Cooking with Coconut Oil

[Natalieb67]

I have a jar of coconut oil and I'd love to start using it to start cooking healthier, problem is I'm struggling to find recepies I can use it in! Anyone know of a good website or book I can pick up at Barnes n Noble? Thanks! (Recepies with chicken preferred.)

[Barb135]

While it's true that coconut oil is mostly saturated fat, it's a different type of saturated fat and it's not true that it's "extremely deleterious" to your health.  Kristi is right; you don't need very much.  Because of the calories contained in ALL fats, common sense tells us to limit the amount of fats we consume, from all sources, on a daily basis. Coconut oil can be used just like any other oil for cooking  or frying, in smoothies, shakes or coffee.  

[KristiGG]

I just use it to cook eggs, fish, veggies on a pan/grill pan.  You dont need a lot.  Like for 2-3 scrambled eggs I use a teaspoon but them when I am using my double burner grill pan for fish amd veggies I use about 2 tablespoons or a little less.

[PrincessSaturn]

Believe it or not you guys, there is no legitimate or credible scientific evidence that coconut oil has all these benefits. In fact coconut oil is 90% saturated fat, which is extremely deleterious to your heart and blood vessels. That's why they often tell healthy adults not to consume more than 10% of  calories in the form of saturated fat.

[cloudberry_tart]

I put it in my coffee.

[csblasi]

I use it in spaghetti sauce. Just add it when you are heating the sauce in.  You won't even taste it.  I do this also when cooking mexican or any kind of ground beef/turkey.  You can also just add it to smoothies, or just any type of sauce.