This is my really good evening snack

Alain_Gagnon
Alain_Gagnon Posts: 8 Member
in Food and Nutrition
three egg whites fried in coconut oil with chopped tomatoes and chives. Yummy !

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  • techgal128
    techgal128 Posts: 719 Member
    I've been afraid to use coconut oil when frying because I don't want everything to taste like coconut. Don't the eggs taste weird with coconut flavoring?
  • BigLifter10
    BigLifter10 Posts: 1,153 Member
    techgal128 wrote: »
    I've been afraid to use coconut oil when frying because I don't want everything to taste like coconut. Don't the eggs taste weird with coconut flavoring?


    Get the refined stuff. No coconut at all. I use Spectrum refined coconut oil. The unrefined is the one that has the coconut undertone.
  • BigLifter10
    BigLifter10 Posts: 1,153 Member
    Alain_Gagnon wrote: »
    three egg whites fried in coconut oil with chopped tomatoes and chives. Yummy !

    Sounds great! Thanks for putting it out there.
  • Alain_Gagnon
    Alain_Gagnon Posts: 8 Member
    I have been using coconut oil for over a year to my eggs and i do not see a difference at all, it's great. Melts faster than butter and has a higher burn rate.
  • determined_14
    determined_14 Posts: 258 Member
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    This is mine. ;)
  • dterpsy
    dterpsy Posts: 27 Member
    techgal128 wrote: »
    I've been afraid to use coconut oil when frying because I don't want everything to taste like coconut. Don't the eggs taste weird with coconut flavoring?

    I hate hate HATE the taste of coconut. I use coconut oil to fry my eggs all the time and have never noticed a coconut flavour.
  • Alain_Gagnon
    Alain_Gagnon Posts: 8 Member

    determined_14 wrote: »
    7kvpea7o1pat.jpg

    This is mine. ;)

    Looks like a smal slice of cheesecake with cherries. It does look good.
  • determined_14
    determined_14 Posts: 258 Member
    That's correct. It was good. And I bet yours was too. :)
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  • techgal128
    techgal128 Posts: 719 Member
    dterpsy wrote: »
    techgal128 wrote: »
    I've been afraid to use coconut oil when frying because I don't want everything to taste like coconut. Don't the eggs taste weird with coconut flavoring?

    I hate hate HATE the taste of coconut. I use coconut oil to fry my eggs all the time and have never noticed a coconut flavour.

    I like coconut quite a bit. Coconut flavored eggs though? Not so much. lol I'll have to check which kind of coconut oil I have.
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    Isn't unrefined coconut oil healthier?

    I'm sure I've read about it somewhere. .
  • Alain_Gagnon
    Alain_Gagnon Posts: 8 Member
    christinev297 wrote: »
    Isn't unrefined coconut oil healthier?

    I'm sure I've read about it somewhere. .

    I don't know, it doesn't say on the can. The ingredients says 100% pure coconut oil. No indication if refined or not but i will look now.
  • BigLifter10
    BigLifter10 Posts: 1,153 Member
    Decent guide for info on the types of coconut oil:


    Refined vs. Unrefined

    Refined Coconut Oil

    A refined coconut oil is usually rather tasteless and odorless. Because it has been refined, it can usually withstand slightly higher cooking temperatures before reaching its smoke point. Refined coconut oils are excellent for cooking foods where you need lots of clean, pure, malleable fat without a dominating coconut flavor. (Think pie crusts or french fries.) Refined coconut oils do not offer the same health benefits of a virgin, completely raw coconut oil, but they are still excellent sources of most of the beneficial fatty acids (like MCTs). As a given, almost all the coconut oils available in your grocery store or vitamin store are refined unless they specifically say otherwise on their label.


    http://www.foodrenegade.com/how-to-choose-a-good-coconut-oil/
  • Alain_Gagnon
    Alain_Gagnon Posts: 8 Member
    Thanks for the valuable information, i will look for unrefined from now on.

  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    Alain_Gagnon wrote: »
    Thanks for the valuable information, i will look for unrefined from now on.

    yep, good idea :smile:

  • melodyis4reals
    melodyis4reals Posts: 186 Member
    Skinny pop!
  • Emily3907
    Emily3907 Posts: 1,461 Member
    Love this thread. I have been wondering about using coconut oil, but also hate the taste of coconut, so I have learned a lot from this! Thanks for the info!
  • mistikal13
    mistikal13 Posts: 1,457 Member
    I also love using coconut oil in baked goods. Your snack sounds yummy.
  • beemerphile1
    beemerphile1 Posts: 1,710 Member
    Off topic but my favorite use of organic unrefined coconut oil is for making sweet potato home fries. Yum!
  • knittnponder
    knittnponder Posts: 1,953 Member
    I usually have dark chocolate of some sort. It's how I bribe myself to get through my evening workout. :)

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