Coconut Oil Question

Jo-Jo · 07-06-2009, 03:56 PM

I've been reading about CO for a couple of weeks and I bought some. It's liquid, but I know I saw some in a store that was solid--like shortening. Is one better for you than the other?

I made a fudge recipe that was left in one of the threads and I'm waiting for it to set up--but I worried that since I used liquid oil it isn't going to work.

Thanks for all your help

treebunny · 07-06-2009, 03:59 PM

Cool it !

Coconut oil turns liquid at 76 degrees F.

amandajane · 07-20-2009, 02:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jo-Jo

I've been reading about CO for a couple of weeks and I bought some. It's liquid, but I know I saw some in a store that was solid--like shortening. Is one better for you than the other?

I made a fudge recipe that was left in one of the threads and I'm waiting for it to set up--but I worried that since I used liquid oil it isn't going to work.

Thanks for all your help

They are both the same, just in warm temperatures, the oil liquifies.

For the purpose of your recipe, it shouldn't make a difference.

amandajane

Jo-Jo · 07-20-2009, 06:56 AM

Thanks for the responses--You're right. Once it was in the cupboard it hardened. I've been using it for a couple weeks now and really liking it. Thanks for the help.

dbglasgow · 07-29-2009, 07:47 PM

I live in Belize and coconut oil is everywhere.. many people here make it and sell it because everyone has coconut palms in their yard. How do you use? I mean for what purposes.. baking, frying...? We used it one time for frying something because we had heard that CO was good for you but we didn't like the taste of the food. Maybe what they sell here is too pure.. I don't know. I can buy it in the grocery store.. maybe that is different.

haughtmomma · 07-30-2009, 07:29 PM

Coconut Oil is the best, speeds up your metabolism and is even better than butter!

LadyJulieAnn · 08-09-2009, 08:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dbglasgow

I live in Belize and coconut oil is everywhere.. many people here make it and sell it because everyone has coconut palms in their yard. How do you use? I mean for what purposes.. baking, frying...? We used it one time for frying something because we had heard that CO was good for you but we didn't like the taste of the food. Maybe what they sell here is too pure.. I don't know. I can buy it in the grocery store.. maybe that is different.

If you buy the expeller-pressed CO, it doesn't have the coconut flavor.

amidala64 · 08-31-2009, 10:44 AM

I get the Virgin kind. It's white and has the consistency of peanut butter. I take a teaspoon of CO and a teaspoon of fermented cod liver oil first thing in the morning.

Any way...the whiter it looks in the jar when you purchase it, the thicker and more solid it is!

Good stuff :-)

jamistar77 · 09-19-2009, 03:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by haughtmomma

Coconut Oil is the best, speeds up your metabolism and is even better than butter!

I use cocnut oil, mostly for stir fry though. How often do you use it and for what purposes? Did you really notice this to be an aid for your weight loss? I heard that some people stir it up in the coffee every morning.

Jo-Jo · 09-19-2009, 07:16 PM

Jamistar--after posting the original question, I got some CO and have used it quite a bit. It does seem to help my weight loss--I stay fuller when I have some and lose at a more steady rate. I stir a tsp into my Pero (non-caffinated coffe substitute) and I make some Coconut bark and have a piece every day. I can't say it's the only thing that works, but it certainly hasn't hurt my weight loss and it's very satiating. Good luck

jamistar77 · 09-21-2009, 02:46 PM

thanks jo-jo

jamistar77 · 09-21-2009, 02:46 PM

How do you make your cocnut bark? Sounds interesting

07-06-2009, 03:56 PM	#1
Jo-Jo Junior LCF Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Utah Posts: 36 Gallery: Jo-Jo Stats: 130//123/115 WOE: Started Atkins--morphed to EFGT Start Date: March 2009	Coconut Oil Question I've been reading about CO for a couple of weeks and I bought some. It's liquid, but I know I saw some in a store that was solid--like shortening. Is one better for you than the other? I made a fudge recipe that was left in one of the threads and I'm waiting for it to set up--but I worried that since I used liquid oil it isn't going to work. Thanks for all your help

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07-06-2009, 03:59 PM	#2
treebunny Senior LCF Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: NH Posts: 88 Gallery: treebunny Stats: 170/146/140/age 55 ht.5'6" WOE: EFGT/VLC Start Date: July 08	Cool it ! Coconut oil turns liquid at 76 degrees F.

07-20-2009, 06:56 AM	#4
Jo-Jo Junior LCF Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Utah Posts: 36 Gallery: Jo-Jo Stats: 130//123/115 WOE: Started Atkins--morphed to EFGT Start Date: March 2009	Thanks for the responses--You're right. Once it was in the cupboard it hardened. I've been using it for a couple weeks now and really liking it. Thanks for the help.

07-29-2009, 07:47 PM	#5
dbglasgow Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Belize, Central America but I am from Helena, Alabama Posts: 301 Blog Entries: 2 Gallery: dbglasgow Stats: 169.5/150.5/140 5'8" WOE: Very low carb/Diabetic Start Date: July 2009	I live in Belize and coconut oil is everywhere.. many people here make it and sell it because everyone has coconut palms in their yard. How do you use? I mean for what purposes.. baking, frying...? We used it one time for frying something because we had heard that CO was good for you but we didn't like the taste of the food. Maybe what they sell here is too pure.. I don't know. I can buy it in the grocery store.. maybe that is different.

07-30-2009, 07:29 PM	#6
haughtmomma Junior LCF Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Vegas Posts: 2 Gallery: haughtmomma Stats: 135/130/115 WOE: Atkins Start Date: July 2009	Coconut Oil is the best, speeds up your metabolism and is even better than butter!

08-31-2009, 10:44 AM	#8
amidala64 Junior LCF Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Clifton, NJ Posts: 46 Gallery: amidala64 Stats: 420/270/137 WOE: RNY '06/Weston A. Price Start Date: January 2009	I get the Virgin kind. It's white and has the consistency of peanut butter. I take a teaspoon of CO and a teaspoon of fermented cod liver oil first thing in the morning. Any way...the whiter it looks in the jar when you purchase it, the thicker and more solid it is! Good stuff :-)

09-19-2009, 07:16 PM	#10
Jo-Jo Junior LCF Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Utah Posts: 36 Gallery: Jo-Jo Stats: 130//123/115 WOE: Started Atkins--morphed to EFGT Start Date: March 2009	Jamistar--after posting the original question, I got some CO and have used it quite a bit. It does seem to help my weight loss--I stay fuller when I have some and lose at a more steady rate. I stir a tsp into my Pero (non-caffinated coffe substitute) and I make some Coconut bark and have a piece every day. I can't say it's the only thing that works, but it certainly hasn't hurt my weight loss and it's very satiating. Good luck

09-21-2009, 02:46 PM	#11
jamistar77 MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Missouri Posts: 1,094 Gallery: jamistar77 Stats: 145-149ish?/138/130 5'7" WOE: Atkins Start Date: 09/13/2009	thanks jo-jo