Guest guest Posted October 14, 2007 Report Share Posted October 14, 2007 > > Hi Bob, Thank you so much about reminding me about the Elchanan's shake recipe. I must have missed that one!! Also, thanks for the information about the coconut " meat! " I know this is a silly question, but since I've never worked with coconut before, I have NO IDEA of the best way to open it or to cut it. ANy suggestions? Thanks in advance, Lynne > > > > Elchanan had recently posted a recipe for a > > Coconut shake..you might try that… > > > > And whatever recipe you use the meat in, > > I note that it's a very high fat food, > > With the meat from a medium coconut having > > About 1,400 calories with a calonutrient ratio > > Of 18%C, 3% Protein, 79%Fat; meaning that > > This amount of meat would have about > > 1,100 calories from fat. (data from Laurie > > Master's " 80/10/10 ™ success guide " ) > > > > Best, > > > > Bob > Bob Farrell > > co-founder, Path of Health group > > part of an exchange-based community > > PathOfHealth- > > > > > > > Version: 7.5.488 / Virus Database: 269.14.9/1069 - Release Date: 10/13/2007 > 7:26 PM > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 14, 2007 Report Share Posted October 14, 2007 - fountayn2003 >I know this is a silly question, but since I've never worked with coconut before, I have NO IDEA of the best way to open it or to cut it. ANy suggestions? Hi Lynne, I recently bought a baby coconut from the supermarket (so I assume it's loaded with poisons, but anyway..) it had an instruction tag saying to heat it in a 200 degree (celcius) oven for 10 mins to split it, but I noticed that it split when I put it in the freezer. I have no idea how freezing affects the quality of foods and/or vitamins etc. I got the water out by piercing the " soft eye " - one of the 3 dots was very soft, and could be cut out with a blunt knife or a fork. I've never met a " real " coconut in the wild though, so no idea if this is normal, or a GM coconut container that the supermarket gods came up with, like their crunchy " ripe " bananas... Good luck with it, Caron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 14, 2007 Report Share Posted October 14, 2007 Hi Caron, Thanks for your suggestions and your experience with coconuts. I asked the produce man at the Wild Oats today, and he said I would have to use a machete to open it. Then he said " Or you could just bang it on the ground! " When I asked about the " liquid " or " milk, " he said that you can't consume THAT milk, because it's an OLD coconut, and the milk is BAD. He said to just throw it away. He also said to take a butter knife and scrape off the " meat " of the coconut, shred it with a grater, and then squeeze the juice out of it. Then I'll have my coconut milk for my smoothie. Does that make any sense? Does anyone know if he is telling me accurate information? Thanks!! Lynne > > > - > fountayn2003 > >I know this is a silly question, but since I've never worked with > coconut before, I have NO IDEA of the best way to open it or to cut it. > ANy suggestions? > > Hi Lynne, > I recently bought a baby coconut from the supermarket (so I assume it's > loaded with poisons, but anyway..) it had an instruction tag saying to > heat > it in a 200 degree (celcius) oven for 10 mins to split it, but I noticed > that it split when I put it in the freezer. I have no idea how freezing > affects the quality of foods and/or vitamins etc. > > I got the water out by piercing the " soft eye " - one of the 3 dots was > very > soft, and could be cut out with a blunt knife or a fork. I've never met a > " real " coconut in the wild though, so no idea if this is normal, or a GM > coconut container that the supermarket gods came up with, like their > crunchy > " ripe " bananas... > > Good luck with it, > > Caron > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 15, 2007 Report Share Posted October 15, 2007 That's ridiculous (horse poo!) Of course you can drink the milk. It's wonderful stuff, even in an older coconut. Good luck in trying to get juice from that meat. lol! You won't get much. That information is well, just terrible. I use the milk in the coconut and the meat in my smoothies. Both are full of electrolytes and great stuff. Makes for a creamy wonderful smoothie. On Oct 14, 2007, at 2:40 PM, Lynne Moore wrote: > Hi Caron, > Thanks for your suggestions and your experience with coconuts. > I asked the produce man at the Wild Oats today, and he said I would > have > to use a machete to open it. Then he said " Or you could just bang > it on > the ground! " When I asked about the " liquid " or " milk, " he said that > you can't consume THAT milk, because it's an OLD coconut, and the milk > is BAD. He said to just throw it away. He also said to take a butter > knife and scrape off the " meat " of the coconut, shred it with a > grater, > and then squeeze the juice out of it. Then I'll have my coconut milk > for my smoothie. > Does that make any sense? > Does anyone know if he is telling me accurate information? > Thanks!! > Lynne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 15, 2007 Report Share Posted October 15, 2007 Are you guys speaking of Milk from the Brown Coconuts or from the Young Thai Coconuts? Either way HORSE POO! the milk is great.... although if you are talking about the Young Thai Coco's and the water is Pinkish and smells " soap like " then this coconut has gone BAD and should not me consumed. good luck, a. The Avocadess <avocadess wrote: That's ridiculous (horse poo!) Of course you can drink the milk. It's wonderful stuff, even in an older coconut. Good luck in trying to get juice from that meat. lol! You won't get much. That information is well, just terrible. I use the milk in the coconut and the meat in my smoothies. Both are full of electrolytes and great stuff. Makes for a creamy wonderful smoothie. On Oct 14, 2007, at 2:40 PM, Lynne Moore wrote: > Hi Caron, > Thanks for your suggestions and your experience with coconuts. > I asked the produce man at the Wild Oats today, and he said I would > have > to use a machete to open it. Then he said " Or you could just bang > it on > the ground! " When I asked about the " liquid " or " milk, " he said that > you can't consume THAT milk, because it's an OLD coconut, and the milk > is BAD. He said to just throw it away. He also said to take a butter > knife and scrape off the " meat " of the coconut, shred it with a > grater, > and then squeeze the juice out of it. Then I'll have my coconut milk > for my smoothie. > Does that make any sense? > Does anyone know if he is telling me accurate information? > Thanks!! > Lynne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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