Coconut Oil Debra M

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I would like to see more information on coconut oil when you find it. I've

started to hear good things about it. Right now I basically use olive oil.

Thanks,

Donna

 

 

 

 

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will it find a real friend, should it be called humanity.

Will creation of man bring death by his hand or

will life be his destiny? Where will it go from here? "

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Donna,

I have used coconut oil as a skin softener for a long time but after

reading about the benifits of this oil I think I will try cooking

with it. I am comparing my Spectrum brand organic coconut oil with my

olive oil and I find that the olive oil has 2 grams of saturated fat

per serving compared to the coconut's 12 grams. Big difference

here..Fat calories are the same, but the coconut oil has no Trans

fat. . both have no cholesterol...Olive oil has 10 grams of

monounsaturated fat and the coconut oil has 1 gram..The directions on

my bottle state that this coconut oil is best for sauteing or stir

frying over medium high heat and that it has a neutral flavor for

baking.

I will see if I can locate some recipes using coconut oil/contact the

company for additional info.

Sending smiles and hugs your way

Deanna

 

, Donnalilacflower

<thelilacflower wrote:

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> I would like to see more information on coconut oil when you find

it. I've started to hear good things about it. Right now I

basically use olive oil.

> Thanks,

> Donna

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> " The seed is in bloom, will it need and early doom

> or will it survive a tranquil sea, does it face an evil end,

> will it find a real friend, should it be called humanity.

> Will creation of man bring death by his hand or

> will life be his destiny? Where will it go from here? "

> SOURCE: The Seed by Rare Earth

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I first read about Coconut Oil through the Dr. Mercola

newsletter. Not sure about him yet - he seems a

little fanatical on his other views. I will agreed

with him that the way the oil is processed by the

company selling it is very important otherwise you'll

be getting trans fat.

 

http://www.mercola.com/2001/mar/24/coconut_oil.htm

 

Mercola recommends Tropical Traditions Virgin Coconut

Oil which to me smells and tastes like coconut (which

I don't like). I recently tried Spectrum's Coconut

oil which to me has no smell or flavor.

 

Then I did some additional research:

http://www.coconutoil.com/research.htm

 

More can be found on Google...

 

I can contest that it does have a much higher smoke

point than olive oil and seems to be lighter, last

longer in the pan and is nicer to cook with. As for

all the great benefits - I have not experienced any as

I do not consume it daily as recommended. The thing

that sold me was animals response to coconut oil - not

sure where the article is but a lot of pet owners had

great results by feeding their pets coconut oil.

Animals can't read or do research, they have to reply

on instincts - if they love it there must be something

beneficial. I will not say how great this stuff is

because frankly I don't know. Depending on what you

read, coconut oil got a bad rap so current oil

manufactures could dominate the market. Then again

others say it's saturated fat and no matter what that

is bad for you. I did extensive research and came to

the conclusion that I wanted to try it - but I would

not recommend to others in case I'm wrong. I'm seeing

a naturopathy doctor this weekend - maybe I can get

her to comment on it.