Coconut Oil Calories

BKing0804
BKing0804 Posts: 8
in Food and Nutrition
Considering all the health benefits from Coconut oil and it's MCT's... Do you count the calories in your daily intake or not? Every tablespoon is 120 calories but absolutely no Carbs. Yes, it contains a fair amt of fat. However, they are the MCTs.

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  • neanderthin
    neanderthin Posts: 10,210 Member
    Of course......most fats are 120 cal/tbsp....butter a little less. Why would they not count? MCT are still a fat. Studies show if your diet consists of over 40% MCT that it may effect fat storage........how much coconut oil do you consume? over 40%?
  • nilbogger
    nilbogger Posts: 870 Member
    Coconut oil is not some kind of miracle food. Olive oil has health benefits, but you'd count that, wouldn't you?
  • PacificCrestTrail
    PacificCrestTrail Posts: 2 Member
    Yes! Just because it's good for you doesn't negate the high amount of saturated fat. Add it and keep intake at small amounts.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    Ummm....yeah...it's 120 calories...it doesn't matter if their MCTs or not...it's still 120 calories just like most any other 14 grams of fat.
  • BombshellPhoenix
    BombshellPhoenix Posts: 1,693 Member
    Not counting it sounds like a great way to gain weight....
  • mantium999
    mantium999 Posts: 1,490 Member
    I like your form of deductive reasoning. Beer is good for my mental state. Yay for free calories!!!
  • Meerataila
    Meerataila Posts: 1,885 Member
    I don't care if eating something makes me the female version of Popeye on spinach, if I eats it, I records it.
  • Ready2Rock206
    Ready2Rock206 Posts: 9,487 Member
    Chocolate is good for me. I'm going to stop counting those calories.

    I don't think it works to pick and chose which calories you log, Your body still counts them all even if you want to be in denial.

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