chicken feet soup question
October 7 2007 at 3:59 AM amy (Login shamyrock77)
ok ,can i just buy a whole chicken at the store and make chicken broth and take a gelatin supplement?(or is it collagen)?????????
or is it just the feet u need and if so why?I dont get whats in the feet oposed to the whole bird?
Seems so nasty and i cant locate feet ??
Last question and what does it taste like when its done,chicken soup broth??
Peony
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Re: chicken feet soup question
October 8 2007, 8:48 AM
The chicken feet are high in gelatin. You can find them in the Asian grocery store.
Firefly
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Re: chicken feet soup question
October 10 2007, 2:07 AM
I don't think you'd get the same result using a whole chicken, since it's the gelatin/collagen in the feet that provides the NBE benefit. You can buy chicken feet in packages of about 2 pounds or so at either Asian grocery stores, or at some larger grocery store chains. I get mine at Sack 'n Save, which is owned by Minyards. It's nice because they come already skinned (the thick yellow skin has been removed, which leaves just the thin white skin).
I was very antsy about trying the chicken feet soup at first, but once I made it the first time, I found that I really liked it. To me, it tastes just like chicken broth or Wonton soup, as long as I "fix it up" just a bit. I usually add Lipton Onion Soup Mix to mine, along with some scoops of chicken boullion for flavor. Then sometimes I'll put some chopped yellow onion and celery in there, too, as well as some ginger root. You can try adding different things to get the flavor you like. I would really encourage you to try it, though, because I've found that it works better than anything else I've tried so far (be sure to massage right before drinking it!). Plus, it's healthy and good for you, and it will make your hair thick and strong (a nice side benefit that I've seen!). I usually cook up one package of chicken feet per week, which is about 28-34 feet. Once the soup's done, put it in the fridge until it congeals, then scoop off any fat on top and throw it away. What's left will look like jello. I eat a bowl full each night after massaging (I heat it up in the microwave), and I can often feel tingles when I wake up the next morning. I don't always feel the tingles, but I've been noticing growth even when the tingles have subsided.
Keep me posted if you decide to try out the soup. I'd love to hear about your results!
Take care,
~ Firefly ~
amy
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thanks firefly
October 10 2007, 3:47 AM
How long have you been using and what have u been trying ?
Im gonna go out tomorrow and try and find some feet(desperate)
I also did some research on foods for breast and it appears as though a whole chicken with head is best (then strained and drink broth )oooh sounds yummy
ill stick with papya and chicken feet and will update
would geletin work just as good or collegen
lastly what are u using to massage with?
Firefly
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Re: chicken feet soup question
October 11 2007, 8:02 AM
I've been doing the chicken feet soup since the middle of July, so about 3 months now. In my first month of NBE (April of this year), I gained an inch just by massaging every night. But after the first inch came, my growth seemed to stop. Then when I started the soup in July, I immediately started growing again. I've gained another 1 1/4 inches so far from doing the soup and massage, plus soy milk. I chose not to go the herbal route, because I had heard of too many side effects that concerned me. But I figured eating chicken feet soup couldn't hurt, and massaging is supposed to be good for the breasts too. I massage using Paradise Gold cocoa butter from Walgreen's. I don't use it for growth particularly -- I just like the texture and I think it smells good.
Using the head of the chicken makes sense, since I'll bet it contains lots of gelatin. The only thing is, the head might be a bit harder to find than the feet. You might ask around, though, just to see what you can find. By the way, sometimes you'll need to ask a store manager to look in the back for the chicken feet -- some stores will have them, but just not out in front where they're easily found.
Keep us posted on how the soup works for you!
~ Firefly ~
sandy
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Re: chicken feet soup question
October 11 2007, 10:36 AM
Would taking gelatin and collagen capsules have the same effect as eating chicken feet?
Firefly
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Re: chicken feet soup question
October 12 2007, 1:32 AM
You'd think so, and maybe it works for some people, but for me it didn't. When I stopped growing back in May, I started taking gelatin capsules to see if that might help me start growing again. I never had any tingles or growth during the time I took them (for about 2 months), and I was taking about 4,000 mg per day. But after only a couple of days on the chicken feet soup, I started noticing tingles and growth. The only thing I can figure is maybe during the process of putting the gelatin into pill form, perhaps the composition is changed just enough to not be effective for NBE.
topazblue
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Re: chicken feet soup question
October 12 2007, 11:36 AM
Hi Firefly
When you reheat in the microwave do you bring it to the boil? I've been bringing it to the boil but I'm not sure if it's the right thing to do..especially since a lot of people tend to think the initial slow simmering (extracting the gelatin from the feet) is the key factor.
I seem to be growing but nowhere neare the rate you are. I've been doing massage, chicken feet soup and soy milk daily for just under 2 months. I'm also taking breast actives (weak herbs) and a few oils (EPO and flaxseed). I'm trying to stay away from herbs for the same reason as you.
I must admit, everytime I cook a big pot of chicken feet, I have to smile - I look at the feet simmering away and think to myself - this stuff is making my boobs grow! It's just so strange: chicken feet and boobs.
thanks
Firefly
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Re: chicken feet soup question
October 27 2007, 6:39 PM
Topaz,
Ha ha! I know exactly what you mean. I feel the same way whenever I'm brewing up a pot of chicken feet soup. I mean, who would've thought these little guys could make boobs grow?? I was actually a bit skeptical about the concept at first, but after trying it out for myself I can say it definitely works! I think the key is consistency (every day), as well as pairing the soup with massage.
To answer your question -- when I heat my soup in the microwave each night, I don't bring it to a boil. For me, I just put it in for about 2 minutes until it's good and hot.
I'm so excited to hear that you're growing too! Don't be discouraged if it seems to be happening slowly. Just look at Fengshui and Tiger Lily it took them each over a year to reach the size they wanted. But they both had amazing results! I heard someone say on another forum that doing NBE is sort of like watching a plant grow. You can't really see a whole lot happening day by day, but after a few months you'll look back and be pleasantly surprised at how far you've come.
Here are a few tips that have helped me: 1) Try to get a good night's sleep each night. Your body releases HGH (human growth hormone) while you sleep, which is one thing your body uses to build tissue; 2) Don't overdo it on the tape measure. I got caught in this trap for my first few months of NBE, and it drove me crazy. I would measure every day, several times a day, and it just led to frustration because my size would fluctuate so much. Now I try to measure just once a week or once a month, and this seems to help; 3) Try to stay positive and don't give up!! I've found that NBE can be very exhausting at times, especially when you think of all the hours it takes to hunt down chicken feet, make the soup every week, and do the daily massages. But I just keep celebrating the small successes and I look forward to "bigger" things to come. I know we'll both eventually get there if we remain consistent and don't give up :-)
~ Firefly ~
topazblue
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Re: chicken feet soup question
November 1 2007, 11:42 AM
Hi Firefly
Thanks for your words of encouragement...your program page actually influenced me a few months ago, when I was deciding on what to do...
I managed to do massage twice a day last week (I had a few days off) and I'm glad to say, it made a difference. I can now fill a bra that I couldn't fill before (still A though). Also using a heat pad.
Now that I'm back at work, I only do massage once at night. I've increased the intensity of the massage though and it's been worth it.
I look forward to hearing about your progress. I'll keep an eye on your program page.
And here's to chicken feet soup...it's so booby friendly.
(I'm hoping for results as impressive as TigerLily - but I know I'll have to be patient).
Goodluck.
HDChick
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Re: chicken feet soup question
November 1 2007, 1:37 PM
The Husband just went bird hunting and came home with 24 Pheasants with
feet attached- they can only shoot the males so these are identifiers
My question is since they are so chicken-like can I use their feet for the soup?
Anyone know? They are a much leaner bird so I don't want to eat the soup if there is nothing beneficial.
I have searched the Forum for a Recipe, and can not find one.
These Pheasants are so clean!
I have chickens by the way, and would not eat their feet way to poopy plus
they're my gals :-)
Thanks and Big Hugs with Boobs!!
HDChick
AKA: Christine
fengshui
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Re: chicken feet soup question
November 2 2007, 6:54 AM
sure you can use Pheasants feet to make the feet soup/broth, just a bit more trouble than the store-bought, you need to "de-shell" the yellow "shell" on those feet. I heard if you soak them in hot water for awhile, the "shell" will be easily come off.
You can look up recipes in food and drink page, actually, just use the broth as regular chicken broth to make any soup you like.
Mango84
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chicken feet soup question
December 21 2007, 10:40 PM
I went to a grocery store the other day where I thought I had seen chicken feet before...fully intending on buying some if they had them. I chickened out! (Or did I get cold feet????) Hehehe I'm not usually very squeamish about things...it must have been the toenails that got me. I still want to try it, and definitely will if gelatin doesn't work for me. Here's a question for all of you who use the chicken feet: Do the ones you buy still have the toenails, and if so, do you remove them before cooking? The recipe that Tiger Lily posted in the food section doesn't mention the toenails. But the recipe in this article that I found says to remove them.
http://starbulletin.com/96/07/03/features/story1.html
Also...Kieyah...I saw in a post (now I don't know where it is) where you mentioned taking gelatin drinks - up to 3 a day, for a total of about 21,000 mg of gelatin I believe. You mentioned that you didn't think that the gelatin drinks had near as much as the chicken feet soup probably did. I would have thought that you would be taking much more like that, than eating a bowl of the soup. Do you or anyone else, have any idea how to find out an approximate amount of milligrams of gelatin in chicken feet soup? Has to be a way somehow.
fengshui
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Re: chicken feet soup question
December 22 2007, 3:08 AM
Usually the chicken feet from the supermarkets are already cleaned and "de-skinned(shelled)" with the toenails still "attached". Should you chop off the nails or not depends on if you want to eat the feet or not.
If you just want to use the broth, you don't need to chop off the nails, just discard the feet after you done making the broth, then you will need to cook it long enough to get most of the gelatin/collagen out of the feet, I usually like to simmer it for more than 1 1/2 hr.(because the gelatin will "dissolve" in water, that's why the broth will turn into jelly-like after chilled frige).
If you want to eat the feet, better chop off the nails, because they are just not appetizing.
Hope this helps. :-)
P.S. the un-preped chicken foot has a thick(hard) layer of yellow skin(shell) covers the whole foot (including nails), so the supermarkets will get rid of that layer before they sell it, so the feet they sell did not touch the ground literally. They are clean even if they do still look gross. hehe. (don't know if this will make you feel better about the feet, though)
Mango84
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Re: chicken feet soup question
December 22 2007, 5:29 PM
Thank you Fengshui. That does make me feel a little better, knowing that the part that touched the ground is gone. My 7 year old was begging me to buy them, she said they were so cute! I guess I need to try to look at them through the eyes of a child.
kieyah
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Re: chicken feet soup question
December 23 2007, 6:08 AM
hi mango, I have no idea how much gelatin is actually in chicken feet soup but I know it turns into thick gello type consistancy when cooled so I assume there is a LOT of gelatin in it. the drink doesn't do that. well i still haven't found chicken feet just pig feet but probably the same. I actually tried doing an internet search for hours to find how many grams of gelatin in the soup but turned up nothing.
I haven't been taking my gelatin drinks lately, so thanks for the reminder... I needed a good kick in the pants to keep me going. thanks! maybe i need to cut back on part of my routine or something, I'm getting so lazy.
Mango84
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Re: chicken feet soup question
January 1 2008, 2:55 AM
Hey Kieyah,
I searched about the gelatin too but couldn't find anything. I'm not convinced that the fact that it doesn't gel makes it less effective, but I'm not sure. I am taking the Knox Nutrajoint now. I called them and the representative said that she thought it was because of the hydrolysis that it doesn't gel. (It is hydrolyzed collagen protein in the Nutrajoint product.)
kieyah
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Re: chicken feet soup question
January 1 2008, 3:14 AM
so the gelatin is the SAME as collagen? I never was too sure about this. I took both. when i took gelatin capusules I noticed no change at all. later I switched to gelatin in drink form. when I started taking collagen I noticed a change right away. not with my boobs though. Within only a few days I noticed my lips were really plumped up. everytime I would pass by a mirror they would catch my eye. about a week or so I noticed my skin was radiant. If gelatin and collagen are the same, why then did I not notice this effect when taking gelatin capsules, why not when taking gelatin in the drink form? the collagen does also contain vitamin C which is supposed to aid its absorption. could that be the only reason why it didn't have the same effect? has anyone drinking the chicken feet soap noticed plumped lips or glowing skin?
Moon
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Re: chicken feet soup question
January 1 2008, 11:15 AM
How about the gelatin that you buy in powder and mix with water to get gelatin? The one that's used for cooking and certain types of desserts if I'm not mistaking...
And to answer Kieyah's question, gelatin is a product of collagen hydrolysis.
