Coconut Oil

[TheMac]

this stuff tastes awfull to me, please feel free to post recipes to help get the stuff down, i know i can count on you guys [img]/forum/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

[ryancostill]

Coconut Oil Smoothie.

10-12 ice cubes
100ml coconut milk.
1 scoop vanilla whey protein powder
1 tablespoon coconut oil
1 tablespoon flax seed oil
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon almond extract
Splash of milk.


Place all ingredients in a blender and process at high speed until well combined. You may are more or less ice, depending on how cold you like a smoothie.

I have not tried this with any other flavour protein. Would be great if someone could and report back!

Also, apologies but I do not have the macros for this.

[ryancostill]

Vegetables with Beef

1 lb. organic lean beef, sliced into thin strips
4 tablespoons of Coconut Oil
1/2 c onions, cut into small pieces
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 teaspoon ginger root, thinly sliced
1/2 cup beef broth
1 cup mushrooms, sliced
1/2 cup broccoli sliced small
1 cup green beans cut in 1 inch pieces


Procedure:

Heat coconut oil in a wok or pan. Fry beef until browned. Leave beef to the side in remains of coconut oil.

Stir-fry ginger and onion in 2 tablespoons of coconut oil for 1 minute.

Add beef broth and stir.

Simmer for 2 minutes. Season with soy sauce.

Add green beans, mushrooms, broccoli, green beans stirring constantly until crisp.

Serve it while still hot.

Optional: Serve on a bed of egg noodles

4-6 servings

[TheMac]

these look good, I just need to buy all the other ingredients before i give them a try [img]/forum/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

Does the taste of the flax and almond extract dim down the taste of the coconut oil a lot? My only issue would be having a lot of EFA's with MCTs could cause an absorbtion problem.

[vaberella]

There's a book with a plethora of recipes that make you take in coconut oil without a problem. I'm in the same situation about taste. I can't eat it raw.
Here's the book title...I love this book:

Eat Fat, Lose Fat by Mary Enig and Sally Fallon.
This is the definitive book source there are over 20 pages on coconut oil recipes!

But besides in food, I take it with very warm green tea. It's so warming and filling, the coconut oil gives the green tea a whole new flavor.

VB--HTH

[ryancostill]

[ QUOTE ]
these look good, I just need to buy all the other ingredients before i give them a try [img]/forum/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

Does the taste of the flax and almond extract dim down the taste of the coconut oil a lot? My only issue would be having a lot of EFA's with MCTs could cause an absorbtion problem.

[/ QUOTE ]

In the smoothie recipe, it is the flavoured whey and vanilla extract that help the taste. I think you could leave the flaxseed oil out of the recipe if you so desired and it wouldnt affect the taste much (except to perhaps make it better!)

[sucramdw]

<font color="red">******** </font> <font color="blue">Blueberry Muffins! </font><font color="red"> ********* </font>


<font color="red">1/2 cup lukewarm water
1 egg
1/2 cup honey (Replacements could be: splenda, sugar free syrup)
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 tablespoons melted coconut oil
1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup fresh blueberries </font>

<font color="darkblue">*Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Combine water, egg, honey, vanilla, and melted coconut oil (not hot) in a bowl and mix thoroughly. In a separate bowl mix together flour, baking powder, and salt. Add the dry ingredients to the liquid, mixing just until moistened. Fold in the blueberries. Pour into greased muffin cups. Bake for 15 minutes. Each muffin contains about 1/4 tablespoon oil.

*As a variation to this recipe you can substitute another fruit, such as rasberries or cherries, for the blueberries. You can create a variety of different muffins using different fruits.

*I also recommend that you play around with adding more coconut oil and see how it tastes. 12tbsp of coconut oil would give you about 1 tbsp each muffin which would be better, but see for yourself how it tastes. </font>

<font color="blue">Have fun and eat up!! [img]/forum/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] </font>

[ryancostill]

Heres another idea I just tried tonight:

200ml Coconut milk
2 scoops On chocolate whey
Sprinkle of cinnamon
200ml of milk

Add these ingredients, in order, into a blender. Whizz for 60 seconds. Enjoy! IMO, this tastes very very good.