5 Easy Recipes to Make Using Marine Collagen

Everyone wants to jump on the collagen bandwagon and why not? A super functional food that makes you look great from the outside and feel stronger inside has all the reasons to be trending. Collagen-based foods are gaining huge popularity as more people look for greater functional health benefits in what they eat.

Are you still confused about collagen?

Fret not! We are going to tell you everything about it and share 5 lip smacking recipes using the best source of collagen -Wellbeing Nutrition’s Pure Korean Marine Collagen Peptides.

Come the early twenties and your body starts to lose 1.5% of its natural collagen every year. Since collagen makes up most of your body, you really do need collagen supplements to ensure overall wellbeing.

Collagen is primarily obtained from four sources - Bovine, porcine, poultry, and marine. Plant-based collagen is not collagen but a collection of ingredients that help bolster your body’s own collagen production. Research tells that marine collagen is superior to that of bovine or porcine sources, owing to its high absorption rate and bioavailability. Also consuming supplements that contain hydrolyzed collagen or peptides are better choices since they are easy to digest.

For best results and efficacy, it is important to go for a high quality and research-backed collagen supplement. Wellbeing Nutrition’s Pure Marine Collagen is a patented and scientifically researched formulation.

A highly efficacious solution created using innovative science, following global standards of development. These Pure Multi Collagen Type I & III Peptides are hydrolyzed to a low 3000 Dalton molecular weight to make it the purest, best collagen on earth and deliver best results.

Why Is Collagen Important?

Collagen has a plethora of health benefits giving many reasons why it should be a must-have in your daily wellness routine.

• Increases skin elasticity
• Reduces fine lines and wrinkles
• Helps with skin firmness and lifting
• Deeply hydrates skin for a youthful glow
• Helps eliminate dark circles, acne, scars and pigmentation
• Improves keratin production for healthier hair and radiant nails
• Strengthens joints, muscles and bones
• Boosts metabolism and energy

So How Do We Incorporate Marine Collagen In Our Daily Diet?

Our 5 handpicked marine collagen recipes are loaded with powerful nutrients that are irresistible for your taste buds. While Marine Collagen can be taken any time during the day, we recommend having it in the morning or right before going to bed. So let’s take a look at each of these recipes below.

1.     Morning Motivation

If you are someone who loves their dose of caffeine at the start of the day, then try a bulletproof healthy coffee (made of coffee, mct oil, sugar/jaggery (optional) and grass-fed clarified butter) with a hearty scoop of marine collagen peptides. Add some soaked almonds and hazelnut flavoring and blend up to make a creamy and frothy latte-like drink.

2.     Go Green Smoothie

This bowl of green goodness is just that perfect breakfast boost to keep you going the whole day. It contains 20 different vitamins and minerals, including essential potassium to lutein. Creamy avocado brings the perfect texture and healthy fats your way, the power of vitamin K comes from baby spinach and more!  Add a scoop of marine collagen to amp up the protein and strengthen your bones and joints. Use marine collagen from Wellbeing Nutrition to get all the health benefits from the Type I & Type III collagen peptides. This recipe is made specially for healthy skin as it enhances skin hydration and firmness, and reduces the prominence of wrinkles and cellulite!

3. Lentil salad with Dijon mustard collagen dressing

Wish to have a balanced, healthy and peppy lunch? Toss some boiled lentils, which are low in sodium but rich in protein and contain essential micronutrients like copper, iron, and folate. Add some freshly cut bell peppers that are rich in Vitamin C to amp up the health quotient of your meal and dot with pitted olives to get the right amount of good fat. Now dress this salad with Dijon mustard dressing mixed with a scoop of marine collagen and you just served yourself a power-packed meal!

4. Indian curry with boiled rice

Foods that you grow up with are the real comfort food and sometimes you really crave for these humble meals. Curry rice is such an integral part of our daily life. Adding a dollop of marine collagen will simply lift the goodness and health quotient of this simple preparation to new heights. Have it for lunch and experience the nourishing and fulfilling feeling that comes only from a homemade traditional meal.

5. Roasted carrot collagen soup

As mercury dips, a bowl of piping hot soup seems so tempting and comforting. The coming season will bring a super healthy vegetable to your culinary repertoire – Carrot.

This Vitamin A-rich root vegetable is a must-have during winters and preparing a thick nutritious soup using our recipe will give you the goodness of all the essential nutrients. Slather the preparation with spiced olive oil, a few carrots, celery, cloves of garlic and ginger and oven roast them. Once tender, puree it in a blender and finish it with beaten cream. Mix it in with a scoop of marine collagen to add the healthy peptide punch and sprinkle it with some roasted nuts to add some crunch. This preparation is soaked in with health benefits, the antioxidant-rich spices and garlic boosts the immune system while the marine collagen provides nourishment for skin and bones. Having a thick creamy soup not only satiates your hunger but also keeps you cozy during a chilly evening. 

Final Takeaway

Collagen is the most prevalent protein in our body, making up about one third of the total protein composition, and its deficiency impacts the health of our skin, hair, nails, tendons, ligaments, bones and joints.

Loss of collagen leads to premature signs of aging like wrinkles and fine lines, thinner hair, brittle nails and weak joints. Studies have shown that depletion of collagen in our hollow organs like arteries, intestines, stomach, and the like lead to poor gut health and cardiovascular diseases. 

Wellbeing Nutrition Pure Korean Marine Collagen Peptides is perfect to pair with any dish. It is unflavored, easy to mix, and enzymatically processed to keep the peptides intact while also being mercury free, gluten free, non-GMO verified, pescatarian friendly, keto and paleo-certified as well as halal and kosher- certified.

We recommend you to definitely make one of the aforementioned recipes using this perfect health boosting, potent and wholesome ingredient and let others keep guessing the secret behind your glowing health.

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