I heard it is very good for your health. Does anybody around here use it?
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I've only ever heard of cocoanut oil being used as a massage oil ... mmmm *visualises being given an oil massage by Scarlett Johannsen* ... sorry where was I?
ummm, well massages are good for you.
ummm, well massages are good for you.
You have a Scarlett Johannsen fetish.
Yes, she's in the spankbank.
To answer the question: yes it's very good for you, at least it is for me. Almost all cookies, like oreos, were made with coconut oil until the junk oil manufacturers convinced people that the high fats in coconut oil were bad 
for you. so the cookie guys started putting all that really great 
oil in instead. Actually, I use organic extra virgin (not Scarlett) coconut oil for cooking, and even in place of those junk skin lotions. My naturopathic doc says that the goodness from the oil can be, oh, what's the word, "soaked in" through the skin. Internally, just a tablespoon a day, mixed with salad dressing or with olive oil for cooking, is supposed to do wonders for the body. My body actually likes it, and my already beautiful 
skin stays healthier in this dry desert climate.
To quote from the (obviously biased) label on my jar of Garden of Life Extra Virgin Coconut Oil - purchased in my local health food store - "...is a stable, healthy saturated fat that is naturally free from trans-fatty acids. It contains medium-chain fatty acids such as lauric and myristic acids, that have shorter chain lengths than most animal derived long-chain saturated fatty acids.
If my doc likes it, it works for me.
for you. so the cookie guys started putting all that really great oil in instead. Actually, I use organic extra virgin (not Scarlett) coconut oil for cooking, and even in place of those junk skin lotions. My naturopathic doc says that the goodness from the oil can be, oh, what's the word, "soaked in" through the skin. Internally, just a tablespoon a day, mixed with salad dressing or with olive oil for cooking, is supposed to do wonders for the body. My body actually likes it, and my already beautiful skin stays healthier in this dry desert climate.To quote from the (obviously biased) label on my jar of Garden of Life Extra Virgin Coconut Oil - purchased in my local health food store - "...is a stable, healthy saturated fat that is naturally free from trans-fatty acids. It contains medium-chain fatty acids such as lauric and myristic acids, that have shorter chain lengths than most animal derived long-chain saturated fatty acids.
If my doc likes it, it works for me.
I am confused. If coconuts give us milk, where does oil come from? Do they cook the hair off the coconut shell to derive that?
Gawd, I remember the smell of that stuff back in the '70's. Women used to slather on Hawaiian Tropic coconut oil and bake themselves in the sun until they resembled tanned leather. Didn't stop until the melanomas began...
My high school actually forbid students from wearing it.quote:Posted Apr 07, 2006 02:23 PM
Gawd, I remember the smell of that stuff back in the '70's. Women used to slather on Hawaiian Tropic coconut oil and bake themselves in the sun until they resembled tanned leather...
Actually - and I can't prove it - Hawaiian Tropic must have put something else in the mix besides just coconut oil. I use extra virgin coconut oil on my desert skin every day and no one has even noticed.
As far as food goes, I had some red lentils cooked with one tablespoon of coconut oil and they tasted like they had a pound of butter in them...fabulous!
As far as food goes, I had some red lentils cooked with one tablespoon of coconut oil and they tasted like they had a pound of butter in them...fabulous!
What is your desert skin?quote:Originally posted by asv:
Actually - and I can't prove it - Hawaiian Tropic must have put something else in the mix besides just coconut oil. I use extra virgin coconut oil on my desert skin every day and no one has even noticed.
As far as food goes, I had some red lentils cooked with one tablespoon of coconut oil and they tasted like they had a pound of butter in them...fabulous!
quote:Originally posted by Pauly:
Yes, she's in the spankbank.
Gawd, I'm glad I wasn't taking a sip while perusing this thread or I'd have has wine squirting out my nose!
GD,
Desert skin is what you get when you live in the desert and hang out in the sun all the time.
Similar to lizard, without the green tint.
Desert skin is what you get when you live in the desert and hang out in the sun all the time.
Similar to lizard, without the green tint.
I bought the Garden of Life one also. Can't wait to try it.
quote:Originally posted by spo1977:
I bought the Garden of Life one also. Can't wait to try it.
I can't believe you did not try it on the way home. I'd be all over it, and I would not even use a straw.
quote:Originally posted by grunhauser:
I'd be all over it, and I would not even use a straw.
I know you would, but it (coconut oil) remains a solid till 76F so drinking it with or without a straw in the Bay Area is highly unlikely. No matter though, I am sure you have some designer silver cutlery in you glove box for when these situations arise. A spoon would be more than sufficient.
I used some last night on chicken strips with tarragon. It is very good and a little bit goes a long way (a tablespoon or less will do). I also read some articles about the health benefits and I like that also.
I am glad to see it's working out for you.
So does it impart any coconut flavor into the food?
Mneeley,
I would guess yes. Not overpowering though. The taragon and garlic salt probably covered it up. I also did polenta but the tomato sauce covered it up as well.
I would guess yes. Not overpowering though. The taragon and garlic salt probably covered it up. I also did polenta but the tomato sauce covered it up as well.