debbieoh

I got mine at Super K-Mart for $7.95

cwcquilters

Nutiva is an excellent coconut oil and is reasonably priced on their website or on Amazon. They recently had a special for 1 gallon and introduced 2 of their new products. My husband and I both use coconut oil so for us it is a good buy.
NancyG

farmquilter

Thanks to Suz for the recipe and everyone on their input about coconut oil. It is a very good thing to use for the health benefits. I use the organic pure version and put organic unsweetened flakes in the Vitamix blender to make coconut butter---YUMMMM!
Jan

Mousie

and definitely not "hydrogenized". I think this was on tv and we all must have seen it. Gonna be trying to find it too.

ptquilts

Let's not forget that coconut oil, even non-hydrogenated, is high in saturated fat (commonly associated with heart disease) - one of the few vegetable oils that is that high. Like many things there is a risk-benefit trade-off.

ncredbird

The research I have read (I am in the medical field) indicated to purchase only the organic extra virgin coconut oil. It does NOT contribute to heart disease and has even been shown to help clean the arteries. Others are heat treated or hydrogenated (Lou Ana) which is NOT what you want! It is a medium chain triglyceride in its natural state but different companies process and treat it differently and that changes its beneficial properties. I have severe restless leg syndrome. The doctor has me on a medication for Parkinson's which has helped but in the evening and at night it would still kick in. Since I have started using the coconut oil (and I am still taking the RX also) I have had no bouts at night or in the evenings. I can't say that all symptoms have completely disappeared, as I still have some tingling in my leg and foot but I no longer have the constant uncontrollable urge to shift around and jerk my left leg. I figured if the Parkinson's med was supposed to help maybe this would also.
I shopped around on the internet and purchase Nutiva in 1 gallon plastic bucket. I cook and bake with it, put it in smoothies, add it to hot cereal, and even put a teaspoon in my hot chocolate when I enjoy that. It doesn't leave an oily slick feeling in your mouth so theoretically you could take a tablespoon or so of it without the nasty feeling that you would have if you did that with vegetable oil. There are big differences in price out there so shop around.
Ann in TN

yngldy

If I lose my mind, I'm dead anyway!!

mojo11

I buy the cold pressed extra virgin coconut oil and take 1-2 Tbsp a day for weight loss. 10# gone in 6 weeks. I like the taste of it from a spoon. I didn't know about all these other benefits. Thanks for the info.

Learner747

I did a search and found that it does help slow down Alzheimer's but it also increases possible cardiac problems. One must weigh the two results. I buy mine Coconut Oil in the form of soft get capsules from Puritan Pride.

themachinelady

I have always thought too that it increases the risk for cardiac problems, but have seen a number of places where it is good to clear out the arteries and helps heart disease, so who do you believe? Maybe the 4T a day would help, but excess could cause problems, but don't see how it can clear arteries and add to the problems both at the same time.
Am wondering if a lot of the claims might be mind over matter. I have not tried it thus far because of heart problems but will keep reading and an open mind just in case.