Uses for Coconut Oil

MissKim

oh, and i found it in walmart by the other grease and oils. it was difficult to find, but it's there. louanna's or something like that.

saltorian

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Aurelina

I've used coconut oil for years. I make a frothy coffee morning treat with it. I put my morning coffee in a blender with a tablespoon of Nutriva coconut oil and a tablespoon of organic cream, then blend gently (and don't let the steam build up or you'll be cleaning up a creamy coconut coffee mess). Very yum of you like the taste of coconut oil that way.

I also keep a jar of the Nutriva and a measuring spoon in the car so if I'm running on a long trip and I can scoop up and lick it - tastes sweet, licks smooth! That will work until the air temps get hot for summer. Ideally I'd just have pemmican, but it means I have to have created a batch, so a scoop of Nutriva when I'm in a hurry works very nicely. BUT.... I absolutely HATE the taste of coconut oil with eggs. OMG retch!!! ugh ugh ugh puke! Thai curry on the other hand... yum!

BTW, yesterday my doc went over my blood results and said my cholesterol levels are fantastic. Morning blood sugar is 91.

YMMV I recognize that we aren't all the same (we aren't even always the same) and there is room enough for many approaches. Diet Dogma isn't about nutrition, it's about something else. Someone on MFP posted this fascinating video (thanks!) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eREuZEdMAVo Might be the insulin resistant folks that do well with this low carb/higher fat method?

MissKim

loved the video aurelina

SOOZIE429

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MissKim

it's a long lecture but def worth it. i listened to it while i worked

NanRunsOnPaleo

You can find coconut oil at health food stores.

pyro13g

Aurelina, did you try a refined oil for frying eggs? No coconut taste on the eggs. Thai curry, coconut flavor is a must.

rainunrefined

I just bought some Extra Virgin Organic Nutriva Coconut Oil on Amazon.com. Two 15oz tubs for $13 & free shipping! The seller was "Direct Super Center" - can't wait to get it!

Barneystinson

I use it for cooking - great for pan frying, roasting, etc. My boyfriend is severely lactose intolerant so coconut oil is an awesome substitute for cooking with butter. It's also very stable at high heats.

Aurelina

Aurelina, did you try a refined oil for frying eggs? No coconut taste on the eggs. Thai curry, coconut flavor is a must.

huh, maybe I never have tried refined. ?? I've been into this coconut stuff for a long time too... for years I was buying from Wilderness Family Naturals in bulk. Never occurred to me to try refined. huh... so really no taste or smell at all? wowzer....

Oh, once I made coconut cream from scratch when I was in the Caribbean. The best dreamy creamy stuff for rum that I have ever set my tongue too.... well, nearly. ;-p

pyro13g

Aurelina, did you try a refined oil for frying eggs? No coconut taste on the eggs. Thai curry, coconut flavor is a must.

huh, maybe I never have tried refined. ?? I've been into this coconut stuff for a long time too... for years I was buying from Wilderness Family Naturals in bulk. Never occurred to me to try refined. huh... so really no taste or smell at all? wowzer....

Oh, once I made coconut cream from scratch when I was in the Caribbean. The best dreamy creamy stuff for rum that I have ever set my tongue too.... well, nearly. ;-p

Order a jar of Spectrum refined, No taste, no smell. And it's organic.

verysmallrocks

for those asking where to get it it, I recommend the internet... it takes a little longer but you'll save money and you have more options. i'm using nature's way "efagold" extra virgin organic stuff... it's dreamy. it has a very coconutty flavor though so i've been having trouble getting creative ways to use it... but my top two are in coconut curry or on toast. i totally recommend toast! quick, easy, not too filling... nummy.

and i know it's super healthy but eating 130 calories of nothingness is so scary i read on one of the websites that they recommend 4 tablespoons of the stuff every day... i'm 5'1 and that's half my calories! i'll have to work up to it... lol

heniko

Unfortunately, coconut oil is loaded with saturated fat, not really a good oil type for everyday use.

I hateto agrue with you here ... but honestly as one of my friends who replied on this thread has in her siggie Mother Nature fat in whole natural REAL foods for a reason! So don't knock the fat unless you have all the information! In reality coconut oil is heart healthy. Coconut oil does not primarily circulate in your bloodstream. It's sent straight to your liver through a portal vein to be immediately converted into energy, instead of body fat.


Coconut oil, coconut flour, coconut butter, coconut cream, coconut water, coconut kefir, coconut milk ... the list goes on .... is awesome! More and more research and studies are coming out to reveal the magnificent truths about the humble and phenomenal oil of the coconut.

Coconut oil has such vast possibilites from cooking with it, eating it straight, using as conditioner, facial cream, and I even read in Asia they are using it as an antimicrobial in HIV patients.


So like I had read more on before knocking it! Unfortunately for so many years the experts told us that fat was bad ---- ironically in these decades this is when we all a world got fat! So do your own research!

verysmallrocks- I just did a quick look up (one MFP) on coconut oil verus olive and canola oil(the so called healthy oil) and here it what came up ...

Oil - Vegetable, coconut, 1 tbsp 117cal 0carb 14fat protein 0
Oil - Olive, 1 tablespoon 119cal 0carb 14fat 0protein
Oil - Vegetable, canola, 1 tbsp 124cal 0carb 14fat 0protein

So I don't see why it's worse then other oils? And common sense tells you to eat how much you want or can handle.