Coconut flour ok during induction?

[Georgiana]

Re: Coconut flour ok during induction?

Fresh, non-rancid coconut oil isn't supposed to smell like coconuts. When it begins to deteriorate, it gets a "coconut" aroma. I guess it's along the same rationale that fresh fish shouldn't smell fishy. I had a long talk with her about coconuts because store coconut oil makes my stomach queasy, whereas coconut oil processed fresh from real coconuts doesn't.

How do you get fresh coconut oil?

[not2late]

Re: Coconut flour ok during induction?

How do you get fresh coconut oil?

First you start with a fresh coconut. I have a friend in Florida who brings "green coconuts" whenever he visits.

Anyhow, you remove the coconut meat from the coconut. Shred it (or chop it very fine in a food processor.) Line a large bowl with cheesecloth, and put the coconut meat in it. Add boiling water to cover the meat. Let it cool alittle, then lift up the edges of the cheesecloth to form a bag with the meat inside. Then wring it the liquid. That's coconut milk. You keep doing adding water and wringing it out until the liquid starts to lose it's milky white color.

Put the coconut milk in a deep pot. And let it sit, covered. After 12-24 hours, the coconut cream will rise to the top. Skim off the cream. Heat the cream and let it melt. Then cool it. That will separate the remaining water from the oil.

[not2late]

Re: Coconut flour ok during induction?

I guess if you want to try to make your own coconut oil, you can save the other coconut products you made (the coconut milk and the coconut shreds) in the freezer until OWL Rung 3.

IT does have a mild, sweet coconut aroma, but it doesn't have that strong skin tan lotion coconut smell.

(And as you can see, I don't make it too frequently because it's very labor intense.)

[Georgiana]

Re: Coconut flour ok during induction?

Thanks for the coconut lesson!

IT does have a mild, sweet coconut aroma, but it doesn't have that strong skin tan lotion coconut smell.

lol... "skin tan lotion". I can't find coconut oil here (the extra virgin kind), so I have no idea how the store-bought one smells. For me, the weird thing with coconut is that I used to love it before I started Atkins. But when I added it back in OWL Rung 3, I didn't care too much about it.

(And as you can see, I don't make it too frequently because it's very labor intense.)

Do you also have a technique to open the coconut, other than brute force? I might try making coconut oil when my brother comes to visit me, so that he can open the coconut for me. Otherwise, me playing with big knives might be a little dangerous.

[sallyseachange]

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Thanks gals for the coconut info!

[not2late]

Re: Coconut flour ok during induction?

Do you also have a technique to open the coconut, other than brute force? I might try making coconut oil when my brother comes to visit me, so that he can open the coconut for me. Otherwise, me playing with big knives might be a little dangerous.

If you look at a coconut, you'll see 3 depressions on 1 end of it. Take a sharp knife or an ice pick and pierce one of the depressions, until your weapon of choice enters the coconut. Then pierce a second depression. That will release the coconut water (which is completely edible, by the way.)

You can now take a hammer and whack the coconut around its equator and it will crack open after a few good whacks. Then you just have to pry the coconut meat from the shell.

Now, if you get a "green coconut"---which still has the husk on it, you can use a serrated knife to "saw" through the husk and the shell. The green coconut is a slightly immature coconut, so the meat is almost gelatinous and very creamy in texture. It makes good eating by simply scooping the meat with a spoon. That is the coconut they prize in the Philippines for eating, drinking and making coconut products. My friend tells me that the husk is used as a household "scrubber" for floors, pots, and pans. And it makes sense because it is tough and fibrous.

[mizski]

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OMG, those green coconuts with that "brush" all over them are horrible to open!!! Mr. Ski ended up using power tools (drill and then saw) to open it.

[not2late]

Re: Coconut flour ok during induction?

OMG, those green coconuts with that "brush" all over them are horrible to open!!! Mr. Ski ended up using power tools (drill and then saw) to open it.

It's one of those foods you have to "work for". So I don't mind it occasionally. On the days I do spend opening and processing one, I don't do my "exercise" because I've already done it.

[sallyseachange]

Re: Coconut flour ok during induction?

It's one of those foods you have to "work for". So I don't mind it occasionally. On the days I do spend opening and processing one, I don't do my "exercise" because I've already done it.

I love it! An exercise routine based on opening coconuts! We should have a challenge!!!
Thanks for the chuckle.

[bellajgw]

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Hi everyone, I'm sure this answer is obvious but I love the low carb sweets I had been making before metabolic typing counselor told me to do full on induction...can I use coconut flour during induction? If not, when is it back on the menu again? Thanx!!!

So I guess the point is, BB, that coconut (being a nut) is not allowed on a strict induction period. However, since you are doing something slightly different in your metabolic typing perhaps you could use it. Perhaps it is something, if you REALLY wanted it, that you could ask the counselor.

In any case, welcome to the boards and good luck!!!