Re: Coconut oil in smoothies

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Sorry for not responding sooner, I just got back from a long week-end. The

coconut oil blends in nicely and yes I do use a blender.

coconut oil in smoothies

> Jane, when you put the coconut oil in your smoothie, does it blend in

> well, or does it harden into tiny little chunks. Do you use a blender?

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[Guest guest]

I really like my CO when it's in between melted and hard- kind of

slushy. That way it's still easy to spoon, but melts very quickly

and makes it easier to use for things like salad dressing.

Lynn

[Guest guest]

Coconut oil blends

into a smoothie easily if you have another fat, like avocado in it.

From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Jane

Sent: Friday, February 18, 2011

9:35 AM

Subject:

Coconut oil in smoothies

Hi all

I love to put coconut oil in my smoothies, as I find taking it off

the spoon is yuck.

I melt it on the stove until it is just liquid before adding to the

smoothie. But it always winds up as small hard lumps in it, due to

the smoothie being cold I guess. Even after letting it run for a

couple of minutes.

Has anyone found a way around this? I don't like to blend it for too

much longer as I don't want a warm smoothie.

Any tips??

Cheers

Jane

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[Guest guest]

There's not much of a way around it, as coconut oil is solid to about

75 degrees.

I add it to a tonic mix, but it's not a chilled mix.

Personally I enjoy the flavor right off the spoon.

You COULD mix it with butter and spread on toast...

Have that with your smoothie.

Chuck

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destruction--people get bored.

On 2/18/2011 9:35:04 AM, Jane (jane01@...) wrote:

> Hi all

>

> I love to put coconut oil in my smoothies, as I find taking it off

> the spoon is yuck.

>

> I melt it on the stove until it is just liquid before adding to the

> smoothie. But it always winds up as small hard lumps in it, due to

> the smoothie being cold I guess. Even after letting it run for a

> couple of minutes.

>

> Has anyone found a way around this? I

> don't like to blend it for too

> much longer as I don't want a warm

> smoothie.

>

> Any tips??

>

> Cheers

> Jane

[Guest guest]

Coconut oil is an extremely saturated fat and as such is solid at room temperature; your smoothie is cold, so... (I don't think there's a fix.)

Coconut oil in smoothies

Hi all

I love to put coconut oil in my smoothies, as I find taking it off

the spoon is yuck.

I melt it on the stove until it is just liquid before adding to the

smoothie. But it always winds up as small hard lumps in it, due to

the smoothie being cold I guess. Even after letting it run for a

couple of minutes.

Has anyone found a way around this? I don't like to blend it for too

much longer as I don't want a warm smoothie.

Any tips??

Cheers

Jane

[Guest guest]

It works in cold,

….My coffee smoothie is cold, the one I shared a long time ago….I

put my avocado in with the coconut oil and whirl it up, then add my coffee and

ice…works great!

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Sent: Friday, February 18, 2011

12:21 PM

Subject: Re:

Coconut oil in smoothies

Coconut oil is an extremely saturated fat

and as such is solid at room temperature; your smoothie is cold, so... (I don't

think there's a fix.)

Coconut oil in smoothies

Hi all

I love to put coconut oil in my smoothies, as I find taking it off

the spoon is yuck.

I melt it on the stove until it is just liquid before adding to the

smoothie. But it always winds up as small hard lumps in it, due to

the smoothie being cold I guess. Even after letting it run for a

couple of minutes.

Has anyone found a way around this? I don't like to blend it for too

much longer as I don't want a warm smoothie.

Any tips??

Cheers

Jane

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Oooooh, I must have missed it when you shared your coffee smoothies recipe (or maybe I hadn't joined the group yet)... Would you mind sharin it again?FrannySent from my iPhoneOn Feb 18, 2011, at 11:29 AM, "Marsha" <werus@...> wrote:

It works in cold,

….My coffee smoothie is cold, the one I shared a long time ago….I

put my avocado in with the coconut oil and whirl it up, then add my coffee and

ice…works great!

From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of

Sent: Friday, February 18, 2011

12:21 PM

Subject: Re:

Coconut oil in smoothies

Coconut oil is an extremely saturated fat

and as such is solid at room temperature; your smoothie is cold, so... (I don't

think there's a fix.)

Coconut oil in smoothies

Hi all

I love to put coconut oil in my smoothies, as I find taking it off

the spoon is yuck.

I melt it on the stove until it is just liquid before adding to the

smoothie. But it always winds up as small hard lumps in it, due to

the smoothie being cold I guess. Even after letting it run for a

couple of minutes.

Has anyone found a way around this? I don't like to blend it for too

much longer as I don't want a warm smoothie.

Any tips??

Cheers

Jane

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Franny, depending on

how you make it, you can make it very smooth and gulp it right down or you can

have even more ice and make it very slushy, just be careful that it doesn’t

PLOP out of the container when you make it really slushy! J

It’s taken from an

Indian recipe I saw on epicurious.  The orig. uses sweetened condensed milk, I

changed it to coconut milk.

The orig idea is 1 c

of coffee to ½ avocado and about ½ c coconut milk; I sweeten mine with liquid

stevia, Sweet Leaf brand. 

If your coffee is hot

you’ll add at least 6 ice cubes or more.  I now make mine with 1-1/2 c coffee, ½

avocado and a tray or more of ice cubes and sweeten to my liking with liquid

stevia.

The coconut milk I

use, I’m sure makes all the difference.  It’s Native Forest Classic.

From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Franny Lesniak

Sent: Friday, February 18, 2011

1:11 PM

Subject: Re:

Coconut oil in smoothies

Oooooh, I must have missed it when you shared your coffee smoothies

recipe (or maybe I hadn't joined the group yet)... Would you mind sharin it

again?

Franny

Sent from my iPhone

On Feb 18, 2011, at 11:29 AM, " Marsha " <werus@...> wrote:

It works in cold, ….My coffee smoothie is cold, the one I

shared a long time ago….I put my avocado in with the coconut oil and whirl it

up, then add my coffee and ice…works great!

From:

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On Behalf Of

Sent: Friday, February 18, 2011

12:21 PM

Subject: Re:

Coconut oil in smoothies

Coconut oil is an extremely saturated fat and as such is solid at

room temperature; your smoothie is cold, so... (I don't think there's a fix.)

Coconut oil in smoothies

Hi all

I love to put coconut oil in my smoothies, as I find taking it off

the spoon is yuck.

I melt it on the stove until it is just liquid before adding to the

smoothie. But it always winds up as small hard lumps in it, due to

the smoothie being cold I guess. Even after letting it run for a

couple of minutes.

Has anyone found a way around this? I don't like to blend it for too

much longer as I don't want a warm smoothie.

Any tips??

Cheers

Jane

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Thanks heaps everyone for your feedback. Marsha - I'd never heard that before! I'm definitely gonna try the avocado in my smoothie, and as for your coffee smoothie - well.... sounds just yum.cheersJaneOn 19/02/2011, at 5:20 AM, Marsha wrote: Franny, depending on how you make it, you can make it very smooth and gulp it right down or you can have even more ice and make it very slushy, just be careful that it doesn’t PLOP out of the container when you make it really slushy! J It’s taken from an Indian recipe I saw on epicurious. The orig. uses sweetened condensed milk, I changed it to coconut milk. The orig idea is 1 c of coffee to ½ avocado and about ½ c coconut milk; I sweeten mine with liquid stevia, Sweet Leaf brand. If your coffee is hot you’ll add at least 6 ice cubes or more. I now make mine with 1-1/2 c coffee, ½ avocado and a tray or more of ice cubes and sweeten to my liking with liquid stevia. The coconut milk I use, I’m sure makes all the difference. It’s Native Forest Classic. From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Franny Lesniak Sent: Friday, February 18, 2011 1:11 PM Subject: Re: Coconut oil in smoothies Oooooh, I must have missed it when you shared your coffee smoothies recipe (or maybe I hadn't joined the group yet)... Would you mind sharin it again? Franny Sent from my iPhone On Feb 18, 2011, at 11:29 AM, "Marsha" <werus@...> wrote: It works in cold, ….My coffee smoothie is cold, the one I shared a long time ago….I put my avocado in with the coconut oil and whirl it up, then add my coffee and ice…works great! From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Sent: Friday, February 18, 2011 12:21 PM Subject: Re: Coconut oil in smoothies Coconut oil is an extremely saturated fat and as such is solid at room temperature; your smoothie is cold, so... (I don't think there's a fix.) Coconut oil in smoothies Hi all I love to put coconut oil in my smoothies, as I find taking it off the spoon is yuck. I melt it on the stove until it is just liquid before adding to the smoothie. But it always winds up as small hard lumps in it, due to the smoothie being cold I guess. Even after letting it run for a couple of minutes. Has anyone found a way around this? I don't like to blend it for too much longer as I don't want a warm smoothie. Any tips?? Cheers Jane __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 5886 (20110218) __________ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 5886 (20110218) __________ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 5886 (20110218) __________ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 5886 (20110218) __________ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 5886 (20110218) __________ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 5887 (20110218) __________ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com

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Taking coconut oil off the spoon is easy-peasy - just put the spoon in your mouth and slurp off all the oil! It is so yummy! I know it sounds awful, but trust me. I now get my daily coconut oil by dipping out a spoonful and just eating it off the spoon. It may depend on which coconut oil you have. My recommendation is the stuff from Dr. Ben Kim. Wonderful!! Also, remember that coconut oil is solid below 79 degrees (I think that's the right temp), and liquid above that. So in the summertime, you won't have to melt it on the stove if you choose not to eat it off the spoon.To avoid the clumping of the oil, VM it on high with ONLY the liquid in your smoothie (water, juice, etc.) until it is emulsified. Then you can add

your other ingredients and the oil will not clump up.HTH!Peggy

[Guest guest]

Oops! I see my other reply seemed to indicate that you eat the coconut oil you intended for your smoothie! haha.I meant just lick off whatever oil remains on the spoon after you've added the oil to the VM container. Good luck!Peggy

[Guest guest]

I was thinking about this because we have been using coconut oil in our

smoothies for some time now and have never come across a clump. So I thought

that maybe it is the type of oil. We use pure cold pressed raw coconut oil. It

has never been heated and we don't heat it before adding it to the smoothie. I

use a pc of fruit to get it off the spoon. Sometimes I will use what is left on

the spoon to rub into the back of my hands. It is a great skin conditioner too.

But try raw coconut instead of anything that has been heated and see if that

makes a difference.

This is the best deal I have found on organic, raw, cold pressed coconut oil at

about 38 cents per ounce. http://amzn.to/flzHyd

It's $11.51 and free shipping if you sign up for the subscribe and save. Set it

to reship in 6 months and you can change it from your account or cancel it

anytime.

>

> Hi all

>

> I love to put coconut oil in my smoothies, as I find taking it off

> the spoon is yuck.

>

> I melt it on the stove until it is just liquid before adding to the

> smoothie. But it always winds up as small hard lumps in it, due to

> the smoothie being cold I guess. Even after letting it run for a

> couple of minutes.

>

> Has anyone found a way around this? I don't like to blend it for too

> much longer as I don't want a warm smoothie.

>

> Any tips??

>

> Cheers

> Jane

>

[Guest guest]

I can't just eat the CO by the spoonful. I do oil pulling with it, and I put it in my tea or dandy blend, (the kids call it my oil slick) but just can't plain eat it yet.

I put a tbsp in my smoothies and so far, I haven't noticed anything in my smoothies.

So that hasn't been a problem for me.

k

-- Re: Coconut oil in smoothies

Taking coconut oil off the spoon is easy-peasy - just put the spoon in your mouth and slurp off all the oil! It is so yummy! I know it sounds awful, but trust me. I now get my daily coconut oil by dipping out a spoonful and just eating it off the spoon. It may depend on which coconut oil you have. My recommendation is the stuff from Dr. Ben Kim. Wonderful!! Also, remember that coconut oil is solid below 79 degrees (I think that's the right temp), and liquid above that. So in the summertime, you won't have to melt it on the stove if you choose not to eat it off the spoon.To avoid the clumping of the oil, VM it on high with ONLY the liquid in your smoothie (water, juice, etc.) until it is emulsified. Then you can add your other ingredients and the oil will not clump up.HTH!Peggy

[Guest guest]

May be OT, but wanted to add something about coconut oil. I get these dry patches

On the side of my nose. They tend to go away if I use coconut oil on them before bed.

CO is good for a number of things.

K

-- Re: Coconut oil in smoothies

I was thinking about this because we have been using coconut oil in our smoothies for some time now and have never come across a clump. So I thought that maybe it is the type of oil. We use pure cold pressed raw coconut oil. It has never been heated and we don't heat it before adding it to the smoothie. I use a pc of fruit to get it off the spoon. Sometimes I will use what is left on the spoon to rub into the back of my hands. It is a great skin conditioner too.

But try raw coconut instead of anything that has been heated and see if that makes a difference.

This is the best deal I have found on organic, raw, cold pressed coconut oil at about 38 cents per ounce. http://amzn.to/flzHyd

It's $11.51 and free shipping if you sign up for the subscribe and save. Set it to reship in 6 months and you can change it from your account or cancel it anytime.

>

> Hi all

>

> I love to put coconut oil in my smoothies, as I find taking it off

> the spoon is yuck.

>

> I melt it on the stove until it is just liquid before adding to the

> smoothie. But it always winds up as small hard lumps in it, due to

> the smoothie being cold I guess. Even after letting it run for a

> couple of minutes.

>

> Has anyone found a way around this? I don't like to blend it for too

> much longer as I don't want a warm smoothie.

>

> Any tips??

>

> Cheers

> Jane

>

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[Guest guest]

What a great idea! I haven't bent any spoons yet but I'm sure the melon baller will be much easier.

Fran

In a message dated 2/20/2011 8:09:17 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, Joyce_Handy@... writes:

I put at least one TBSP of Coconut Oil in my morning smoothie every day. I put it in last; first I blend all the other ingredients together for about a minute, then just drop it into the vortex in the middle of the smoothie--I never get chunks or lumps. Here is a tip for getting the Coconut Oil out of its container: use a Melon Baller! I discovered this after bending several of my spoons! A Melon Baller is sharp enough to cut right through the CO!Joyce> > Hi all> > > > I love to put coconut oil in my smoothies, as I find taking it off> > the spoon is yuck.> > > > I melt it on the stove until it is just liquid before adding to the> > smoothie. But it always winds up as small hard lumps in it, due to> > the smoothie being cold I guess. Even after letting it run for a> > couple of minutes.> > > > Has anyone found a way around this? I> > don't like to blend it for too> > much longer as I don't want a warm> > smoothie.> > > > Any tips??> > > > Cheers> > Jane>

[Guest guest]

Good tip. Thanks. I actually use a thick rounded tablespoon which acts the same way. It doesn't bend either.

And yes, I have bent a spoon or two in my day. I use the CO for oil pulling and eating, and cooking, and it doesn't bother me or confuse my body. I am on a coconut oil email list although I dont get the emails anymore. I can send the name of the group if anyone is interested. Lots of information there and helpful people.

k

-- Re: Coconut oil in smoothies

I put at least one TBSP of Coconut Oil in my morning smoothie every day. I put it in last; first I blend all the other ingredients together for about a minute, then just drop it into the vortex in the middle of the smoothie--I never get chunks or lumps. Here is a tip for getting the Coconut Oil out of its container: use a Melon Baller! I discovered this after bending several of my spoons! A Melon Baller is sharp enough to cut right through the CO!

Joyce

> > Hi all

> >

> > I love to put coconut oil in my smoothies, as I find taking it off

> > the spoon is yuck.

> >

> > I melt it on the stove until it is just liquid before adding to the

> > smoothie. But it always winds up as small hard lumps in it, due to

> > the smoothie being cold I guess. Even after letting it run for a

> > couple of minutes.

> >

> > Has anyone found a way around this? I

> > don't like to blend it for too

> > much longer as I don't want a warm

> > smoothie.

> >

> > Any tips??

> >

> > Cheers

> > Jane

>

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[Guest guest]

Oil pulling - interesting. I had never heard of it, and googled it. I think I'll add it to my list of healthy things to try.

Deb

From: K <kamako@...>Subject: Re: Re: Coconut oil in smoothies Date: Monday, February 21, 2011, 1:19 AM

Good tip. Thanks. I actually use a thick rounded tablespoon which acts the same way. It doesn't bend either.

And yes, I have bent a spoon or two in my day. I use the CO for oil pulling and eating, and cooking, and it doesn't bother me or confuse my body. I am on a coconut oil email list although I dont get the emails anymore. I can send the name of the group if anyone is interested. Lots of information there and helpful people.

k

[Guest guest]

Well, I can't really say it has helped me in any particular way, but I do like the way my mouth feels afterwards, and I keep reminding myself to do it each morning, so my body must want me to do it.

-- Re: Re: Coconut oil in smoothies Date: Monday, February 21, 2011, 1:19 AM

Good tip. Thanks. I actually use a thick rounded tablespoon which acts the same way. It doesn't bend either.

And yes, I have bent a spoon or two in my day. I use the CO for oil pulling and eating, and cooking, and it doesn't bother me or confuse my body. I am on a coconut oil email list although I dont get the emails anymore. I can send the name of the group if anyone is interested. Lots of information there and helpful people.

k