Chicken bone broth, made from scratch, is simple and highly nutritious

By Santa Ynez Valley Star Staff · Tue Mar 17 2020

By Vida Gustafson

Contributing Writer

There are numerous great reasons to make your own bone broth from scratch, not the least of which is the expense of buying the good stuff premade. 

Real bone broth is highly nutritious, it contains readily bioavailable forms of minerals such as magnesium, phosphorus, iron, selenium, zinc and manganese. Bone broth is also rich in collagen, so it’s great for our skin and joints. It’s also a good source of vitamin A and K. The amino acids found in bone broth, like glutamine (not to be confused with gluten) and glycine have been linked to better sleep and improved digestion by studies published in the journals “Neuropsychopharmacology” and “Nutrients” respectively.

It’s simple to prepare, requiring only basic ingredients and patience. You can easily incorporate it into your daily diet, either sipping it on its own, adding it as a cooking liquid or using it as the base for a soup or sauce.

Lastly, preparing bone broth is a very powerful tool in the fight against waste. Not only are we making something wonderfully beneficial for ourselves, but we’re also utilizing every part of the meat/poultry that we purchase for consumption.

This recipe is specifically for a chicken bone broth. You can do the same with good quality beef or lamb.

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