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Australian Gelatin, oi, oi, oi!

September 30, 2015 by taranoosa

Peptipro jellies

Peptipro jellies

I first discovered the healing benefits of Gelatin a year or so ago and began incorporating it into my regular diet. I googled recipes, experimented with different methods and blogged about it here and here. Most health-focussed sites were recommending the grass-fed, conscious product Great Lakes. I started purchasing this hard-to-get product through Primal Influence (here on the Sunshine Coast) and eventually attended an informative workshop with the lovely Aimee who runs the business with partner Clint.

The problem was, Great Lakes’ is a product of the USA and purchasing it in Australia is quite expensive. After a while I did start noticing it popping up in local health food stores , but it was at the same price or dearer. I then discovered an online store and started purchasing it there as it was cheaper. I felt a little guilty not purchasing it through a local company and ‘going online’, but with the amount I wanted to use the cost was really adding up. I wondered why, with our large cattle industry here in Australia and with so many organic and conscious beef farmers, there was no producer of Australian grass-fed, quality Gelatin.

Well folks, thank God for instagram. Many a discovery has been made on this little app and one sunny morning last month I logged on to discover a sweet little account called Gelatin Australia. ‘Ooh, Gelatin Australia‘, I wondered, ‘Could it be that they sell AUSTRALIAN grass-fed Gelatin?’.

And that’s the end of my ethical dilemma with purchasing Gelatin online and from overseas. I can now buy my:

→ Grass-fed (but grain-finished)

→ Australia-produced and regulated

→ Australian owned

→ A-grade

→ Sustainable

→ Affordable

beef gelatin from an Australian website and it is MUCH cheaper than the alternative brand.

Please note that I am not necessarily claiming Peptipro to be ‘better’ or ‘higher quality’ than Great Lakes. To me, they are both excellent products. My elation simply comes from being able to purchase an Australian product* as that means I can: save on unnecessary shipping, keep our economy going strong and support local producers in this small country of ours. As an Australian however I do automatically feel more confidence in purchasing products that are produced by our own (highly regulated) industry, and had noted recently that Great Lakes’ had removed the ‘grass-fed’ from their labels (this I find quite interesting). * Both brands produce their collagen formula in countries outside their own.

Please also note that www.gelatinaustralia.com.au does stock both of the mentioned brands.

Purchase it here.

 

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Healthy Jellies!

January 12, 2015 by taranoosa

IMG_1521 I didn’t really know much about Gelatin before going grain-free.

I knew that Jelly (or Jello if you are North American) was yummy but assumed it was not that good for you due to the sugar and artificial colouring it contains. This is actually an interesting point as it is probably most recognised as the food served in hospitals!

During my personal health journey of healing my gut with bone broths and stews, I quickly realised the benefits contained in good quality Gelatin from grass-fed meat and their link to gut repair. After all, this is predominantly how I healed myself by following the GAPS protocol. Because I was following many Paleo and GAPS diet blogs, I started seeing a Gelatin product that was sourced from grass-fed animals being used in various recipes. I purchased some and started experimenting with jelly and jelly shapes and then I heard about a ‘benefits of Gelatin’ workshop being run locally to me. It was run by Aimee from www.primalinfluence.com and taught us how to make the Jelly shapes that I had already been making using juice, but also Marshmallows and a Jaffa Panna Cotta! Don’t worry, I will share these other two recipes with you in another post- they were so delicious!

These days, I make the Jelly shapes about once a week and my daughters have them in their lunchboxes everyday. As a lunchbox addition it is just a wonderful sweet, fruity ‘treat’ but is packed with so many health benefits. Gelatin contains calcium, collagen, amino acids and magnesium and has gut-healing, anti-aging and anti-inflammatory properties. I make sure that I always use the best-quality juice that I can get and only use Great Lakes’ Grass-fed Gelatin.

This recipe features in my eBook ‘Forget the Sandwich!- Fast, easy, whole-food, kid-approved lunchbox recipes and ideas by a Teacher, School-Mum and Food-Blogger’, along with other easy, nutritious snack and lunch ideas.

** This recipe has been amended- it previously read as 2 LITRES instead of 2 CUPS, an error which has now been fixed. My apologies if you tried the recipe with the incorrect measurements**

Healthy Jellies!
 
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Prep time
20 mins
Cook time
3 hours
Total time
3 hours 20 mins
 
Healthy jellies perfect for a healthy snack or lunchbox item.
Author: taranoosa
Recipe type: Snacks/Lunchboxes
Serves: 20+
Ingredients
  • 2 cups 100% Fruit juice
  • 4 TBS (AUS 20ml) Great Lakes Beef Gelatin powder
  • optional- 1-2TBS raw honey (or other sweetener)
  • optional- pinch of Beetroot powder
Instructions
  1. Grease jelly or chocolate moulds using macadamia oil (coconut oil will solidify).
  2. Pour the juice into a saucepan with a large surface area- don't heat yet!
  3. Sprinkle the Gelatin lightly and evenly and allow to 'Bloom' (it will start to look brain-like and the children will love watching!) for 5-10 mins or until translucent.
  4. Heat pan on medium heat and whisk until dissolved.
  5. If using, add optional sweetener and powder and keep whisking (I tend not to use sweetener if I am using apple juice)
  6. Pour into moulds and place in refrigerator for 2-3 hours.
  7. Remove from moulds and place in a container in the fridge.
  8. Lasts approx. 5 days in the fridge. Yield depends on molds.
Notes
You can purchase Great Lakes Gelatin from www.iherb.com. If I am using straight apple juice I use the beetroot powder to give it an appealing pink colour. I have also experimented with combining apple, pear and beetroot juice to obtain that colour. Play around with the fruits that your children enjoy.
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