Does anyone use coconut oil

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  • tiamaria8182
    tiamaria8182 Posts: 120 Member
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    I used it on my hair this morning :) Natural, homemade coconut oil straight from the islands (Micronesia).
    You can use it on skin, in food, it's great!
  • stcar
    stcar Posts: 207 Member
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    I use it in place of extra virgin olive oil to cook chicken, etc....it's also really good for your hair...put it on your ends (on dry hair), leave on for a few hours, then wash as normal!
  • ccb1030
    ccb1030 Posts: 84 Member
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    Do other coconut oils have a scent? I've seen a few of you post "it smells great." I have this stuff, and it doesn't smell like anything... http://www.louana.com/product-detail.aspx?productID=75&catID=44&pcatID=37
  • AmandaBroun
    AmandaBroun Posts: 126
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    I use it for cooking. And sometimes as a moisturizer and hair treatment.

    It works for those things.
  • lindseykp
    lindseykp Posts: 76
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    Am I the only one who thinks putting oil or butter in coffee sounds horrible? Yuck! :sick:
  • treetop57
    treetop57 Posts: 1,578 Member
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    Do other coconut oils have a scent? I've seen a few of you post "it smells great." I have this stuff, and it doesn't smell like anything... http://www.louana.com/product-detail.aspx?productID=75&catID=44&pcatID=37

    The stuff I have doesn't have much aroma when cold, but does have a faint coconut smell while cooking. Not a strong smell like Hawaiian Tropic tanning oil.
  • howie4four
    howie4four Posts: 54 Member
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    I was using it, but my dietician told me to stop as it would not aid my weight loss.....now I can't remember exactly what she said about it that made me quit. I wasn't taking it for other health benefits but strictly to see if it could help with weight loss.
  • hpsnickers1
    hpsnickers1 Posts: 2,783 Member
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    In everything and on everything. I have put it in my coffee. I have sauteed veggies or greens in it (prefer butter though).

    I have tried unsalted butter in my coffee and I loved it. (Will be trying "bullet-proof coffee" soon. You can google it).

    Eating fat will not make you fat. (Eating fat and carbs will make you fat. Remove the carbs and all of a sudden saturated fats - animal fats - become very healthy for you. In fact, your body converts excess carbs - the carbs it can't use immediately - to saturated fat and stores it. Most of the fat we have on our bodies is saturated fat).

    Spectrum makes an virgin coconut oil and a refined coconut oil (both cold-pressed). The virgin smells like coconuts and has a very, very faint taste to it. The refined doesn't. I found Louana at Walmart for 6$ (I pay more than this for Spectrum) so I grabbed it.

    The MCTs (medium-chain fatty acids) in coconut oil and pastured butter are more likely to be used as energy - by the body - rather than stored as fat. Saturated fats are very stable fats.

    I eat mostly fat. About 60%-80% of my daily calories come from fat. I am maintaining a healthy weight of 110.6lbs (at least this has been the lowest). Protein and fat do not make me gain.
  • Mummsy
    Mummsy Posts: 347 Member
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    There is another good thread on this with the addition of some information on apple cider vinegar. Yes, I use it and LOVE IT. YUMMM!
  • betholiver
    betholiver Posts: 70
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    How expensive is it? where do you buy it?

    I bought online Gold Label Virgin
    Coconut Oil in Tropical Traditions http://www.tropicaltraditions.com/faq.htm#12
  • Mummsy
    Mummsy Posts: 347 Member
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    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/496258-apple-cider-vinegar-and-virgin-coconut-oil?error_user_id=634743&error_username=Mummsy&hl=coconut+oil
  • melsinct
    melsinct Posts: 3,512 Member
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    Do other coconut oils have a scent? I've seen a few of you post "it smells great." I have this stuff, and it doesn't smell like anything... http://www.louana.com/product-detail.aspx?productID=75&catID=44&pcatID=37

    That's the stuff you want to avoid, it is refined. You want something that specifically says "Virgin" oil. The virgin has the texture of vegetable shortening when cool but when heated goes liquid. It smells and tastes like coconut.

    This is the brand of the virgin type I picked up at Whole Foods (on sale this week for $7.99):

    http://www.amazon.com/Bronners-Magic-All-One-Fresh-Pressed-Unrefined/dp/B0052AHU38
  • reneealyse
    reneealyse Posts: 100
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    Does anyone know where to get coconut oil in New Zealand? we have coconut body oil but I have never seen coconut cooking oil so the thought of coconut oil in my coffee makes me cringe a little! :sick:
  • Somenameioi
    Somenameioi Posts: 43 Member
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    I used it to take gum out of my 2 year old's hair last week. It worked like magic!

    Last week I made popcorn and topped it with coconut oil mixed with chocolate chips and a little salt and it was delicious! I also tried it with coconut oil, cocoa powder and a little sugar and salt- both were good!
  • mmapags
    mmapags Posts: 8,934 Member
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    How expensive is it? where do you buy it?

    It should be with the oils in the grocery store or in the natural foods section. I bought mine at Whole Foods, Dr. Bronner's Organic Virgin Coconut Oil was on sale for $7.99 for a one pound jar. Their 365 brand was $6.99/jar. Make sure it is VIRGIN oil. The processed stuff is very bad for you (the kind of coconut oil they use in junk foods = trans fat city because it is hydrogenated).

    I'm not sure what they use in junk food as I am not a consumer but refined coconut oil has no transfat. It has less nutritional value than Virgin Coconut OIl but is not harmful.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coconut_oil

    From what I could see, the link below addresses the transfat thing in Candy and Coffee Creamer and I'm guressing that's what you were refering to.

    http://health.msn.com/health-topics/cholesterol/coconut-oil
  • jrbanta
    jrbanta Posts: 4,225 Member
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    I bought my VCO at Trader Joe's. A 16 oz. jar for $5.99.
    I put it on my Triple Health 100 calorie English Muffin and sprinkle cinnamon spice on it at breakfast. Very good!
  • melsinct
    melsinct Posts: 3,512 Member
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    How expensive is it? where do you buy it?

    It should be with the oils in the grocery store or in the natural foods section. I bought mine at Whole Foods, Dr. Bronner's Organic Virgin Coconut Oil was on sale for $7.99 for a one pound jar. Their 365 brand was $6.99/jar. Make sure it is VIRGIN oil. The processed stuff is very bad for you (the kind of coconut oil they use in junk foods = trans fat city because it is hydrogenated).

    I'm not sure what they use in junk food as I am not a consumer but refined coconut oil has no transfat. It has less nutritional value than Virgin Coconut OIl but is not harmful.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coconut_oil

    From what I could see, the link below addresses the transfat thing in Candy and Coffee Creamer and I'm guressing that's what you were refering to.

    http://health.msn.com/health-topics/cholesterol/coconut-oil

    Yes, you just explained it better :)
  • treetop57
    treetop57 Posts: 1,578 Member
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    Does anyone know where to get coconut oil in New Zealand?

    Apparently the Maori use coconut oil as part of their traditional cooking, so I would think it would be available anywhere they shop.

    Here's one place I found by googling: http://www.frot.co.nz/nature/coconut.htm
  • betholiver
    betholiver Posts: 70
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    I bought but not yet arrived. But I see he is very caloric and is very saturated. At the same time, I'm not sure, but come Dier that fat it will not for the body but rather slightly to the liver and is transformed into energy, leaving us more willing, active. And the saturated it would not be bad. That is, it is a thermogenic product, so it helps you lose weight.

    Do you have noticed about this change? weight loss? I confess that I'm scared about fat / saturated it would be high ... then reduce the amount of weight.

    Thank you all for responding!
  • questionablemethods
    questionablemethods Posts: 2,174 Member
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    I like coconut oil and cook with it a lot (and butter and ghee and bacon fat).

    As far as adding it to coffee: I have tried it and couldn't get it down. Blech. Unsalted butter sounds a bit better, but why not just use heavy cream? Or, rather, what is the supposed benefit of using high quality butter over high quality heavy cream?

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