how to incorporate coconut oil into your diet
Use coconut oil as an ingredient in smoothies. Add 1-2 tablespoons of coconut oil to a smoothie along with the other ingredients. For example, pour 1 cup of any kind of milk and 1 cup of ice into a blender. Add 1 tablespoon of coconut oil and 1 ripe banana.
Baked Goods and Oatmeal. Baked goods and oatmeal are common breakfast foods and both also happen to be perfect vehicles for coconut oil. In any baked good recipe, you can replace the oil called for in the recipe with coconut oil at a 1-to-1 ratio. If the recipe calls for 1 cup of oil, that's 16 tablespoons of coconut oil in the resulting product. If that produces eight muffins, then each contains the daily goal of 2 tablespoons of coconut oil. Bake over the weekend or when you have more time so that you can prepare for the week ahead. Or, drop a tablespoon or two of coconut oil into a bowl of warm oatmeal to boost the flavor.
Make coconut oil cocoa. First, heat a mug so that it will melt the coconut oil. Pour boiling water into the mug and let sit for 20 seconds, then pour the water out. Add 1 tablespoon of coconut oil to the mug and wait until it melts. Stir in 1 tablespoon of cocoa powder, a pinch of sea salt, and sugar to taste.
Make chocolate coconut energy bars. 1  Melt 1/2 cup cocoa butter in a pan over low heat. 2  Add 1/2 cup coconut oil and melt. 3  Add 1/2 cup honey and stir well.  Stir in 1/2 cup cocoa powder, 1/2 cup chia seeds, and 1 1/5 cups shredded coconut. Add vanilla and sweetener to taste, if desired.