leslie! I haven't thought much about collagen, but I really should because I've turned 40 this year as well! I'm a soup lover myself. I'll see if I can find Kettle & Fire at Whole Foods in Canada.
ReplyDeleteHi Karen! If you do end up trying it let me know what you think!
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