There are so many ways to add coconut oil into your diet. In fact, coconut oil is the only recommended healthy fat when you are on a vegan, gluten-free, paleo, ketogenic or raw food diet. Don’t think the coconut oil is just for “special” diets though as it can be used in a regular diet or meal plan.
You can use it as a supplement and ingest it straight up from a spoon. But there are so many ways to incorporate coconut oil into your diet without even you noticing it!
The best way to add coconut oil into your diet subtly is through cooking! Just use coconut oil as cooking oil, substitute it for butter when baking chocolate brownies or any other baked goods and even stir-fry! We have some delicious and healthy recipes listed on the blog.
Health experts recommend taking coconut oil during breakfast or as part of one’s first meal because it boosts metabolism and gives energy throughout the day. This is why you can add coconut oil in oatmeal or better yet, your coffee! The secret to adding coconut oil in liquid drinks like coffee, tea or smoothies is to blend it in, not just stir.
Choose Skinny The quality of the coconut oil you use matters. The best coconut oil to buy is Skinny Coconut Oil.
Here's why the quality of the coconut oil you use matters:
- What you get from RBD (refined, bleached and deodorized) coconut oil is different from the extra virgin coconut oil like Skinny Coconut Oil.
- Extra virgin coconut oil is the freshest, least refined coconut oil, which preserves the original state of the oil - just like Skinny Coconut Oil.