Austin Woman Scores Coveted Whole Foods Bag On Too Good To Go. Then She Realizes The Store ‘Played In Her Face’

Too Good To Go bags are always a gamble. But for this TikToker, it was certainly a case of drawing the short, chicken-foot-shaped straw.

For the uninitiated, Too Good To Go is a social enterprise that prevents food waste by collaborating with food outlets like Whole Foods and selling bags of surplus products at low prices. However, what is inside the bag is usually a “surprise,” which can lead to some unusual hauls. No one knows that better than Carol Gebhart (@carolgebhart), whose video on her Whole Foods Too Good To Go bag amassed 7,763 views.

“Hi, my name is Carol, and this is the story of how Whole Foods played in my face,” she began. Gebhart then explained how she gets her groceries through Too Good To Go.

“I think it is a great way to reduce food waste, and you can freeze things and take it out at a later date, so like even their bakery bags and their prepared food bags, and their produce bags,” she said. “But I got the coveted meat bag this time.”

She added via on-screen text that the meat bag usually sells out in seconds. But when she got one, she said she was excited and even told all her friends.

Whole Foods Too Good To Go Bag: What’s Inside?

Gebhart paid $10 and said she expected around $30 of meat. As for the products themselves, things started strong. She got two large packs of organic ground turkey. But then, she counted out the packs of chicken feet she got. She got not one, not two, not three, but four. As the TikToker counted out the packages, the viral “saxophones” sound started playing. The chicken feet and ground turkey are all she got.

“So, since Whole Foods wants to play in my face, I thought, you know, let’s take a s—–, s—– smelly chicken situation and make something good out of it,” she concluded.

BroBible reached out to Whole Foods and Too Good To Go by email. We also reached out to Gebhart via Instagram direct message.

What Can You Do With Chicken Feet?

Several commenters suggested cooking a chicken broth.

“Chicken feet have a lot of collagen in them so you could use them to make a healthy, collagen-packed chicken broth!” one claimed.

“I would be absolutely stoked for that bag,” a second added. “You can make amazing bone broth with it.”

While a third simply said, “Bone broth babe.”

Others were equally puzzled.

“I have had my own battles… but never chicken feet!” a fourth proclaimed. “Wow.”

“Good luck cooking them, you’re braver than I am,” a fifth said.

And a sixth admitted, “I’m sorry, I’m CRYING.”

She Makes Good Use Of The Feet

The TikToker made multiple updates, taking viewers through her chicken feet journey. In the first follow-up video, she revealed she was going to make bone broth with one half and dog treats with the other. Despite commenters insisting she find recipes, she said she’s not going to do that.

“I’m not strong enough,” she said. “I wish I was. But I’m not going to let them go to waste.”

In the second follow-up, she took viewers through her bone broth cooking process. She revealed she was following The Peasant’s Daughter’s online recipe, although she bent the instructions in places. In the end, after a taste test, the verdict was clear: The broth was “really good.”

“Oh my God, guys, I’m so proud of us,” she said.

Are Chicken Feet Good For You?

Yes—chicken feet are very good for you.

According to Healthline, 70% of chicken feet’s protein comes from collagen. As the site explains, this is a protein that helps make your skin, tendons, muscles, bones, and ligaments stronger. Healthline also cites evidence that suggests that upping your collagen intake can help improve the density, elasticity, hydration, and roughness of your skin. The website also refers to research suggesting that collagen can stimulate tissue regeneration in those with osteoarthritis. Subsequently, it is fair to say that chicken feet can also help with joint pain. Per Healthline, research has also been done into chicken feet’s effect on postmenopausal women. Multiple studies have, in turn, suggested that collagen intake may improve bone density and formation in this group, which will help to prevent bone loss.

Furthermore, evidence cited by Healthline shows that chicken feet’s high collagen content can help to aid blood sugar levels and promote heart health. Specifically, Healthline says that research indicates chicken feet protein stimulates a hormone that aids insulin production. The health site says that it is also known that a good elastin-to-collagen ratio can help prevent heart disease. In addition to this, the website claims that it is a good source of folate, which is otherwise known as Vitamin B9. This vitamin, Healthline says, helps with DNA synthesis and can help prevent birth defects.