Food

Broth is a traditional meat stock that is gaining popularity as a method of food preparation – and for good reason, too! Our current broth alternatives are laden with flavour enhancers, sodium, sugar and genetically modified foods.

Most commercially available products are dehydrated bouillon powder, cubes and shelf-stable broths. Hundreds of products line our grocery store shelves and the only way to decipher them is to read the labels.

Here are the ingredients from an anonymous brand of bouillon cube:

Not only are these a satisfying sweet treat, they also have the added nutritional benefit of coconut oil and almonds. The almonds (sub-in your fave nut or seed) add protein, which helps slow the entry of sugar into the bloodstream. The coconut oil is a “good fat”, comprised primarily of medium chain triglycerides (MCT) which are utilized by the liver to produce energy in preference to being stored in the body as fat, like other dietary oils. Coconut oil has antimicrobial benefits, contains anti-fungal caprylic acid, and lauric acid: an antiviral and antibacterial fatty acid.