Comments on: Coconut is a Healthy Fat

By: Lillea Woodlyns

Lillea Woodlyns — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 22:23:12 +0000

I love coconut!

Thank you so much for educating people about this! I hope that the truth hits the mainstream.

I love Tropical Traditions ‘Coconut Cream Concentrate’. It’s ground coconut, nothing else. It’s very thick and creamy – about 70% fat. It makes a great high energy snack for anyone who wants to have a treat that isn’t high in sugar. It’s high in fibre, too. It reminds me of a crystalline fudge in both texture and taste. Not as sweet of course, and much healthier.

I experimented recently to see if I could make coconut cream concentrate myself by grinding unsweetened, sulphite free organic shredded coconut from Tropical Traditions in my food processor. After processing for close to 10 minutes I had something very similar, but it wasn’t as creamy as the commercial product, and processing the coconut for a longer period didn’t change that. Clearly the heavy duty grinders they use do a better job so I’ll continue to purchase it instead.
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By: Maria

Maria — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:38:31 +0000

Whoa, thanks for this info. I need to take my jar of coconut oil back out and maybe even purchase some coconut butter. I keep hearing that coconut oil is great for you, but wasn’t truly ready to check it out until this post and Michelle’s (Finding your balance) post (which is how I found this post ).

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By: Tiffani

Tiffani — Fri, 08 May 2009 01:34:40 +0000

I love it too, and would like to see the info on how it can address yeast infections

By: Tina

Tina — Wed, 06 May 2009 00:08:28 +0000

What a great helpful, informative article!

By: Linda

Linda — Tue, 05 May 2009 14:01:30 +0000

It is uplifting to see the truth about coconut oil spelled out so clearly and succinctly. I am noticing that reliable information about coconut oil seems to come only from sources not profiting from mass-produced vegetable oils. What a surprise! Thanks Karen!

By: nancy mullen

nancy mullen — Tue, 05 May 2009 01:49:16 +0000

I fel so much better now! Thanks for the info for us loco for coco nuts!

By: Michelle @ Find Your Balance

Michelle @ Find Your Balance — Tue, 05 May 2009 00:01:24 +0000

Love coconuts! I've never splurged and bought young thai coconuts, have you? One day...for now I use the milk and oil and just love it. The oil can be an excellent skin moisturizer for the summer months! Michelle @ Find Your Balances last blog post..Homemade pockets of delicious