Coconut Oil

Healthy in moderation. Can use to cook at high temps without creating trans fats. I also use avocado oil instead of olive oil to cook with, and in salads.

I don't know if it's healthier than other fats or not but I do know that I don't care for the greasy texture of it. It sits heavier with me than butter or olive oil.

Avocado oil is my new favourite. I'd take that over coconut oil any day.

I don't think it's a 'miracle'. I doubt you'd add years to your life if you added it in to your diet.

Just my 2¢. :flowerforyou:

avocado oil? That sounds interesting! Going to check that out. I use coconut oil....sometimes....mostly I use it in a hair mask for my long hair, smells so good

I think it's a fad and I don't think that there's sufficient evidence for the safety of saturated fats (re: cardiovascular risk) so I wouldn't waste my money on it as a food. I've never tried it in my hair though..

I love coconut oil. Virgin (unrefined) coconut oil is what you want for the healthy fats. It's usually more expensive tho- using the refined stuff for hair and body is still awesome.

Basically the type of fat that's in coconut oil is turned to energy right away instead of being stored in your cells as fat usually is.
I think its called MCT? Can't remember for sure though. Again though, this is in unrefined - refined has basically been overcooked so the fats are just the normal saturated kind... I wouldn't want to eat that.

The unrefined stuff also smells so much better- a sweeter coconut scent and flavour, while the refined stuff's kinda... well, just not as nice. Can't think of the word for it but I don't like the flavour of that stuff.

Avocado oil sounds very interesting though, don't think I've heard of that before.

ETA:

It is a healthy oil Denise, but all the hype about this came from the premise that coconut oil was eaten by healthy Islanders who lived to great ages without much evidence of arterial disease in their race.
What the report didn't mention that they were hunter gatherers who's diet consisted mainly of fish and vegetables with natural fruits. In this context, Coconut oil would be their only real fat source and per se, then its a healthy choice,

You would, of course, need to watch your fat intake and cut back elsewhere to counteract that (unless you're on a high fat diet).

I love coconut oil! On occasion (when I have a sweet tooth) I fry banana slices in coconut oil. Its very good! I use it when doing a stir fry with veggies too... I also use it as lip balm, hair conditioner and/or moisturizer too.

I agree on what was posted ^^^ I believe it is healthy in moderation of course!

Personally, I am a fan of unsweetened almond milk

So, yes, I cook with it. No to taking off make-up, and no to oil pulling.

Healthy? In moderation and is considered a healthy fat(fat labeling OMG) but yes, like nut butter, EEVO, avocado.

The health benefits of coconut oil are too many to list here. Best oil for cooking. I have used it almost exclusively for over a decade.

The negative info and bad reputation that still seems to be around regarding CO was from a propaganda campaign connected to soy bean oil years ago. They set out to make everyone believe CO was unhealthy & that soy was great. Now we know that soy is extremely unhealthy & we should have stuck with coconut oil all along.