The good old coconut, food that makes you healthy

Hi Sindelle, You're the first person that I meet in the internet to say that coconut water taste awful. Are you sure the one that you drank was the real coconut water? I think it tastes great especially when it's cold. I usually put my coconut in the fridge before I drink it, it tastes especially good when it is cold, try it! It is not only rich in potassium, I think it is also a natural alkaline drinks. Besides, it also kills bad bacteria and helps to keep your colon system healthy. Try to avoid the processed coconut juice, it doesn't taste the same as the natural juice. Happy mylotting.

I bet what I'm drinking isn't as natural as the stuff you're used to. The stuff I buy at the supermarket says its coconut water and it tastes terrible. Sometimes when I can find it I try to buy the coconut water that is mixed with pineapple since I find it slightly more tolerable. I've always heard coconuts are very rich in potassium. I started drinking it instead of eating bananas because of all the excess sugar I was getting. Here is an article from wikipedia that talks a little more about it. I wonder if they're either referring to another type of coconut or if we've both learned a few useful things today. :) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coconut_water

Has anyone had real juice straight from a coconut and coconut water they sell at the store? I think coconut water tastes awful. I was wondering if drinking coconut water tasted a lot better.

I'll never get tired of drinking coconut juice. The only time I'd stay away from it is when traveling especially on an aircon bus because I'll need to pee frequently.

Hi silentwill, Glad that you're a coconut person too. Thank you for commenting.

Hi maximax, The coconut that you discussed in your comment is the mature coconut. This one is a little difficult to handle because it's turned hard and the white coconut flesh is more solid. I can relate to your story when you use the word challenging"...that's why I always buy young coconut. The younger the coconut, the more juice it has and the more tender the flesh. If it's too young, you only get the juice. So, the best is the in-between age (but I am not sure how old that would be). I always joke with the coconut seller that I want the 18 - 20 year old coconut only (that's how other coconut buyers describe it). It's just to say that I want a not-so-young and not-so-old coconut. Coconut sellers can easily tell the difference when they weigh the coconut with their hands. Thanks for responding.

Hi greenline, Are you saying that the coconut is the cause of your allergy? and also high blood pressure? That's weird. Maybe it's because your body is "warm" naturally. You know when you take coconut, especially if you consume the flesh, it has this effect of heating you up and makes you perspire more. So, you should just take a little bit of the coconut. That's why those who have "cold" body, easily feel cold and their condition become worse during winter time and VCO is especially good for this type of body. It will warm up the "cold" body. Thanks for commenting.

Hi nijolechu, Boxed coconut is usually loaded with preservative to increase the shelf-life of this product. During the processing, from real coconut to box packaging, this juices have been exposed to a lot of "elements", so it is not the real thing anymmore. Sugar is also heavily used, it's being added to juices and bicarbonate drinks and I suspect they use the cheap sugar HFCS High Fructose Corn Sugar. Manufacturers are like that, use cheap material to produce product at the lowest cost possible and the HFCS is really cheap. Those who consume it a lot will damage their own internal organs. This cheap sugar is also used in all the 2-in-1 or 3-in-1 instant drinks. I know coconut is expensive in countries where it cannot naturally grow. But if the price difference between the real coconut juice and the boxed juice is not much, I recommend you get the real juice....but even now, you've made the right decision by not buying the "fake" juice. Thanks for joining in the discussion.

Hi lizlee, Thanks for the coconut recipe. This must be good ya... Will try it...thanks for responding.

Hello wonderboy, Yes, I agree with you. Our local recipes here uses a lot of coconut milk, from our main dishes, rice to desserts and even drinks, we incorporate a lot of it because it makes the food, drinks and desserts taste more delicious. They smell good too. I think coconut milk is also healthier than dairy milk. Dairy milk is pasteurized to kill the bacterias in it but in doing so, the process destroys some of the precious vitamins in the milk. You can read more about this problem in Dr. Mercola's website. Thanks for commenting.

Yes, it is the same here in my place. We have many coconut trees too but you need the coconut experts to climb or use a long stick (we call this "Jolok") to pluck/ twist the coconut's branch so that it will drop to the ground. There are many varieties of coconut trees, some short, some very tall trees. I live in the suburb area and most of the time still have to buy coconut. The seller will help me peel the thick top part so that when I want to drink it, I just use my knife to poke a hole in the middle to drink the juice. I then make the hole bigger so that I can use my spoon to scoop out the young tender coconut flesh. I get lots of free coconut when I visit my father's orchard. That's about an hour drive from where I live. Thanks for responding.

Hi mydanods, This is a new information for me. That's really interesting, coconut to solve poisoning problems. I think in some medical websites, it is reported that alzheimer and parkinson patients also benefit a lot by regularly taking VCO. The humble good old coconut is really awesome. Thanks for responding.