AgileBee's Journal, 04 April 2017

...I did not like the soup 

How did you make the broth? 

for diet actually vroth is not a good choice 

Yes, the broth foams. Chicken bone broth tastes nasty, but beef bone broth is good if you put a little salt in it. The stuff I get is 9 grams protein for 40 calories in 8 ounces. I like to have it if I'm hungry before dinner. 

Wow, my homemade bone broths are both great. I'm not sure if you're using a store bought one though. I make a huge batch every other week.  

bone broth is a fine choice for eating healthy. Don't let anyone tell you what you can and can't eat, everyone needs to do their own research and live their own truth.  

@Ina2987 - where is this coming from? Broth is mostly water, which fills you up with particularly low calorie density. On that basis alone it's actually a pretty good strategy. Is there some other reason you think one should be avoiding broth? 

If it didn't taste great you can season and salt it, add some veggies and meat to make soup or use it to cook other dishes. It's literally a base, so experiment. My home made broth is yummy. I buy bags of bones from the butcher and make it in the crock pot. Duck bones are my favorite. 

It'll fill you up but it won't last. Protein and vegetables is the thing. For example right now I'm haging 12 oz salad, 4 ounces marinated sliced grilled chicken, .5 oz crumbled blue cheese. Dressing is oregano, fresh ground pepper and red wine vinegar. Protein: 39 grams Carbs: 3 grams Fat: 8.5 grams 318 calories You should have 120 grams of protein a day. Food is not our enemy, think of it as chemicals and nutrients, and what do you need to get on a plate that meets your nutritional needs within the calorie limits you set. Use the food log as a way to balance and calculate what makes up a proper meal and then go make it. 

Jipper500, 12 oz salad, like in green leafy salad? Seriously? Or you adding some heavier veggies as well? I have a Costco sized box of spinach in my fridge that will last me for a week and I checked it is only 16 oz. I can understand a cup of broth which by the way is very filling and full of minerals in the form your body can process, but I cannot imagine eating that much food by volume in one sitting.  

Even if it doesn't last, you can then drink more broth. The caloric density is so low you could drink a big bowl every couple of hours and take in very little in the way of calories. It's especially good for situations where you don't have the time to make and/or consume an equal volume of vegetables. 

This was powdered chicken bone broth purchased at the health food store (aka overpriced). @erikahollister I'll try the butcher idea. Thanks! 

You can also just save your bones from when you cook chicken or other meat. Throw them in the freezer after each time and soon you'll have enough to use to make some yummy broth. 

Erikahollister, you are just simmering down the bones like you would for a soup base correct? 

@Jipper, my Bariatric doctor and the nutritionist actually have told all their patients that 64 ounces of fluid is necessary at the minimum and 50grams of protein up to 75 or 100 depending on activity level. Most women don't have a high enough activity level to need that much protein really. They get into the same problem with over protein that they do with over fat or carbs...the body stores it. Every person's body is different and is different whether you are younger/older more active or less. 

@AgileBee, most of my soup stocks when I boil down carcasses after Christmas, etc. have an onion or two chopped into them, some parsley, chives, pepper, salt, garlic...LOL so if it was JUST the bone broth...yuck! The spices and the onion may add twenty or thirty odd calories to the whole stock pot, but gee, a whole lot of taste! My biggest hate is taking all the meat off the bones. 

I'm making some bone broth tonight. I use a leek, 2 whole carrots, a few celery stalks, peppercorns, a splash of apple cider vinegar and bones (chicken feet, wings, rotisserie carcasses) . It makes a nice tasting bone broth that gels great. I've made it without the couple of veggies but had to boil it with some in for a better taste. They strain out so only a slight increase in calories and whatnot.