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Giveaway: Tropical Traditions Virgin Coconut Oil

October 30th, 2009 · 50 Comments · Uncategorized

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coconut_oil_32ozThis is a little backward, posting a review and giveaway before explaining WHY I’m choosing to use coconut oil in my cooking and giving you some Food for Thought, but the concept meshed so perfectly with the Healthy Fats Carnival that here we are.  My calendar and I rarely get along anyway!  Look for more coconut oil information by tomorrow, but for now…here are my thoughts on Tropical Traditions coconut oil.

UPDATE:  Health Benefits of Coconut Oil and Coconut Oil FAQs and How-Tos

THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED.  WINNER ANNOUNCED MONDAY; THANK FOR ENTERING!

First, I’m incredibly impressed with Tropical Traditions’ commitment to quality and purity. Their product is truly top of the line, grown organically, traditionally prepared, utilizing small farms and local labor to keep the economy going in the Philippines, and carefully processed to preserve all the nutrients available.  That being said, the oil tastes a lot different than the other two brands I’ve had experience with.

The coconut flavor is definitely evident, but there’s something else in the smell and taste that I don’t like very much.  I wish I could pinpoint it for you…maybe it’s less “sweet” smelling than other coconut oil?  I’d give Tropical Traditions the benefit of the doubt and guess that their oil is higher quality than what I’m used to, and you know how often the less refined/more nutritious/pure something is, the worse it tastes!  For myself, between that little strangeness and the high price ($27.50 for this one-quart jar that you can win), I’ll be sticking with this deal that I described in where to buy coconut oil.

On the other hand, if I could win high quality coconut oil with little effort, I’d be entering this giveaway!  Tropical Traditions also has frequent sales to help defray the higher cost of their product. The reviews in their self-published book, which I will quote much more from in tomorrow’s post, rave about the quality of the coconut oil and how many people use it daily in their cooking, as a moisturizer and other personal care, and even as a supplement of sorts to help them feel more full.

As I mentioned yesterday, research shows that having a bit of fat before the meal helps you to digest food more slowly, thus going a longer time before feeling hungry.  Some people achieve this end simply by eating a Tbs of coconut oil before eating.

I tried it.

Once.

Almost lost my cookies.

There’s something about the texture/mouthfeel and smell of eating plain FAT with nothing else that doesn’t go over well with me!  The sensation was quite stomach-churning.  Perhaps I should have tried it in the liquid form instead of solid.  ???  I’ll stick with coconut oil in my baking, smoothies and oatmeal from now on!

Win it!

First mandatory entry:  sign up for the Tropical Traditions newsletter here. Leave a comment telling me you did it.  (If you receive KS via email, you will need to click over to the site to leave a comment.) If you’d like more chances, obtain extra entries by doing the following.  You may leave all the entries in one comment and I’ll sort them out! (The benefit of signing up for the newsletter is not only that you see all the sales TT has, but you’re good to go for all the giveaways they sponsor around the blogosphere after you do it once.)

BONUS entry for linking up a healthy fats recipe or leaving one in the comments at the October Fest Carnival of Super Foods, Healthy Recipes Edition.

  1. Mandatory entry: sign up for the Tropical Traditions email newsletter here
  2. Subscribe in a reader or via email to Kitchen Stewardship (or tell me if you already do).
  3. TWO entries:  If you have a blog or website, post about this giveaway linking back to this post.
  4. What’s your favorite Monday Mission or Recipe?  Just tell me in the comment and I’ll give you an extra entry.
  5. Follow me on Twitter AND Tweet about the giveaway (just click the button at the top of this post).
  6. Write about it on Facebook.
  7. Stumble or Digg this post (you can use the “Share This!” icon at the bottom of the post).
  8. Email 5 friends (who don’t already read Kitchen Stewardship) about the giveaway.
  9. Stumble or Digg your favorite post or recipe at Kitchen Stewardship.
  10. Choose your fav coconut recipe from TT here.

Be sure to tell me everything you did in your comment.  There are a possible 10 entries!  If you can handle completing all 10, I’ll give you a bonus entry just for being perseverant (but tell me if you do in your comment so I’m not up counting all night). If you don’t have a blog, I’ll still give you the bonus if you complete the other 9.  I still trust the honor system.  Just be honest about what you’ve done – giveaways should be fun!

I will use random.org’s integer generator to choose the commenters who win from my list of commenter emails.  The giveaway is only open to U.S. residents.  Entries will be accepted until 11:59 p.m. EST on Friday, November 6th, and I’ll post the winners by the following Monday.

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Kitchen Stewardship is dedicated to balancing God’s gifts of time, health, earth and money.  If you feel called to such a mission, read more at Mission, Method, and Mary and Martha Moments.

Disclaimer: Tropical Traditions provided me with a free sample of this product to review, and I was under no obligation to review it if I so chose.  Nor was I under any obligation to write a positive review or sponsor a product giveaway in return for the free product.

This post is entered in Fight Back Friday at Food Renegade.

Disclaimer: Tropical Traditions provided me with a free sample of this product to review, and I was under no obligation to review it if I so chose.  Nor was I under any obligation to write a positive review or sponsor a product giveaway in return for the free product.

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