Use Coconut Oil when making Waffles!

Wow, I don't know what to think of that. I know some people eat the coconut oil by the spoonfuls. That doesn't seem right to me. It would be very high in calories, and I don't like the taste THAT much. I'll just use it in moderation:-)

I think if you refer to "owlwings" response, you will see that the spurge on "coconut oil" by Health Canada is definitely propaganda...and they really need to up-date their website, and their information! I am not dispurging Canada...I am Canadian, but a Canadian that lacks respect for Health Canada and it's departments! Look at the recalls..DUH! As said above; the Coconut Tree is known as the "tree of life"...and I am very concerned about my food. I use, Coconut Oil, Flour, Sugar, Creams..I use it in every form it is available...altho more expensive, I use it frugally. The vegetable oils, canola, seed oils supposedly lower in bad fats, I have used on my long, long driveway to reduce the dust from the prevailing winds that pummel my neighbours. For years, I paid the HIghways Dept. for dust lay, but I was concerned about the chemicals! SO...with all the touting, that these oils were good for us, they should not be bad for the soil, either. WELL, two years later, my long...unpaved gravel driveway..is NOW paved from the oil. It is as hard as the highways....can you just imagine what that is doing to your arteries???

I just read owlwings response. Yes, it is good to use everything in moderation. So I will do that with the coconut oil.

The best price I found was at Trader Joe's Store. A jar was around $6.00 It lasts a long time. You don't pour it like other oils. It's hard, and you take it out with a spoon, and then you can melt it. You don't have to use quite as much as the recipe calls for oil.

ahh not expensive as they are in tropical countries like ours. Weird since we have lots of coconut trees.

The propaganda against coconut oil began to appear in the 1970's and seems to have been largely promoted by the canola/rapeseed, sunflower, corn and peanut oil industries (for obvious reasons). Coconut oil IS very high in saturated fats (over 90%), which include, particularly, lauric acid. Not all saturated fats are quite as 'bad' as they are often made out to be, however. It is said that lauric acid "helps in preventing various heart problems including high cholesterol levels and high blood pressure" ( http://www.organicfacts.net/organic-oils/organic-coconut-oil/health-benefits-of-coconut-oil.html ) Even so, coconut oil should be used in moderation and in combination with other oils. Coconut oil has a relatively high smoke point and is therefore suitable for high-temperature cooking where many 'healthier' oils are not. Coconut oil is also very good for hair and skin care and has long been used for this purpose in India and other parts of Asia.

Thanks Owlwings, I wasn't sure about that, and I was planning on only using it in moderation. It's good to use everything in moderation.

I never thought of spreading coconut oil on toast. I'm not sure I'd like that, but I might try it sometime.

Hi lilybug, my friend who told me about coconut oil says she stirs a spoonful of it in her coffee instead of creamer. It makes it taste like coconut!