Guest guest Posted May 28, 2005 Report Share Posted May 28, 2005 I don't see how some people have a hard time incorporating coconut oil into their diets. we filipinos use coconut oil for everthing like frying, sauteeing, baking. i can't find the regular RBD oil here in Canada, and since i had bouts of diarrhea when i use canola, sunflower, corn, or any other oil rich in polyunsaturates, i have decided to cook everthing using VCO. it is expensive but suits my purpose: i get to incorporate VCO into my diet and goodbye to diarrhea! for those who would like to avoid heating their VCO, you can add a few tablespoons of VCO to soup, or sauteed vegetables, chowmien, pasta, as soon as it is cooked or before serving. use small amounts until you get used to the taste and smell of it. eventually you will find that it is a natural thing to substitute VCO to any other oil you use. this way you don't need to think of adding calories or having to do " something special " like desserts to add VCO to your diet. i envy those who have access to fresh coconuts! the best way to eat them is straight from the shells! save the coconut water, spoon out the soft young coconut meat unto the coconut water. chill and serve! or add some milk for a creamy version! we also used to make sherbets (we call them " ice buko " , buko being the term we use for young coconuts, in the philippines) we mix the grated young coconut meat, milk, a little sugar and freeze it! very nice for warm summer days! there is a province in the philippines (Bicol province) i think everything they cook has coconut cream in it! yet, there seem to be no big chunk of the population suffering from obesity, heart disease or high blood pressure! This indeed is proof how healthy coconut is! good luck to those who are just getting to know the benefits of coconut oil... bessie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 29, 2005 Report Share Posted May 29, 2005 hi sybille, according to philippine health authorities, 20th century diseases ar not common in this province, cancer included. i grew up in a coconut producing part of the philippines too, my dad was in the copra business and his dad before him. we had coconut oil since we were kids. my mom is now 80 yrs old, my dad 78 & still working! at work, i usually have fried food for lunch (coz it's easy to prepare the night before!), i eat six times a day, but i am only 105 lbs (at 5'1 " , i am quite thin!) my co workers are surprised how i eat double of what they eat but i stay thin. i use only coconut oil for cooking, frying included! i had a stress test done recently, the cardiologist said at my age, my score is 97%.... i had blood tests done, cholesterol levels are all normal, blood pressure normal... i am quite healthy, never been off from work for 2 years due to sickness (even a cold is not bad enough for me, while lots of my co-workers were getting really bad colds!). and my job as a baker is very physical too! and i am in my late 40's already! if ameroca would start eating coconut oil, i think less people will be obese. obesity is a big problem in canada this days, i think canola oil has a lot to do with it? i might add, my family has been using coconut oil since i was born, then in the 80's polyunsaturated fats became a fad in the philippines due to american advertising so we switched to corn oil/canola oil. my mom was diagnosed with cancer 15 years after we started using corn and canola oil. part of her small intestine was removed. then we learned about new findings about VCO, we started using coconut oil again (and i am not even talking about VCO, we just used RBD). MY MOM HAS BEEN CANCER FREE FOR MORE THAN 5 YEARS NOW! -- In Coconut Oil , Sille <s_haut@y...> wrote: > > > bessie_detorres <bessie_detorres@y...> wrote: > > there is a province in the philippines (Bicol province) i think > everything they cook has coconut cream in it! yet, there seem to be > no big chunk of the population suffering from obesity, heart disease > or high blood pressure! This indeed is proof how healthy coconut is! > > > > Bessie, how are the cancer rates in this province? > > Sybille > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 31, 2005 Report Share Posted May 31, 2005 I have no problem either getting it into my diet. I would never eat it straight from the spoon. My mum used to force cod liver oil down my throat when I was a child for my eczema, so now eating oil straight brings bad memories to me. lol. I just basically threw out my safflower, canola oils etc and only use VCO to cook with. I had no problem finding ways to use cooking oils so VCO is no problem now. What I love is that I have a much easier time maintaining my weight loss now while using MORE oil in my cooking. I never thought I would be able to use oils liberally with cooking ever again. Its SOOO nice. I hope I don't curse myself, but I have not gotten sick since using the VCO either. Even when everyone around me was sick with flu, throat infections, etc. I also started using coconut water as a base for my smoothies. > I don't see how some people have a hard time incorporating coconut > oil into their diets. we filipinos use coconut oil for everthing like > frying, sauteeing, baking. i can't find the regular RBD oil here in > Canada, and since i had bouts of diarrhea when i use canola, > sunflower, corn, or any other oil rich in polyunsaturates, i have > decided to cook everthing using VCO. > > > > bessie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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