PREPARE:
Buy raw, unsweetened shredded coconut or coconut flakes, coconut milk, coconut oil, and coconut water.
WAYS TO EAT:
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Raw, unsweetened, shredded coconut flakes:
- Add to salad, oatmeal, granola, yogurt, and trail mix.
- Blend into smoothies.
- Stir into quinoa.
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Coconut oil:
- Use for all high heat cooking, baking, and sautéing.
- Use as a healthy replacement for vegetable oil; just melt before adding to your recipe.
- put a scoop of coconut oil in your smoothies and oatmeal for longer lasting energy
- use coconut oil ON your body as a healthy lotion replacement.
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Coconut Milk:
- Use coconut milk as you would cow's milk, in cereal, smoothies, oatmeal, baking, etc.
- Make coconut cream. Place a can of full fat coconut milk in your fridge for a couple hours. Scoop out the firm top half into a bowl, whisk with a little maple syrup for a healthy whip cream replacement.
- Top fruit with a scoop of coconut cream and chia seeds for dessert.
- Mix with raw cacao powder to make chocolate coconut cream.
ADD SOME FUN!
Have a Coconuts and Calypso night! Treat your family to whole green coconuts. Slice off the top, add a straw and sip while calypso music plays in the background!