Comments on: Monday Mission: Try Coconut Oil or Ghee

By: Heather

Heather — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:04:46 +0000

I am the worlds biggest coconut oil fan, because since i have been using it in my morning smoothie i have lost 18 pounds! I have changed nothing else in my diet or activities. We now use coconut oil and extra virgin olive oil exclusively for all cooking, and bodycare. amazing stuff! We have slowly (quickly for me, slowly for my husband) eliminated all other forms of fat, and my husband is now starting to lose his freshman 10lbs that he’s carried for 10 years

By: Katie

Katie — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:32:52 +0000

Liz,
You’re at Soaper’s Choice? I get Organic Extra Virgin there. The “best” stuff is always unrefined, that will have the coconut flavor and smell. If you don’t want the flavor, get “RDB” which means “refined bleached deodorized”, but it’s not *quite* as healthy.
Katie

By: Liz

Liz — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:44:41 +0000

I'm looking at that list of choices, and I don't know which one I need. The only kind I've used is the Spectrum Naturals Organic refined. Can you point me to the one I should get? Do I want the extra virgin? .-= Liz´s last blog ..Nov. 3, Thankful for Encouragement =-.

By: Liz

Liz — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:36:58 +0000

Thanks for pointing that out to me. I had totally missed the link to the bulk source in your post. I'm checking it out now! .-= Liz´s last blog ..Nov. 3, Thankful for Encouragement =-.

By: Katie

Katie — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:16:10 +0000

Melissa, great question – two years! It’s very stable.
Katie

By: Katie

Katie — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:14:25 +0000

Liz,
I hear you – that’s why I buy it in bulk at $3.90/lb.
Katie

By: Katie

Katie — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:13:49 +0000

What an A+ student, so on the ball! Katie

By: Katie

Katie — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:07:29 +0000

I dashed an email to Soaper’s Choice to check for you! That’s a tough one…I wonder about Tropical Traditions – maybe email them, because I think you might have luck. Their oil is processed in the Philipines, and I think it’s probably the only thing in the building. Katie

By: Laurie N

Laurie N — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 03:50:55 +0000

I just ordered my second gallon tub of coconut oil through our natural foods buying club. I use to for cooking, as a nutritional supplement, and for body care. It softens the skin quite nicely.

I’m wondering if it would be safe for snow white since she is nut allergic, or are coconuts botanically dissimilar enough to tree nuts that it shouldn’t be an issue?
.-= Laurie N´s last blog ..Autumn Jewels and Musical Fruit =-.

By: Meredith

Meredith — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:02:14 +0000

Liz,
I was the same way with coconut oil. I found myself not willing to use much of it because it was so expensive. Someone posted about a sale on a gallon of unrefined online and I checked around and found a coupon and wound up buying a gallon for a little over $40 (shipping included). Now I use it for everything, including using it instead of the neutrogena sesame body oil I have been using for years.
It might be worth jumping into the larger containers…