nosuni
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definitely take it slow to start, as you take it more often you will be able to eat more of it, too. 1/2tbsp sounds reasonable.
How much coconut oil per day?
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violet
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I've been making these the exact way but with flax meal instead. They are sooo much better with almond flour
verticity
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Agreed. Flax seed is "ok", but almond meal is much tastier. And if it's still not tasty enough you can always add more stevia and cinnamon..I've been making these the exact way but with flax meal instead. They are sooo much better with almond flour
violet
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@verticity I most often make them with cocoa. I like them with cinnamon too, and have made them with apples, bananas, and various meats/cheeses.
nabanga
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I always have a few 500ml bottles of coconut oil around the house from my annual Pacific trips but don't drink the stuff. I rub it on my skin most evenings both for moisturising and to sooth mild sunburn if I've been working outside in the strong sun. I've always thought lots of plain water during the day was the best combat against dermo - and if it gets nasty then you just have to bite the bullet and have a few days to a week off kava.
I have eczema on and off (I suspect stress, but salt and sugar might also be the culprit). For my sake, omega 3 is more useful than coconut.
2-3 frozen, ripe bananas, a tablespoon or 5 of flax and/or hemp oil, and a dollop of coconut oil. Blend it in a decent food processor, and you have "ice cream". Or a blender, with some coconut milk, and you have a milkshake. Avocado is not bad either. Flavor it with berries, cocoa, or whatever you like. I used to use a lot of cocoa, melt some peanut butter and pour over it, and maybe a teaspoon of honey.
2-3 frozen, ripe bananas, a tablespoon or 5 of flax and/or hemp oil, and a dollop of coconut oil. Blend it in a decent food processor, and you have "ice cream". Or a blender, with some coconut milk, and you have a milkshake. Avocado is not bad either. Flavor it with berries, cocoa, or whatever you like. I used to use a lot of cocoa, melt some peanut butter and pour over it, and maybe a teaspoon of honey.
Blinkyrocket
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I'm not so sure that hydrogenated coconut oil actually has trans fat, trans fat is created when polyunsaturated fat is hydrogenated but coconut oil is so stable that the amount of trans fat created is very very negligible
Jerome
Kava Lover
Oh yeah? Well that's good news. Because the non hydrogenated stuff is quite a bit more expensive.
Blinkyrocket
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Well, I think so, I remember reading it somewhere but never actually researching it though.
verticity
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Hydrogenated coconut oil has a small amount of trans fat. Non-hydrogenated coconut oil has none.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coconut_oil#Hydrogenation
Jerome
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In my house, coconut oil is very rarely solid. It's mid nineties outside and right around 80 inside. Too hot.
verticity
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Yeah, in my house coconut oil is solid in the winter, and liquid in the summer...You can stick it in the fridge if you want it to be solid..
Jerome
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I've tried sticking it in the fridge but it becomes so hard i have to chisel it out of the jar. I just leave it in a squeeze bottle and squirt it like olive oil. Makes great popcorn.