Keeping coconut oil liquid/ was Re: My son hates the yogurt!/Chris

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Yes, I've had that happen to me before too. :-) Coconut oil will

become a solid at temperatures below 76 F, so when cold stuff mixes

with it, voila, hard waxy stuff. What I do is make sure what I am

adding it to has come up to room temperature first.

For example, when I'm making pumpkin pie filling, I start with putting

the squash in the bowl. Then I add the egg yolks, then I add all the

spices, vanilla etc, (this gives the eggs yolks time to warm up a

bit), then I mix that up a bit with the mixer, which tends to warm the

eggs up some more, then I add the coconut oil and complete the mixing.

When I am making smoothies, I separate the egg yolks from the whites

by hand, which warms the eggs up enough that by the time I add the

coconut oil, it is warm enough to mix well.

I also don't ever let the coconut oil sit with something cold next to

it, the second it gets added to the recipe, that is the time I start

the mixing.

If it is wintertime and my coconut oil is hard due to the temp of my

kitchen, I'll melt some in a pan first before adding it to recipes.

I use organic extra virgin coconut oil too.

HTH!

K

Hashi's, Fibro, CFS, yeast/candida, copper overload, adrenal fatigue

(mostly healed!!!)

kids: son Rhowan 5 yrs old, chronic diarrhea/loose stools,

yeast/candida, ADHD, salicylate intolerance, daughter Willow 6.5 yrs

old, mild GI issues, salicylate intolerance

Started SCD June 2006, went slightly off for awhile in Nov 2006, back

on strict SCD starting May 2007. (Just redid intro last week of June

2007 and are taking it SLOW and we are seeing some real progress!!!!!)

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> Whenever I add coconut oil to a smoothie or anything cold it turns

into a yucky inedible wax. How are you adding wit with success? I

use the organic extra virgin coconut oil, which is the most healthy

but hard to disguise the flavor of (way too much coconut taste). What

kind are you using & how do you get it to stay liquid?

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