I've started putting shreadded coconut in my smoothies. I'll typically have 1 banna, 2 apple and/or pears, some mango and coconut.
Since cocunut is high in fat, would this be a ok substitute for the olive oil?
Can coconut substitute for olive oil?
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I entered that into NATs http://nat.crgq.com/nat2/nat.pdl
1 banana
1 apple
1 pear
1 tablespoon mango
is 75g carbs (and 1.7g fat)
which would require 37g fat.
Is the coconut dried dessicated coconut?
With fresh coconut, 1 cup shredded = 80g coconut = 27g fat
but it also gives you 11g more carb
so now you have 86.7g carb/28.6 fat.
You need 43g fat.
So add 1 tablespoon of coconut oil, which makes a total of 42.2g fat.
So now the smoothie is:
1 banana
1 apple
1 pear
1 tablespoon mango
1 cup shredded fresh coconut meat (80g)
1 tablespoon coconut oil
Which gives you:
691 cals
4.7g protein
42.2g fat
86.7g carb
3mg Iron
40% RDA Vitamin C
1 banana
1 apple
1 pear
1 tablespoon mango
is 75g carbs (and 1.7g fat)
which would require 37g fat.
Is the coconut dried dessicated coconut?
With fresh coconut, 1 cup shredded = 80g coconut = 27g fat
but it also gives you 11g more carb
so now you have 86.7g carb/28.6 fat.
You need 43g fat.
So add 1 tablespoon of coconut oil, which makes a total of 42.2g fat.
So now the smoothie is:
1 banana
1 apple
1 pear
1 tablespoon mango
1 cup shredded fresh coconut meat (80g)
1 tablespoon coconut oil
Which gives you:
691 cals
4.7g protein
42.2g fat
86.7g carb
3mg Iron
40% RDA Vitamin C
Just before I stopped blending because I thought it wasn't allowed, I had started adding coconut to my smoothies. But in my case it was the pulp from when I juiced coconuts so there would be very little fat in it. (When you put a coconut through a juicer, fatty oily cream comes out of one end, and dry shredded coconut comes out the other.)
Was nice, but very coconutty. I blended banana, eggs, orange, and coconut pulp. (I didn't know blending eggs was bad!)
Was nice, but very coconutty. I blended banana, eggs, orange, and coconut pulp. (I didn't know blending eggs was bad!)
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I have replaced olive oil with coconut oil in my diet completely. This is due to the facts that 1. I didn't like the taste of olive oil, 2. I love the taste of coconut oil and 3. I've read some very encouraging studies on coconut oil.
But it all comes down to the taste, I guess. Mmmm... coconut oil *drowls like Homer Simpson*
I have replaced olive oil with coconut oil in my diet completely. This is due to the facts that 1. I didn't like the taste of olive oil, 2. I love the taste of coconut oil and 3. I've read some very encouraging studies on coconut oil.
But it all comes down to the taste, I guess. Mmmm... coconut oil *drowls like Homer Simpson*
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Coconut Oil/butter
I usually use coconut butter with my morning juice. At the food co-op I belong to, cold pressed coconut butter is rather inexpensive and does taste great with orange (or more exotic) juices.andyville wrote:huntress:
I take some coconut oil everytime I drink some juice.
Papayas are very cheap where I am, and those too taste great with coconut butter and orange juice.
Other nut oils to consider are hazlenut oil and macadamia nut oil, both of which are typically rather expensive. I only use them occasionally for this reason.