I've been working on ways to get coconut oil into our whole family, as a supplement. But more importantly, getting it into my son who is 8 and struggles with severe depression, Autisic tendencies, and a laundry list of other things. There will be more about this struggle in upcoming posts. But for now, I'm learning a lot about MCT's (Medium Chain Triglycerides) and how they can help with a myriad of problems. Coconut oil is probably the best source of MCT's, and my son's Dr wants him on at least 1-3 TBSP coconut oil daily as a supplement. This had me eyeing recipes online, and then BINGO! It hit me that I had some sample packs of several products from www.coconutoil-online.com that were waiting for such a time as this. These samples were sent to me after conversing with an employee of the company on a thread about striving to keep my son off of medication to control his symptoms.
He sent me several things, and I started dumping it all in one bowl, added some raw honey, cinnamon, and a few twists of Pink Himalayan sea salt. What turned out, was gone before I had a chance to turn around! What makes this even better, is that it is absolutely PACKED with nutrition. Every single ingredient is something not only delicious, but healthy. There is absolutely ZERO reason to say "No, this is bad for you" when asked by your children with glorious glowing faces if they can have more. You just get to spoon some more into their bowls and know everybody wins this one. Y'all, this was a bigger treat than a Snickers bar ever dreamed of being.
So, here is the "recipe" I use the term loosely, because I just dumped and stirred.
*1 50gram packet
Coconut Paste (1/4 cup will do)
*1 oz packet of
Coconut Oil Supreme (2tbsp)
*1 sample packet of
Dried Coconut Supreme, I would guess to be about 1/2 cup. Shredded or grated coconut would be lovely. This however, provided a beautiful crunch and really added to the overall texture and I plan to order some.
*1 sample packet of MCT Nutri-Oil Supreme, which is a fractionated coconut oil that remains in liquid form. This particular version boasts to be 85% MCT's and really packs a punch. I would guess this to be approx 2Tbsp. I cannot find this particular product on the website, tho I am sure it is there and I will update when I get that info.
*1-2 tsp cinnamon (germ fighter)
*1tbsp raw, local honey (good for allergies)
*Pink Himalayan sea salt, just a couple twists from my grinder (excellent source of necessary minerals)
I dumped it all in a bowl, stirred it up, and we ate it with a spoon before it had a chance to chill in the fridge and be made into balls or anything pretty. I'd have taken pictures along the way, but it was a whim, and it was delicious. Therefore, its gone.
Do you remember those good ole no-bake chocolate oatmeal cookies? These were better.
I did manage to snap a pic that I sent to Stacey so she could drool as I indulged, so here it is in its un-staged cellphone pic glory;
A special thanks to Martin, from www.coconutoil-online.com for sharing his wealth of information, as well as the samples.
~Jamie
