Coconut oil is a healthy and tasty food product. It is used in dietary nutrition, for the prevention of certain diseases, as well as in the daily diet. A diet based on vegetables with coconut oil is widely used for weight loss.
Coconut oil is the only oil that does not break down when exposed to high temperatures, which is very important in a healthy diet. It is safe to fry on it, it does not become carcinogenic, and cleanses the body.
Coconut oil can be added to hot drinks, coffee, milk, and hot chocolates. It is only necessary to stir the drink, as the oil will tend to the surface.
And there are also many recipes for baking using coconut oil.
Coconut oil, having a soft texture and exquisite delicate aroma, does not lose its valuable properties even with repeated heating. Therefore, if you are interested in healthy nutrition, use coconut oil, for example, instead of margarine or sunflower oil. It is definitely worth introducing it into the diet for those who suffer from a thyroid gland or have problems with excess weight. Scientists have recently found that coconut oil is completely absorbed without being stored in fat.
If you feel tired and lethargic, you have confused thoughts, slow metabolism and extra pounds, wrinkles, dry skin, scaly patches or eczema, you need to purchase coconut oil and consume it regularly. All your problems will be resolved within a few months.
Coconut oil used to be considered unhealthy because it contains a large amount of various fats. Now this product has returned to the kitchens of many housewives precisely because it can help with all of the above ailments. For a long time it was thought that coconut oil was unfit for human consumption, but studies have shown that the fats contained in this oil are very beneficial for our health. Here are some benefits of adding oil to your diet:
- Coconut oil will regulate the functioning of the thyroid gland. If you constantly feel tired, lethargic and constantly forget something, this indicates that your thyroid gland needs nutrition. You will benefit from eating coconut oil.
- Regulates metabolism. If you want to lose extra pounds, then add oil to your diet, it will increase the metabolic rate. Remember that when you go on a diet, your body does not receive many nutrients and therefore tries to store them, thus, excess deposits are formed. If your diet has a lot of healthy fats, then the body will not need to store them in reserve.
Coconut oil will bring the most benefits when adding 1-2 teaspoons to green and fruit salads.
THE MOST USEFUL OIL
FOR COOKING ANY FOOD
- Coconut oil is great for baking, frying or stewing foods and can be used at temperatures up to 350°C. It can easily replace butter: just spread it on bread, mix it with vegetables, porridge or popcorn.
- Coconut oil has a long shelf life and does not require refrigeration!
- Coconut oil is ideal for cooking, while olive oil is thermally sensitive (it deteriorates when heated and gives off a slight smoke even at low heat) and is more suitable for salads.
- Coconut oil is not only wonderful in the kitchen, but is a luxurious skin care product, hair care product, and even used in massage.
CULINARY RECIPES USING
COCONUT OIL
- Coconut oil is used to prepare any hot dishes: soups, side dishes, vegetable, meat and fish dishes, hot appetizers and sauces, can be added to pastries and confectionery, and also used for deep-frying. Try to cook pilaf with coconut oil or just plain rice, you will be pleasantly surprised how much your dish will change.
- Coconut oil can be added instead of butter to mashed potatoes, pasta, risotto or buckwheat porridge. In summer, during the hot season, when the air temperature exceeds 26 ° C and coconut oil does not thicken, it can be used to dress salads.
- Baking with coconut oil can keep fresh and fluffy much longer. And for lovers of delicious flour products, there is great news: recent studies have revealed that coconut oil is not deposited in fats, but is completely absorbed. Moreover, the amazing ability of the oil to influence the weight of a person was discovered. It turned out that the consumption of coconut oil, coupled with regular diets, can significantly reduce the amount of carbohydrates in the body.
- You can stew any vegetables in coconut oil: zucchini, eggplant, cabbage, pumpkin, beets, you can make a wonderful stew from all vegetables at once.
- It can also be added to some sweet milk porridges, for example: rice, pumpkin, millet and wheat.
- Coconut oil is a real find for fried lovers! Coconut oil is not prone to rancidity and therefore can be used in deep frying up to 5-7 times without becoming carcinogenic. At temperatures of +25°C and below, coconut oil hardens. Therefore, if it has become solid (thickened), then before using it, it is necessary to heat the bottle under running hot water so that the oil becomes liquid again.
