Re: coconut milk vs. coconut

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Sheila, Thanks for this info. It is very helpful to me as I am endeavoring to

understand the whole process of adding foods in. I'm sure that as I am getting

into a mindset making almost EVERYTHING from scratch, there have got to be

health benefits for my whole family.

Sheril

" SCD legal " (w/no mistakes I think) for 3 days_,___

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[Guest guest]

Sheila, Thanks for this info. It is very helpful to me as I am endeavoring to

understand the whole process of adding foods in. I'm sure that as I am getting

into a mindset making almost EVERYTHING from scratch, there have got to be

health benefits for my whole family.

Sheril

" SCD legal " (w/no mistakes I think) for 3 days

Sheila Trenholm wrote:

Hi Patti & Lorilyn,

Here is a little note that Elaine had written about Coconut milk

from the Lyris files:

http://lyris.dundee.net/read/messages?id=265858#265858

" Those instructions about adding the coconut milk after 6 months

were written for the people with inflammatory bowel disease BEFORE I

became active on the autism list. Most people were getting it a can

and I KNOW that there are probably emulsifiers, etc.

If you are using it from a fresh cocount and making yogurt with it,

go ahead and don't worry about 6 months. "

This thread is also very interesting especially the part about *all*

canned coconut milks having emulsifiers (illegals) from a person who

works in the industry.

http://lyris.dundee.net/read/messages?id=266128#266128

Patti, I agree with you that it was drinking a lot of homemade

coconut milk to which Elaine was referring (ie. a substitute for

drinking liquid cow milk). It is good stuff but is concentrated and

so might be too much for a compromised gut - go slow and carefully.

The fiber of the coconut itself can also be tough to digest (likely

tougher than other nuts for most nuts people). But everyone varies

so people need to check it for themselves to see if they tolerate

it. From experience on the various lists many seem to tolerate

pecans and blanched almonds before shredded coconut items.

Lorilyn,

I've made my own coconut milk.

Here's my method:

Coconut milk

1 cup unsweetened coconut flakes

1 cup boiling water

Simmer coconut in water for five minutes. Allow it to cool about 10

or more (otherwise the blender will steam up and blow the lid).

Blend until fairly smooth. Strain using a clean dishcloth or layers

of cheesecloth laid in a colander. When most has gone through I

fill pick up the sides of the cloth and squeeze out more liquid.

Sometime I boil the remaining coconut a second time repeating all

steps to get a thinner milk. NOTE: The remaining coconut shreds

should be thrown out since they are concentrated cellulose and will

feed the bad gut bugs.

Sheila, SCD 2/01, UC 22yrs

mom of and

> I don't mean to go against Elaine's advice... but I'm kind of

assuming she meant in terms of drinking whole big glasses of

it....like as a replacement for cow milk as a beverage.

> Umm, I thought it was the other way around? That coconut is okay

per BTVC but coconut milk cannot be added until several months SCD

and even then should be homemade? (I have to admit that I thought

that allowing coconut, but not cooked-and-pureed-coconut-and-water

made no sense, unless it was a quantity issue-- that people would

drink a lot more coconut than they would eat--, but that's what my

10th anniversary edition says.)

> Also, has anyone had success making their own coconut milk? I

tried the recipe using dessicated macaroon coconut last year and it

was absolutely nothing like canned coconut milk (with or without

forbidden gum additives). Then I tried it again last week with wide

shred unsweetened dried coconut, just about killed my blender and

still got a very pathetic coconut milk. I am thinking that the

secret to commercial coconut milk must be that they totally puree

the coconut, and that I need a Vitamix to do that. Anyone have

experience with this?

> Lorilyn, day 10 of round 2 SCD

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[Guest guest]

Was it good? Did you give it to your son/daughter? Did he/she like it? Just

wondering as I'd love to find a good cow/rice/soy milk alternative. Our son is

really missing his " milk " as he knows it (rice).

clairedeleo wrote:

I made coconut milk from a fresh coconut. It was time consuming to

get all the coconut out, but once I put it in the blender, it was

fast. Just dice up the coconut. It doesn't matter if it has the

brown skin on it. Put the coconut in the blender with 2 cups of water

(can include the coconut water). Blend well, then strain. I also

squeezed the shredded coconut to get all the milk. The resulting

coconut milk is very rich and creamy.

I've also read that you can use the remaining coconut, cook it with 2

cups of water, and get even more milk. It's not as thick as the first

stuff, but you can mix the two together.

Claire

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[Guest guest]

I drank it myself, and loved it! My stepkids aren't SCD.

I forgot to mention in the directions that you use hot water when you

mix the fresh coconut in the blender. Coconut milk separates, so you

have to shake it. The directions say use it in 2-3 days.

I also forgot to mention that if you do the second batch, you cook the

remaining shedded coconut to boiling with 2 cups of water. Let stand

for 5 minutes to cool, reblend, and filter through a fine sieve. It's

definitely not as thick, so you can either mix it with the first batch

of rich stuff, or not bother.

Claire

> I made coconut milk from a fresh coconut. It was time

consuming to

> get all the coconut out, but once I put it in the blender, it was

> fast. Just dice up the coconut. It doesn't matter if it has the

> brown skin on it. Put the coconut in the blender with 2 cups of water

> (can include the coconut water). Blend well, then strain. I also

> squeezed the shredded coconut to get all the milk. The resulting

> coconut milk is very rich and creamy.

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> I've also read that you can use the remaining coconut, cook it with 2

> cups of water, and get even more milk. It's not as thick as the first

> stuff, but you can mix the two together.

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> Claire

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