Coconut oil

Just a quick post about coconut oil. I've recently started using coconut oil in all my baked goodies and snacks. I've read a lot about coconut oil and its benefits and here is a little extract:

'White and solid at room temperature, coconut oil is slower to oxidise and less damaged and chemically altered by heat than other cooking oils. So it's arguably the healthiest oil to fry with.

Coconut oil is one of the best sources of heart-healthy medium-chain fatty acids, notably lauric acid, which enhances the immune system through its antiviral and antibacterial effects. These acids also stimulate metabolism, and some research suggests they can aid weight loss.'

500 g of cold pressed organic coconut oil costs about 10 pounds in the UK, I did manage to find a cheaper industrially refined type in Asian stores in Manchester for about 3 pounds.
I still need to look around for a cheaper substitute in Mauritius, but for now I've been using "Dr Bronner's Magic 'All-one' FAIRTRADE & ORGANIC, coconut oil" for about Rs 390 for a 14 fl oz jar, I do have to say that this stuff smells amazing!! They sell this one in Store 2000, Labourdonnais fruit shop and in most supermarkets' healthy food section, I'm sure shops such as Quartier Gourmet in Quatre Bornes must stock some up too (although you should probably give them a call and double check!)

COCONUT WATER
Coconut water is such a fitness craze in the UK at the moment! And it is crazy that a small 200 ml bottle of it costs about 3.50 pounds, when we can get it in abundance in Mauritius! Coconut water contains enzymes that help to detoxify and repair the body and contains electrolytes that are essential for proper hydration. Apparently coconut water was used as a plasma substitute in the war times!!

Now off to a nutrition talk by Dr Chase Webber N.D and will find out what he thinks about all these new fitness crazes :)
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