Guest guest Posted April 5, 2011 Report Share Posted April 5, 2011 I recently discovered Coconut flour (ingredients: ONLY organic coconut and nothing else) and wondered if it's okay to use, even though it does have some carbs (8 carbs per 2 Tb. serving). I used it to coat shrimp (adding onion powder, cayenne pepper, black pepper and paprika), which I then pan fried in unrefined coconut oil. It was actually delicious, and I just wanted to make sure the idea wasn't too good to be true. Does coconut's anti-fungal properties cancel out it's carb count or should I steer clear of it next time I'm trying to be creative in the kitchen? Thank you in advance for your help!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 5, 2011 Report Share Posted April 5, 2011 > > I recently discovered Coconut flour (ingredients: ONLY organic coconut and nothing else) and wondered if it's okay to use, even though it does have some carbs (8 carbs per 2 Tb. serving). I used it to coat shrimp (adding onion powder, cayenne pepper, black pepper and paprika), which I then pan fried in unrefined coconut oil. It was actually delicious, and I just wanted to make sure the idea wasn't too good to be true. Does coconut's anti-fungal properties cancel out it's carb count or should I steer clear of it next time I'm trying to be creative in the kitchen? +++Hi Amy, Unrefined coconut oil is recommended because of its many health benefits, and not because it is " claimed to be " antifungal since candida/fungus/yeast cannot be killed off in order to cure it anyway - see Why Antifungals Are Not Needed (and they do not help either): http://www.healingnaturallybybee.com/articles/antifungal1.php I should have you calculate carbs in foods since you are good at it! Yes, coconut flour is okay to use. You just made more work for me since I'll have to add it to my food lists. Luv, Bee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 5, 2011 Report Share Posted April 5, 2011 Does this mean I could use coconut flour to make my son's pizza? That would be great!! Thanks, Margaret > > > > I recently discovered Coconut flour (ingredients: ONLY organic coconut and nothing else) and wondered if it's okay to use, even though it does have some carbs (8 carbs per 2 Tb. serving). I used it to coat shrimp (adding onion powder, cayenne pepper, black pepper and paprika), which I then pan fried in unrefined coconut oil. It was actually delicious, and I just wanted to make sure the idea wasn't too good to be true. Does coconut's anti-fungal properties cancel out it's carb count or should I steer clear of it next time I'm trying to be creative in the kitchen? > > +++Hi Amy, > > Unrefined coconut oil is recommended because of its many health benefits, and not because it is " claimed to be " antifungal since candida/fungus/yeast cannot be killed off in order to cure it anyway - see Why Antifungals Are Not Needed (and they do not help either): > http://www.healingnaturallybybee.com/articles/antifungal1.php > > I should have you calculate carbs in foods since you are good at it! > > Yes, coconut flour is okay to use. You just made more work for me since I'll have to add it to my food lists. > > Luv, Bee > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 6, 2011 Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 Amy wrote: " {coconut flour} does have some carbs (8 carbs per 2 Tb. serving) " Bee wrote: " I should have you calculate carbs in foods since you are good at it! Yes, coconut flour is okay to use. You just made more work for me since I'll have to add it to my food lists. " So is there a rule about how many carbs per serving in a food that makes it okay/not okay to eat on this diet? a M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 6, 2011 Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 Hi Bee: is this true? Now we can " bake " with coconut flour? This opens a whole new world for us! Please confirm. If yes, why the change? Thanks, Theresa On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 12:38 PM, Margaret <shavers3@...> wrote: > > > Does this mean I could use coconut flour to make my son's pizza? That would > be great!! > Thanks, > Margaret > > > > > > > I recently discovered Coconut flour (ingredients: ONLY organic coconut > and nothing else) and wondered if it's okay to use, even though it does have > some carbs (8 carbs per 2 Tb. serving). I used it to coat shrimp (adding > onion powder, cayenne pepper, black pepper and paprika), which I then pan > fried in unrefined coconut oil. It was actually delicious, and I just wanted > to make sure the idea wasn't too good to be true. Does coconut's anti-fungal > properties cancel out it's carb count or should I steer clear of it next > time I'm trying to be creative in the kitchen? > > > > +++Hi Amy, > > > > Unrefined coconut oil is recommended because of its many health benefits, > and not because it is " claimed to be " antifungal since candida/fungus/yeast > cannot be killed off in order to cure it anyway - see Why Antifungals Are > Not Needed (and they do not help either): > > http://www.healingnaturallybybee.com/articles/antifungal1.php > > > > I should have you calculate carbs in foods since you are good at it! > > > > Yes, coconut flour is okay to use. You just made more work for me since > I'll have to add it to my food lists. > > > > Luv, Bee > > > > > -- *Theresa Donohue* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 6, 2011 Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 I am in no way trying to tell you your wrong but just wanted to give you my personal story with coconut flour. It is from coconut meat so it is sugary and high in fiber which I know kept my addiction to grains and sugar pretty high. It is one of those things I had to live and learn before I could fully adhere to your diet. A lot of us who have gone gluten-free at some point in our many attempts to get healthy take that to such a level that we are consuming gobs of g-f grains and continuing to spiral downward! I looked for every excuse to eat rice, corn, and eventually coconut flour because I just had to have it (or so I thought :-). Coconut flour kept my addiction to carbs in place and it wasn't until I errupted with psoriasis again and a tanking thyroid that I was finally READY to face the truth and embrace it. Carbs do not help in this journey if they taste sweet or even remind you of grains. I remembered the diet no-no's include coconut meat and that is precisley what coconut flour is. Perhaps the carbs are low enough that it doesn't matter but it sure tastes sweet! :-) With much respect, > > I recently discovered Coconut flour (ingredients: ONLY organic coconut and nothing else) and wondered if it's okay to use, even though it does have some carbs (8 carbs per 2 Tb. serving). I used it to coat shrimp (adding onion powder, cayenne pepper, black pepper and paprika), which I then pan fried in unrefined coconut oil. It was actually delicious, and I just wanted to make sure the idea wasn't too good to be true. Does coconut's anti-fungal properties cancel out it's carb count or should I steer clear of it next time I'm trying to be creative in the kitchen? Thank you in advance for your help!!! > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 6, 2011 Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 > > I recently discovered Coconut flour (ingredients: ONLY organic coconut and nothing else) and wondered if it's okay to use, even though it does have some carbs (8 carbs per 2 Tb. serving). I used it to coat shrimp (adding onion powder, cayenne pepper, black pepper and paprika), which I then pan fried in unrefined coconut oil. It was actually delicious, and I just wanted to make sure the idea wasn't too good to be true. Does coconut's anti-fungal properties cancel out it's carb count or should I steer clear of it next time I'm trying to be creative in the kitchen? +++Hi Amy, Yesterday I made a big mistake when I approved of coconut flour. I apologize. In order to do a correct comparison to foods on my foods list I should have taken the time to calculate how many net carb grams are in 1 cup. 16 tablespoons = 1 cup. 2 tbsp. = 8g, 1 tbsp. = 4g (net carb grams after subtracting fibers). 4g X 16 tbsp. = 64g in 1 cup of coconut flour. Please re-check my calculations. Examples of foods on my food list (all are cooked less fibers): -tomatoes = 7.2g -broccoli = 7.3g -onions = 18.4g -rutabaga = 11.9g -spaghetti squash = 7.9g Therefore, coconut Flour will not be added to my foods list. All the best, Bee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 6, 2011 Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 > > Does this mean I could use coconut flour to make my son's pizza? That would be great!! +++Hi Margaret, Sorry, but I made a big mistake yesterday when I approved of coconut flour - see the message I posted this morning: /message/104305 Bee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 6, 2011 Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 > > Hi Bee: is this true? Now we can " bake " with coconut flour? This opens a > whole new world for us! Please confirm. If yes, why the change? > +++Hi Theresa, Sorry, but I was in too much of a rush yesterday and did not do the calculations I should have. Coconut flour is not okay - see the message I posted this morning: /message/104305 Bee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 6, 2011 Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 > > I am in no way trying to tell you your wrong but just wanted to give you my personal story with coconut flour. It is from coconut meat so it is sugary and high in fiber which I know kept my addiction to grains and sugar pretty high. It is one of those things I had to live and learn before I could fully adhere to your diet. A lot of us who have gone gluten-free at some point in our many attempts to get healthy take that to such a level that we are consuming gobs of g-f grains and continuing to spiral downward! I looked for every excuse to eat rice, corn, and eventually coconut flour because I just had to have it (or so I thought :-). Coconut flour kept my addiction to carbs in place and it wasn't until I errupted with psoriasis again and a tanking thyroid that I was finally READY to face the truth and embrace it. Carbs do not help in this journey if they taste sweet or even remind you of grains. I remembered the diet no-no's include coconut meat and that is precisley what coconut flour is. Perhaps the carbs are low enough that it doesn't matter but it sure tastes sweet! :-) +++Hi . I guess I'm human, because I made a big mistake yesterday when I approved of coconut flour. I should never second-guess myself when under pressure. The carbs are very high. I made the mistake of not taking the time to calculate it by 1 cup - see the message I posted this morning: /message/104305 All the best, Bee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 6, 2011 Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 Bee Me too, I tried coconut flour a while ago and it sent me into a massive fibro flare. My husband and children eat it but they are far more healthier than I am. I have gained a lot of recovery with your program but even now I would not consider myself healthy enough to eat anything made from coconut flour. As time has gone by I have come to terms with the fact that I may never be able to eat any cakes, biscuits of any kind. My family do but me, I enjoy all the other foods on your diet and it's not just that, feeling better in myself feels much better than the way any stodgy food tastes Kind regards and thank you Joanne ________________________________ From: Bee <beeisbuzzing2003@...> Sent: Wed, 6 April, 2011 15:27:39 Subject: [ ] Re: Coconut flour okay?  > > I am in no way trying to tell you your wrong but just wanted to give you my >personal story with coconut flour. It is from coconut meat so it is sugary and >high in fiber which I know kept my addiction to grains and sugar pretty high. It >is one of those things I had to live and learn before I could fully adhere to >your diet. A lot of us who have gone gluten-free at some point in our many >attempts to get healthy take that to such a level that we are consuming gobs of >g-f grains and continuing to spiral downward! I looked for every excuse to eat >rice, corn, and eventually coconut flour because I just had to have it (or so I >thought :-). Coconut flour kept my addiction to carbs in place and it wasn't >until I errupted with psoriasis again and a tanking thyroid that I was finally >READY to face the truth and embrace it. Carbs do not help in this journey if >they taste sweet or even remind you of grains. I remembered the diet no-no's >include coconut meat and that is precisley what coconut flour is. Perhaps the >carbs are low enough that it doesn't matter but it sure tastes sweet! :-) > +++Hi . I guess I'm human, because I made a big mistake yesterday when I approved of coconut flour. I should never second-guess myself when under pressure. The carbs are very high. I made the mistake of not taking the time to calculate it by 1 cup - see the message I posted this morning: /message/104305 All the best, Bee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 6, 2011 Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 " I should have you calculate carbs in foods since you are good at it! Yes, coconut flour is okay to use. You just made more work for me since I'll have to add it to my food lists. " > > > So is there a rule about how many carbs per serving in a food that makes it okay/not okay to eat on this diet? > +++Hi a M. I made a big mistake yesterday approving coconut flour, since I should have taken the time to calculate it more carefully. I also should not second-guess myself, since I've calculated it in the past so that is why it was not recommended - see Message #104305 that I posted this morning. Each kind of food listed on my program is " supposed to be " low in carbs, except for spices and stevia (only used in small amounts) and lemons and limes. Even though lemons and limes are high in fructose sugar the reason they were originally included is because of information on how they help your body detoxify. Since then I've learned how our bodies handle fructose, and I pay attention to Members on my program, and there were many who cannot tolerate them. I revised my instructions accordingly, but I'm hesitant to totally remove them because they are great for recipes, for pulling minerals out of bones for bone broth, for marinading meats, etc. In spite of this, and any errors I've ever made or do make, this program has helped people get healthy. Because I made the mistake with coconut flour yesterday, I've started a spreadsheet and will re-calculate all of the foods listed. When I've finished, I can be able to write a strict rule, so everyone can do the calculations on any foods they wish. That will help me keep me in line too, in case I make a mistake. lol! All the best, Bee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 7, 2011 Report Share Posted April 7, 2011 > > Bee > > Me too, I tried coconut flour a while ago and it sent me into a massive fibro > flare. My husband and children eat it but they are far more healthier than I am. > I have gained a lot of recovery with your program but even now I would not > consider myself healthy enough to eat anything made from coconut flour. As time > has gone by I have come to terms with the fact that I may never be able to eat > any cakes, biscuits of any kind. My family do but me, I enjoy all the other > foods on your diet and it's not just that, feeling better in myself feels much > better than the way any stodgy food tastes > +++Hi Joanne, I appreciate letting us know your experience consuming coconut flour. Luv & Hugs, Bee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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