The Coconut Oil Miracle (31 page)
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Authors: Bruce Fife
Coconut Cookies
3 cups flour
1
1
⁄
2
cups grated or shredded coconut
1
1
⁄
2
teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1
1
⁄
4
cups melted coconut oil
3 eggs
1
1
⁄
2
cups sugar
1
1
⁄
2
teaspoons almond extract
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Mix together flour, coconut, baking powder, and salt and set aside. Blend melted coconut oil (not hot), eggs, sugar, and almond extract. Mix wet and dry ingredients together. Roll dough into 1
1
⁄
2
-inch balls and place 2 inches apart on cookie sheet. Flatten balls to about
1
⁄
2
-inch thickness. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes, until pale tan. Transfer to wire racks to cool. Contains
1
⁄
2
tablespoon coconut oil per cookie.
MAKES 36 TO 40 COOKIES
Coconut Oatmeal Cookies
1 cup brown sugar
1
⁄
2
cup melted coconut oil
2 eggs
1
⁄
2
teaspoon vanilla extract
1
1
⁄
2
cups flour
1 cup oats
1
⁄
2
cup shredded or grated coconut
1
⁄
2
teaspoon baking powder
1
⁄
2
teaspoon cinnamon
1
⁄
4
teaspoon salt
1
⁄
2
cup chopped walnuts
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Mix together sugar, melted coconut oil (not hot), eggs, and vanilla. In a separate bowl, combine flour, oats, coconut, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt; stir into wet mixture. Fold in walnuts. Roll into 1
1
⁄
2
-inch balls and place on ungreased cookie sheet 2 inches apart and slightly flatten. Bake for 15 minutes. Contains
1
⁄
3
tablespoon coconut oil per cookie.
MAKES 24 COOKIES
Whole-Wheat Coconut Cake
2
1
⁄
3
cups whole-wheat flour
1
2
⁄
3
cups sugar
1
1
⁄
4
teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup melted coconut oil
2 eggs
2 ripe bananas, mashed
2 teaspoons lemon juice
3
⁄
4
cup chopped walnuts
1 cup shredded coconut
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and lightly flour a 13-by-9-by-2-inch baking pan. Mix flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in large mixing bowl. Add melted coconut oil (not hot), eggs, bananas,
and lemon juice and mix until all flour is dampened. Beat vigorously for 2 minutes. Fold in walnuts. Sprinkle top with coconut. Bake for 35 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes in pan. Cut into 16 slices. Contains 1 tablespoon coconut oil per slice.
MAKES 16 PIECES
For additional information
about the health and dietary aspects of fats and oils, particularly coconut oil and medium-chain fatty acids, refer to the resources listed here. If you can’t find these books at your local bookstore, they are available from their publishers or from Amazon.com.
Bruce Fife, N.D.
Coconut Lover’s Cookbook.
Piccadilly Books, 2004. (719) 550-9887. An entire book devoted to coconut cuisine. Contains 450 recipes using coconut oil, milk, and meat.
Bruce Fife, N.D.
Eat Fat, Look Thin: A Safe and Natural Way to Lose Weight Permanently.
Piccadilly Books, 2002. (719) 550-9887. Fat can be good for you and can help you lose unwanted weight—if it’s the right kind of fat. This book explains the “Coconut Diet,” which will help you shed excess weight without counting calories or giving up favorite foods. Includes recipes.
Bruce Fife, N.D.
Stop Alzheimer’s Now
. Piccadilly Books, 2011. (719) 550-9887. This book explains how to use coconut oil and diet to prevent and treat Alzheimer’s as well as other common neurodegenerative disorders.
Bruce Fife, N.D.
Stop Autism Now
. Piccadilly Books, 2012. (719) 550-9887. This book explains how coconut oil can improve brain health and development in children and how it can be used to treat autism and other developmental disorders.
Bruce Fife, N.D.
The New Arthritis Cure
. Piccadilly Books, 2009. (719) 550-9887. Coconut oil combined with a therapeutic diet can be used to prevent and reverse most forms of arthritis as well as fibromyalgia. This book explains how.
Bruce Fife, N.D.
Coconut Water for Health and Healing
. Piccadilly Books, 2008. (719) 550-9887. Coconut water, which is the liquid found inside the coconut, provides many health benefits that are different from coconut oil. This book describes the history and science behind this remarkable elixir.
Bruce Fife, N.D.
The Palm Oil Miracle
. Piccadilly Books, 2007. (719) 550-9887. Like coconut oil, palm oil has many health benefits. But unlike coconut oil, palm oil does not derive these benefits from MCFAs. Palm oil gets much of its health-promoting properties from a wide variety of nutrients including a superpotent form of vitamin E that has 60 times the antioxidant capacity of ordinary vitamin E.
Charles T. McGee, M.D.
Heart Frauds: Uncovering the Biggest Health Scam in History.
Piccadilly Books, 2001. (719) 550-9887. The cholesterol theory of heart disease was disproved years ago, yet everyone is paranoid about cholesterol levels. The medical, pharmaceutical, and food industries continue to promote the cholesterol myth, all for the sake of profit. This book reveals the history of the cholesterol theory and explains why the medical profession is so reluctant to abandon it. For the sake of your health, you should read this revealing book.
Sally Fallon, Mary G. Enig, Ph.D., and Patricia Connolly.
Nourishing Traditions: The Cookbook That Challenges Politically Correct Nutrition and the Diet Dictorats.
New Trends, 1999. (877) 707-1776. More than just a cookbook, this book is about eating the kinds of real food that have nourished people all over the world for centuries. It combines the wisdom of the ancients with the latest accurate scientific research. Contains insights from a
variety of doctors and nutritionists. Great recipes that include healthy oils like coconut oil.
Mary G. Enig, Ph.D.
Know Your Fats: The Complete Primer for Understanding the Nutrition of Fats, Oils, and Cholesterol.
Bethesda Press, 2000. (301) 680-8600. An accurate overview of the health aspects of various fats and oils, including the benefits of coconut oil.
www.coconutresearchcenter.org
This is the website for the Coconut Research Center, the premier source for accurate information on the health and nutritional aspects of coconut products. The website contains news and articles on the health aspects of coconut and provides many helpful resources, including links to other related websites.
www.price-pottenger.org
The Price-Pottenger Nutrition Foundation promotes principles of sound nutrition based on the discoveries and work of Weston A. Price, D.D.S., and Francis M. Pottenger, Jr., M.D.
www.westonaprice.org
This is an excellent resource for dietary and nutritional information, sponsored by the Weston A. Price Foundation, which is dedicated to educating the public about the facts regarding diet and nutrition and dispelling myths perpetuated by commercial enterprises. This site contains lots of excellent articles on a variety of nutritional topics, including coconut and other oils.
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