Feeding Roasted Bone Marrow to My Boys

Feeding Roasted Bone Marrow to My Boys

Tara Carpenter, NC.

Nutrition Consultant specialized in therapeutic nutrition to heal mild to severe health conditions, esp. digestive disturbances involving yeast, bacteria, parasites, and viruses.

This healthy fat is a nourishing food that is traditionally known to have healing properties for the digestive and immune system. A king of primal ‘brain foods’, marrow has long been utilized as a source of vitamin A/K2, omega-3 & 6, and minerals (i.e., iron, zinc, selenium, boron, manganese).

What is bone marrow?

Bone marrow is the spongy tissue inside any bone, say your hip or thigh bone. Marrow contains valuable health building bone cells to assist the body to revitalize itself and promoting bone growth, among other important things.

Marrow has a dense nutritional profile and when sourced from healthy grass-fed animals plays a key role in bone and connective tissue formation. The unique fat profile inside marrow is made of monounsaturated fat, polyunsaturated fat, and in beef and lamb marrow is conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) – a ‘potent cancer inhibitor’. A nutrient in marrow worthy to mention is DHA, an omega-3 fatty acid good for the health and development of eyes and brain.

I want to live deeply and suck out all the marrow of life. ~Henry David Thoreau

If you are pregnant or still in your childbearing years, this wonderful food can be good for you and for baby to be. If you still have children at home then setting bone marrow in front of them instills a healthy habit set early in life that they will one day feed their own children.

Introducing marrow to children:

The trick to is to make the bone marrow pleasant to the eyes and the nose! Even ‘weird’ foods (i.e., fish heads, heart, kidneys) are often well received if made to look and taste good. I will note that I find best to introduce this food early before child questions what is put in front of them or develop judgment. If your child is older, try camouflaging and hiding marrow in other food. I roast bones ahead of time and spoon out marrow, which I add into soup, gravy, mashed red-skinned potatoes, etc. 

Marrow adds a measure of safety to an already healthy diet. 

Bone marrow can be eaten raw or cooked and is incredibly easy-to-digest; a perfect first food for baby or an elderly person. The healing properties in marrow is a perfect food for those that are ill or enduring challenges. Ramiel Nagel, author of Cure Tooth Decay, says “marrow, like fermented cod liver oil, is a secret to reversing tooth/bone decay because qualities within remineralize tooth and bone dentin”.

I source grass-fed bones from nearby farmers here in Vermont where we live for an affordable price and found them by asking around at the local farmer’s market. You can also buy from online farmers. Keep in mind the broader the bone the more the marrow! After the kids are done eating the marrow, further utilize the minerals inside bones by making bone stock 🙂  

May all bellies be happy!

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