Talk to me about coconut oil - Page 18

cobluegirl · 12-09-2008, 12:50 PM

I like it in milk with cinnamon and sugar...

joyfulmomof2 · 12-09-2008, 12:52 PM

That sounds good too. I think I would like it in a smoothie as well.

WOW! I just checked the prices at vitacost and they are super cheap! I will definitely order my stuff from there from now on.

crunchymum · 12-09-2008, 08:43 PM

everything is cheaper there!

i've started putting CO in hot chocolate, and it is heavenly.

joyfulmomof2 · 12-10-2008, 03:28 AM

Ooooo, Jen, that does sound good! I am going to have to try it!

rebecuna · 12-29-2008, 02:47 AM

While reading this thread I stopped *TWO* different times to make CO food

... first spread some on toast with a little honey (it weirded me out without that), then put some in Annie's Mac and Cheese I was making for DS for lunch (and stole a few spoonfuls... yum!). I'm so glad to finally use it! It's been sitting in my cupboard for a few months. (btw, it's the Nature's Way brand, and I like it)

Here's my question: someone said something early on about being careful how quickly you start eating it, like to start small or something... haven't heard anything else about that. Is that important? What happens if you have too much too soon?

And aside from the skin, weight loss and STD benefits, is it just a preventive health thing? What are the benefits if used preventively, and how much do you need to be taking per day? What if you just have it occasionally? Still any benefit?

joyfulmomof2 · 12-29-2008, 05:12 AM

RubySlippers · 02-02-2009, 11:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Allison In TX

I like the Nature's Way well enough. I think it's comparable to Nutiva, but the store near us carries it in tiny tiny jars, and I get the Nutiva by the gallon.

That's good to know.
We bought Nature's Way EfaGold Raw Extra Virgin CO. It has a great smell and mild taste to it.

We're testing it to see if it will work for our family.

joyfulmomof2 · 02-02-2009, 05:28 PM

I just want to comment that I have been using CO for a while as our family's lotion since I joined this thread and it is so wonderful and I love the smell. I got the Nutiva. We have yet to integrate it into our diets but it is awesome skin care.

RubySlippers · 02-09-2009, 11:37 AM

A has been taking about a tsp internally and it's really helping to reduce her acne and soften her skin.
It did not work for her at all when applied topically.

crunchymum · 02-09-2009, 12:31 PM

interesting!

DoulaClara · 10-27-2009, 10:18 AM

I think I just read through this whole thing without crossed eyes. Go me!

I just bought some coconut oil today- it's by Health Support, and is raw, organic, unbleached, cold-pressed, yada yada yada... Is this a good kind?

Also, is this stuff okay internally while pregnant?

Anna3:16 · 07-20-2011, 05:28 PM

The type we use does not taste anything like coconut!!! It is in a jar and looks like white hard butter.

wisdomjourney · 07-20-2011, 05:32 PM

subbing because I want to come back to this thread when I have more time

12-09-2008, 12:50 PM	#256
cobluegirl Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 43,920	Re: Talk to me about coconut oil I like it in milk with cinnamon and sugar... __________________ ~ T4/1 ISTJ Enneagram 9 Dh-T3/4 ENTP Ds-T4/2 Dd1-T1/3 Dd2-T2/1 ~praying for healing and restoration in my marriage The greatest challenge for most of us is believing that we are worthy now, right this minute. Worthiness doesn't have prerequisites. ~Brene Brown "The Gifts of Imperfection"

12-09-2008, 12:52 PM	#257
joyfulmomof2 Rose Trellis Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Nebraska Posts: 2,557	Re: Talk to me about coconut oil That sounds good too. I think I would like it in a smoothie as well. WOW! I just checked the prices at vitacost and they are super cheap! I will definitely order my stuff from there from now on. __________________ Suzi Blessed, single, INTJ WAHMama [FINALLY!] Homeschooling my two sweet kiddos: Dino - 10 Princess - 7

12-09-2008, 08:43 PM	#258
crunchymum Moderator speak softly and carry a big coffee Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Chicago Posts: 34,803	Re: Talk to me about coconut oil everything is cheaper there! i've started putting CO in hot chocolate, and it is heavenly. __________________ ~ jen wife to my first kiss mama to 12yo spreezy, 10yo jones, 5yo biggie, and our little greased lightning, 2yo ~ all born at home birth doula my waterbirth montage my etsy! "i did not want my children to love me because i had been an adequate mother, because i would never be one, this i already knew. i wanted my children to love me for the same reason i want my children themselves to be loved: because we are all irreducible, irreplaceable." -gina bria

12-10-2008, 03:28 AM	#259
joyfulmomof2 Rose Trellis Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Nebraska Posts: 2,557	Re: Talk to me about coconut oil Ooooo, Jen, that does sound good! I am going to have to try it! __________________ Suzi Blessed, single, INTJ WAHMama [FINALLY!] Homeschooling my two sweet kiddos: Dino - 10 Princess - 7

12-29-2008, 02:47 AM	#260
rebecuna Rose Trellis Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 1,512	Re: Talk to me about coconut oil While reading this thread I stopped TWO different times to make CO food ... first spread some on toast with a little honey (it weirded me out without that), then put some in Annie's Mac and Cheese I was making for DS for lunch (and stole a few spoonfuls... yum!). I'm so glad to finally use it! It's been sitting in my cupboard for a few months. (btw, it's the Nature's Way brand, and I like it) Here's my question: someone said something early on about being careful how quickly you start eating it, like to start small or something... haven't heard anything else about that. Is that important? What happens if you have too much too soon? And aside from the skin, weight loss and STD benefits, is it just a preventive health thing? What are the benefits if used preventively, and how much do you need to be taking per day? What if you just have it occasionally? Still any benefit? __________________ me- Becky DH- P DS1- The koodle. 6 (6/13/06) DS2- Turtle, VBAC baby. 3 (10/3/09) Healing rheumatoid arthritis through GAPS since October 2011 Remembering Little Bean- January 2009

12-29-2008, 05:12 AM	#261
joyfulmomof2 Rose Trellis Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Nebraska Posts: 2,557	Re: Talk to me about coconut oil __________________ Suzi Blessed, single, INTJ WAHMama [FINALLY!] Homeschooling my two sweet kiddos: Dino - 10 Princess - 7

02-02-2009, 05:28 PM	#263
joyfulmomof2 Rose Trellis Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Nebraska Posts: 2,557	Re: Talk to me about coconut oil I just want to comment that I have been using CO for a while as our family's lotion since I joined this thread and it is so wonderful and I love the smell. I got the Nutiva. We have yet to integrate it into our diets but it is awesome skin care. __________________ Suzi Blessed, single, INTJ WAHMama [FINALLY!] Homeschooling my two sweet kiddos: Dino - 10 Princess - 7

02-09-2009, 11:37 AM	#264
RubySlippers Rose Garden There's no place like home. Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 9,739	Re: Talk to me about coconut oil A has been taking about a tsp internally and it's really helping to reduce her acne and soften her skin. It did not work for her at all when applied topically. __________________ "If I ever go looking for my heart's desire again, I won't look any further than my own backyard. Because if it isn't there, I never really lost it." Dorothy Lullaby League

02-09-2009, 12:31 PM	#265
crunchymum Moderator speak softly and carry a big coffee Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Chicago Posts: 34,803	Re: Talk to me about coconut oil interesting! __________________ ~ jen wife to my first kiss mama to 12yo spreezy, 10yo jones, 5yo biggie, and our little greased lightning, 2yo ~ all born at home birth doula my waterbirth montage my etsy! "i did not want my children to love me because i had been an adequate mother, because i would never be one, this i already knew. i wanted my children to love me for the same reason i want my children themselves to be loved: because we are all irreducible, irreplaceable." -gina bria

10-27-2009, 10:18 AM	#266
DoulaClara Moderator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: where the street has no name Posts: 15,211	Re: Talk to me about coconut oil I think I just read through this whole thing without crossed eyes. Go me! I just bought some coconut oil today- it's by Health Support, and is raw, organic, unbleached, cold-pressed, yada yada yada... Is this a good kind? Also, is this stuff okay internally while pregnant? __________________ Mama to 07/07 Wednesday and 04/10 Pugsley and 10/12 Capstone Wife to my wonderful husband Dec 2000 Feb 9, 2009 July 1, 2009 "As long as I learn I will make mistakes..." ~Beastie Boys

07-20-2011, 05:28 PM	#267
Anna3:16 Seedling Rose Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 15	Re: Talk to me about coconut oil The type we use does not taste anything like coconut!!! It is in a jar and looks like white hard butter. __________________ Wife to DH for 12 years Mom to 2 DS age 5 and 9....so far...

07-20-2011, 05:32 PM	#268
wisdomjourney Rose Bouquet Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 822	Re: Talk to me about coconut oil subbing because I want to come back to this thread when I have more time __________________ Jenn XNFP Wife to my best friend since June 1997. Whee!! SAHMama to DD (6) and DS (4)

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