Anyone here use coconut oil in your diet?

[KQguy]

I have been reading about coconut oil lately,and all the benefits it has to offer in a diet.Just wondering if anyone here uses it in their diet?I am wanting to know how it tastes,and what you eat it with,sounds like it is a really good fat to add to a diet plan.

[ParsleyTea]

I use coconut oil when cooking up meats and vegetables. It adds a good rich flavor to the meal. It does not have much of a taste, as much as it adds a slight fatty flavor - similar to butter I suppose.

[how2quitdrinkin]

I cook my eggs in it, and eat it straight out of the jar. Itsgood, man.

[nareshisking]

my brekkie of scrambled eggs in cooked with it. And i take a tablespoon outta the jar daily.

[eddiebo]

Taste aside, aren't most tropical oils supposed to be bad for you?

[aer_vlad]

No, coconut oil is extremely healthy.

I use in place of butter for baking - especially desserts since any (good) dessert requires 2 sticks of butter (minimum) :-D. Also works well with popcorn, surprisingly.

As for the taste, look for the processed kind (Refined, Bleached Deodorized (RBD)) which rids the strong coconut flavor. I use both, depending on whether I want the coconut flavor or not.

[Opies]

I eat it by the spoonful for energy on days when I eat low carbs

[dustinlima]

1) No, coconut oil is extremely healthy.

2) Also works well with popcorn, surprisingly.

3) As for the taste, look for the processed kind (Refined, Bleached Deodorized (RBD)) which rids the strong coconut flavor. I use both, depending on whether I want the coconut flavor or not.

1) Agreed

2) strongly agreed

3) VIRGIN ALL THE WAY... tastes SOOOo good and coconuty. Depending on amount it can greatly contribute (negatively or positively ) to sauteed vegetables. Chicken is great in it. Despite being unprocessed, virgin coconut oil is stable enough for medium heat (far from the same for unprocessed (EV) olive oil)