Quick Preps

PREPARE:

Buy raw, unsweetened shredded coconut or coconut flakes, coconut milk, coconut oil, and coconut water.

WAYS TO EAT:

• Raw, unsweetened, shredded coconut flakes:
  • Add to salad, oatmeal, granola, yogurt, and trail mix.
  • Blend into smoothies.
  • Stir into quinoa.
• Coconut oil:
  • Use for all high heat cooking, baking, and sautéing.
  • Use as a healthy replacement for vegetable oil; just melt before adding to your recipe.
  • put a scoop of coconut oil in your smoothies and oatmeal for longer lasting energy
  • use coconut oil ON your body as a healthy lotion replacement.
• Coconut Milk:
  • Use coconut milk as you would cow's milk, in cereal, smoothies, oatmeal, baking, etc.
  • Make coconut cream. Place a can of full fat coconut milk in your fridge for a couple hours. Scoop out the firm top half into a bowl, whisk with a little maple syrup for a healthy whip cream replacement.
  • Top fruit with a scoop of coconut cream and chia seeds for dessert.
  • Mix with raw cacao powder to make chocolate coconut cream.