Monday, March 31, 2014

Products I love pt.2

Everywhere you look coconut oil is becoming a hit. I always cook with olive oil because out of the many choices, it seemed to be the healthier alternative. I used to see coconut oil in the store, it was solid and white, and I thought there was no possible way it was going to be better to cook with. Well, after doing some research and reading the ingredients I decided I should give it a try. If using coconut oil when cooking my chicken was going to make it the tiniest bit healthier for us than I’m all for it. The kind picture above is Dr. Bronners brand. It was purchased at a a Co op in Maine a few weeks ago. I have not seen that brand in my local grocery store. Anyways, the first thing I cooked with it actually was French toast of all things! Normally I melt a little butter in the pan, but then of course we put butter on the toast after plus the maple syrup. I figured this would be a better choice. Talk about delicious! First of all the smell! I love coconut anyways, but the smell of it cooking was wonderful! Part of me was nervous that my food would taste coconutty…which is ok sometimes haha but my hubs wouldn’t be a fan. It had a very slight hint of coconut to it. Not over bearing at all. I would say if you do not like coconut, don’t use it.
Another reason I want to keep this wonderful ness on hand is because you can use it for body care as well. I have an 8 month old son who I’m sure will see a diaper rash or two in his day and I’d like to try this in place of those creams and ointments. It’s also supposed to be good for dry skin, which we have this time of year because we burn wood. At some point I’d like to try it in my hair. I know, sounds awful right? How the heck do you rinse oil out of your hair?! But I have pinned a few hair remedies using coconut oil and when I’m feeling brave one day I’m going to try it.
Unrefined Coconut oil is basically extra virgin. It’s the purest and least processed. It’s the kind that will give you that coconut taste and smell.
Here is a link to one way I plan on using my oil…

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