Guest guest Posted August 10, 2003 Report Share Posted August 10, 2003 except that it is almost totally saturated fat From: " paultheo2000 " <paultheo2000@...> Reply- Date: Sun, 10 Aug 2003 14:28:10 -0000 Subject: [ ] Coconuts From what I've read it appears that coconut oil is a healthful addition to one's diet. If I find a bottle I'll definitely start baking with it. Would eating raw coconuts or coconut milk provide the same health benefits? Cheers, - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 10, 2003 Report Share Posted August 10, 2003 Well, from what I've read, saturated fat isn't all that bad. Coconut seems to have several unique antioxidant properties and lowers cholesterol as well. I'll have to look into it more but I was curious if anyone knew anything about this. - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 10, 2003 Report Share Posted August 10, 2003 For those of us who are veterans, and remember Greg , he told us about the benefits of coconut oil quite a while ago. Search " coconut in our archives for Greg's posts on the subject and other discussion about it. on 8/10/2003 1:59 PM, paultheo2000 at paultheo2000@... wrote: > Well, from what I've read, saturated fat isn't all that bad. Coconut > seems to have several unique antioxidant properties and lowers > cholesterol as well. I'll have to look into it more but I was curious > if anyone knew anything about this. > > - > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 10, 2003 Report Share Posted August 10, 2003 Hi Francesca, I looked in the archives and didn't come up with any specific discussions on the topic from this board. However I did find a link to several other message boards and 's site which all look full of good information. What are your thoughts on coconuts, coconut milk and coconut oil? Cheers, - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 10, 2003 Report Share Posted August 10, 2003 Here's one from Greg about coconut oil: /message/2747 Search the March 2002 archives to see if there isn't more said on the subject. on 8/10/2003 3:55 PM, paultheo2000 at paultheo2000@... wrote: > Hi Francesca, > > I looked in the archives and didn't come up with any specific > discussions on the topic from this board. However I did find a link to > several other message boards and 's site which all look full of > good information. > > What are your thoughts on coconuts, coconut milk and coconut oil? > > Cheers, > > - > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 11, 2003 Report Share Posted August 11, 2003 Couldn't find much else, but thanks for the link. I confess it was somewhat to complicated for me though. I'll have a look at more of 's posts in the archives though. -Zulu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 6, 2005 Report Share Posted March 6, 2005 On the subject of coconuts, does anyone have tips on easy opening? Re: new to group where to get young coconuts > > [Ellen] Mike, thanks! Where in NY can I get the coconuts? I > am going into the city in a couple of weeks, do you > have any recommendations? Thanks... > > [MAP] By far your best bet is Chinatown. Look for the sidewalk corner > storefront > produce merchants (they're all 90% the same) around, say, Grand St and > Chystie St and within a few block radius of there... The turnover is > so fast for produce in Chinatown that stuff is always extremely > fresh... Usually it's $1.25 a piece, but some places will have the > option of paying $1.50 a piece for young coconuts stored in a cooler > inside the store. The ambient temp ones have always been fresh and > great in my experience. It's a good place to pick up very fresh > ginger while you're at it. And if you join Heidi, myself, and others > in list-land in our passionate love for dried anchovies (added to our > kimchi and used otherwise), you'll find great deals in that > neighborhood, but hold out for the fresher ones and go more towards > the Mott/ area... > > Mike > SE Pennsylvania > > The best way to predict the future is to invent it. --Alan Kay > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 6, 2005 Report Share Posted March 6, 2005 : At the point end of a coconut are three indentations, they form a monkey face " . One will be soft and you poke that one out with a sharp tool and drain the liquid out. If it is a young coconut with green covering you have to remove the husk first to get at the holes or eyes as they are called. To crack the hull, some people saw it in two, some hit it with a hammer with the coconut resting on the cement. An Indian woman showed me that if you hold the coconut in your had and tap it at the equator and keep turning and tapping it will break almost perfectly in half! Vona Re: new to group where to get young coconuts > > [Ellen] Mike, thanks! Where in NY can I get the coconuts? I > am going into the city in a couple of weeks, do you > have any recommendations? Thanks... > > [MAP] By far your best bet is Chinatown. Look for the sidewalk corner > storefront > produce merchants (they're all 90% the same) around, say, Grand St and > Chystie St and within a few block radius of there... The turnover is > so fast for produce in Chinatown that stuff is always extremely > fresh... Usually it's $1.25 a piece, but some places will have the > option of paying $1.50 a piece for young coconuts stored in a cooler > inside the store. The ambient temp ones have always been fresh and > great in my experience. It's a good place to pick up very fresh > ginger while you're at it. And if you join Heidi, myself, and others > in list-land in our passionate love for dried anchovies (added to our > kimchi and used otherwise), you'll find great deals in that > neighborhood, but hold out for the fresher ones and go more towards > the Mott/ area... > > Mike > SE Pennsylvania > > The best way to predict the future is to invent it. --Alan Kay > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 6, 2005 Report Share Posted March 6, 2005 I got tired of the mess of opening up either old or young green coconuts... My methods are not mess free, just less mess and I think easier. Old Hairy Brown Coconuts Water Extraction: Use an electric drill and make two holes at the bottom; pour out water and very little of the water is lost. Meat Extraction: Medium tapping with a hammer to loosen up the shell from the meat, and at some point a hard hit to crack the shell...still a bit messy. Young Green Coconuts Water Extraction: Using a large knife (hatchet unnecessary) strike away at the cone end maybe 1-1.5 " in. (If you do this enough times as I have, you will become quite precise at estimating the exact place to chop so no coconute water is lost.) Once you have almost cleared through the cone, peel back the head, pour out the juice. The hole is usually big enough for to scoop out the soft meat with a long spoon. For example, I have seen Donna Gates (queen of coconut water extraction) website on how to do this, and I have tried it, and it is very labor intensive and very messy. Maybe this method is OK for one or two, however I was doing 12-14 at time. vsp On Sun, 6 Mar 2005 19:25:02 -0500, Every <denisee@...> wrote: > On the subject of coconuts, does anyone have tips on easy opening? > > > > > > Re: new to group where to get young coconuts > > > > > > [Ellen] Mike, thanks! Where in NY can I get the coconuts? I > > am going into the city in a couple of weeks, do you > > have any recommendations? Thanks... > > > > [MAP] By far your best bet is Chinatown. Look for the sidewalk corner > > storefront > > produce merchants (they're all 90% the same) around, say, Grand St and > > Chystie St and within a few block radius of there... The turnover is > > so fast for produce in Chinatown that stuff is always extremely > > fresh... Usually it's $1.25 a piece, but some places will have the > > option of paying $1.50 a piece for young coconuts stored in a cooler > > inside the store. The ambient temp ones have always been fresh and > > great in my experience. It's a good place to pick up very fresh > > ginger while you're at it. And if you join Heidi, myself, and others > > in list-land in our passionate love for dried anchovies (added to our > > kimchi and used otherwise), you'll find great deals in that > > neighborhood, but hold out for the fresher ones and go more towards > > the Mott/ area... > > > > Mike > > SE Pennsylvania > > > > The best way to predict the future is to invent it. --Alan Kay > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 6, 2005 Report Share Posted March 6, 2005 : How about a web address for Donna Gates!! Vona Re: new to group where to get young coconuts > > > > > > [Ellen] Mike, thanks! Where in NY can I get the coconuts? I > > am going into the city in a couple of weeks, do you > > have any recommendations? Thanks... > > > > [MAP] By far your best bet is Chinatown. Look for the sidewalk corner > > storefront > > produce merchants (they're all 90% the same) around, say, Grand St and > > Chystie St and within a few block radius of there... The turnover is > > so fast for produce in Chinatown that stuff is always extremely > > fresh... Usually it's $1.25 a piece, but some places will have the > > option of paying $1.50 a piece for young coconuts stored in a cooler > > inside the store. The ambient temp ones have always been fresh and > > great in my experience. It's a good place to pick up very fresh > > ginger while you're at it. And if you join Heidi, myself, and others > > in list-land in our passionate love for dried anchovies (added to our > > kimchi and used otherwise), you'll find great deals in that > > neighborhood, but hold out for the fresher ones and go more towards > > the Mott/ area... > > > > Mike > > SE Pennsylvania > > > > The best way to predict the future is to invent it. --Alan Kay > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 6, 2005 Report Share Posted March 6, 2005 http://www.bodyecologydiet.com On Sun, 06 Mar 2005 21:32:40 -0500, Vona Marengo <suntigermoon@...> wrote: > : How about a web address for Donna Gates!! > > Vona > Re: new to group where to get young coconuts > > > > > > > > > > [Ellen] Mike, thanks! Where in NY can I get the coconuts? I > > > am going into the city in a couple of weeks, do you > > > have any recommendations? Thanks... > > > > > > [MAP] By far your best bet is Chinatown. Look for the sidewalk corner > > > storefront > > > produce merchants (they're all 90% the same) around, say, Grand St and > > > Chystie St and within a few block radius of there... The turnover is > > > so fast for produce in Chinatown that stuff is always extremely > > > fresh... Usually it's $1.25 a piece, but some places will have the > > > option of paying $1.50 a piece for young coconuts stored in a cooler > > > inside the store. The ambient temp ones have always been fresh and > > > great in my experience. It's a good place to pick up very fresh > > > ginger while you're at it. And if you join Heidi, myself, and others > > > in list-land in our passionate love for dried anchovies (added to our > > > kimchi and used otherwise), you'll find great deals in that > > > neighborhood, but hold out for the fresher ones and go more towards > > > the Mott/ area... > > > > > > Mike > > > SE Pennsylvania > > > > > > The best way to predict the future is to invent it. --Alan Kay > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 7, 2005 Report Share Posted March 7, 2005 Thanks for the link, !! Vona Re: new to group where to get young coconuts > > > > > > > > > > [Ellen] Mike, thanks! Where in NY can I get the coconuts? I > > > am going into the city in a couple of weeks, do you > > > have any recommendations? Thanks... > > > > > > [MAP] By far your best bet is Chinatown. Look for the sidewalk corner > > > storefront > > > produce merchants (they're all 90% the same) around, say, Grand St and > > > Chystie St and within a few block radius of there... The turnover is > > > so fast for produce in Chinatown that stuff is always extremely > > > fresh... Usually it's $1.25 a piece, but some places will have the > > > option of paying $1.50 a piece for young coconuts stored in a cooler > > > inside the store. The ambient temp ones have always been fresh and > > > great in my experience. It's a good place to pick up very fresh > > > ginger while you're at it. And if you join Heidi, myself, and others > > > in list-land in our passionate love for dried anchovies (added to our > > > kimchi and used otherwise), you'll find great deals in that > > > neighborhood, but hold out for the fresher ones and go more towards > > > the Mott/ area... > > > > > > Mike > > > SE Pennsylvania > > > > > > The best way to predict the future is to invent it. --Alan Kay > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 27, 2006 Report Share Posted September 27, 2006 You are welcome. The coconut people claim that their form of fat (medium chain fatty acids) helps to rev up the metabolism of the person who uses it. So getting fat may not be the end result!! :-) ann think@... [ ] Re: SPINACH ANYONE?:::reply " " " " > > I'm with you on the love of mexican food!! I found the recipe THANKS FOR THE RECIPE!!! It sounds great!! We live 25 mi. n. of Mexican border food like this is hard to come by... everything is loaded with LARD and served with pasta salad!!! This recipe cheered me up and Hopefully I'll eat more and get FAT ! regards RHONDA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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