![]() ![]() Read a strawberry flavored Jell-O nutrition label here. But low-cal and fat-free are not synonymous with healthy.ĭespite helping you slim down, store-bought jello is high in sugar, low in fiber, and offers you virtually zero nutrients, vitamins, or minerals. Jello is often a popular item for dieters because it’s low-calorie and fat-free. Jell-O’s popular slogan from the 50s and 60s, ‘There’s always room for Jell-O,’ suggests that Jell-O is a ‘light’ dessert you can enjoy despite a full stomach. Gelatin is a highly versatile product used not only in jello but in a variety of foods, soft drinks, candy ( hello gummy bears), cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and is even used to clarify some wines and beers. Gelatin is the base ingredient in all jello and is a pure protein made of animal proteins called collagen.Ĭollagen comes from boiling the bones and hides of cattle and the hides of pigs that have been processed for their meat. ![]() Jello desserts contain gelatin, food colorings, sweeteners, and artificial flavors. Gelatin is the main ingredient in jello.Jello is the word we’ll use to include generic brands and homemade jello. ![]() You will see all three terms used throughout this post: Whereas “jello” is often used as the blanket term for all generic, gelatin-based desserts. Jell-O is the brand name for a line of desserts currently owned by the Kraft Heinz Company. If you’re not familiar with those, no worries.You Might Also Like… Jell-O, Jello, and Gelatin – What’s the Difference? These remind me of my favorite Passover candies – those little fruit slice gummies – but a little softer, and certainly less artificial tasting. Check Amazon, Whole Foods or your local health food store. This is the kind I have been using and I really like it, but I’m sure there are other, similarly high quality brands out there. While I try to drink and cook with bone broth as much as possible, I don’t really love it – at least not as much as, um, candy □ However, in order to get the most benefits, you have to start with the highest quality, most nutritious type of gelatin. My doctor has put me on supplemental glycene and glutamine powder, but also advised me that the more I can get, the better. (For more information, you can read this article, including comments, or this one, or just Google health benefits of gelatin.) This is extremely important if you have a damaged or leaky gut, and they also help build collagen and other tissue throughout the body so they can help strengthen hair and nails, tighten loose skin and – rumor has it – possibly even reverse cellulite. Gelatin contains the amino acids glycene and glutamine, which help your body rebuild tissue. The gelatin that thickens these has health benefits too, for the same reasons that bone broth is extremely beneficial for digestion and gut health. Though that would be enough, in my book, to qualify these for the Healthy Dessert Hall of Fame, or My Post-Dinner Treat Rotation, as most people other than me tend to refer to it, there’s more. These blueberry gummies are a health food, you see: flavored with nothing but berries – for natural flavor, color and antioxidants – and fresh lemon juice – for contrast and because I can’t do this without just a little bit of sourness – and naturally-sweetened with maple syrup. Let’s call these homemade sour patch kids, hold the little body shape and the questionable colors and flavors. Short of anything dark chocolate, preferably laced with an herb or spice, Sour Patch Kids are the way to my heart. These days, they’re technically verboten, but maybe if the sugar police that live in my stomach aren’t on high alert, I’ll sneak a few ‘Kids, and I’ll also, incidentally, be yours forever. If you ever want me to do you a favor, give me a bag of Sour Patch Kids – a big one. They come together in 5 minutes in the blender, and make for the perfect healthy treat for kids of all ages. These homemade blueberry gummies are so delicious and good for you too! They’re naturally colored and sweetened, easy to make, and contain grass fed gelatin, which is great for your gut health.
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