coconut milk beverage

[smalasussie]

Hey all... just wanted to alert you to something awesome I found at the health food store the other day. It's original, unsweetened coconut-milk beverage by So Delicious.

It has only 50cal per cup, but it also has 5 grams of good fat per cup. Alll the calories in it come from fat. I know, I know, fat is the enemy but it actually is needed by the body for a number of functions. If you are trying to lose, or gain, or like me trying to keep myself from going deeper into ana, this might be a nice option to at least get SOME nutritional benefit from the calories you consume. I had it in my cereal and it wasn't bad. I sprinkled some splenda and pumpkin pie spice in it and that was delish.

Good luck!

[paige]

The fat in that is "good fat" kind of an oxymoron
but really, it's the kind of fat that makes your hair grow shiny (or makes it grow at all) and nourishes your body

I'm glad you found it! I don't think we have it where I live :/

[Chew]

The fat in that is "good fat" kind of an oxymoron
but really, it's the kind of fat that makes your hair grow shiny (or makes it grow at all) and nourishes your body

I'm glad you found it! I don't think we have it where I live :/


Sorry but you are wrong, coconuts are the only fruit with all the fat being saturated, even though it is a medium-strain saturated fat, it is still saturated & saturated fats are bad. x

Coconut milk is made by blending coconut water with coconut meat, here is the nutritional facts to 100g of coconut, just to see the percentage of saturated fat.

Coconut 100g

Calories 354
Total Fat 33.5g
Sat. Fat 29.7g
Cholesterol 0mg
Sodium 20mg
Total Carbs. 15.2g
Dietary Fiber 9g
Sugars 6.2g
Protein 3.3g
Calcium 14mg
Potassium 356mg

Cabury's Dairy Milk Chocolate 64.4g

Calories 354
Total Fat 19.3g
Sat. Fat 12.9g
Cholesterol 16mg
Sodium 72mg
Total Carbs. 38.6
Dietary Fiber 0.8g
Sugars 33.8g
Protein 4.8g
Calcium 161mg

Calorie for calorie, coconuts are far more saturated than chocolate, so... Very Bad Fats...

PS: Paige, Coconut Milk can be bought in most supermarkets around the world and if you have chinatown supermarkets, there will be many varieties to choose from, but remember, the fats are not good.

MoonChew. x

[smalasussie]

Sorry but you are wrong, coconuts are the only fruit with all the fat being saturated, even though it is a medium-strain saturated fat, it is still saturated & saturated fats are bad. x

Coconut milk is made by blending coconut water with coconut meat, here is the nutritional facts to 100g of coconut, just to see the percentage of saturated fat.

Coconut 100g

Calories 354
Total Fat 33.5g
Sat. Fat 29.7g
Cholesterol 0mg
Sodium 20mg
Total Carbs. 15.2g
Dietary Fiber 9g
Sugars 6.2g
Protein 3.3g
Calcium 14mg
Potassium 356mg

Cabury's Dairy Milk Chocolate 64.4g

Calories 354
Total Fat 19.3g
Sat. Fat 12.9g
Cholesterol 16mg
Sodium 72mg
Total Carbs. 38.6
Dietary Fiber 0.8g
Sugars 33.8g
Protein 4.8g
Calcium 161mg

Calorie for calorie, coconuts are far more saturated than chocolate, so... Very Bad Fats...

PS: Paige, Coconut Milk can be bought in most supermarkets around the world and if you have chinatown supermarkets, there will be many varieties to choose from, but remember, the fats are not good.

MoonChew. x

I don't think all saturated fats are bad for you at all. They reccomend that less than 7% of your fat intake be of saturated fats. Coconuts are the only vegetarian source of saturated fats, I found that to be really interesting. Plus, the coconut milk beverage that I get from So Delicious is not the kind you can get in Chinatown usually, it's got most of the fat removed and is more of a creamy beverage than anything... :)

This is from their website about the Saturated Fat issue:

Coconut represents a vegetarian-sourced saturated fat consisting of medium chain fatty acids (MCFA). Scientists have long recognized MCFAs such as lauric and capric acid for their anti-viral and anti-microbial properties. The body utilizes MCFAs as energy instead of storing them as fat.

Cool, huh? :) I'm so glad you brought that up, because now I've gotten to do some research into it :)

[smalasussie]

And more....

COCONUT HEALTH BENEFITS & FACTS

Here are just a few health benefits ascribed to coconut:

Coconut consuming cultures around the world have lower incidence of heart disease than Americans.1
Lauric acid exists abundantly in coconut and plays a fundamental role in building our body’s immune system. Once in our system it transforms into an antibacterial and antiviral substance called "monolaurin" which destroys viruses and diseases.2
Lauric acid also occurs naturally in human breast milk and plays a vital role in nourishing and protecting babies from infections.3
MCFAs promote weight maintenance without raising cholesterol levels. They work best for preventing weight gain if you’re not overweight or maintaining your new weight after a successful diet.4
In sum, coconut is a beneficial food with numerous attributes that help people thrive when made part of a well balanced diet.

[Chew]

I'm sorry but I still don't agree, The saturated fat in old hairy coconuts is hard to digest which means that they will linger in the stomach for a long time before leaving to the blood stream where they will sit for an extended period of time & whilst the fats are in the lining the blood stream, this stops the sugars which enter the blood stream from entering the cells which causes a spike in blood sugar which more often then not ends in hunger & cravings. x

If the coconut is eaten in the young or 'jelly' stage where they are cut down immature then I personally think it would be one of most superior foods for a human to consume since most of the active nutrients and enzymes are in the most digestible forms. Thai coconut meat looks a little transparent it is younger has much less fat that the more mature ones, making your own coconut milk out of young thai coconuts would prove to be a much healthier option in that aspect & where old coconut meat consists of 80% - 85% fat, young coconuts contain around 20% fat depending on their age.

I drink lots of lots of young coconut 'water' from young coconuts which I buy at chinese & asian supermarkets, which has little to no fat but far more electrolytes than any sports drink, including 20 x the potassium, young coconut water can also be bought at shops (To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 1 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.) but it's not very milk-like, it tastes nice though & it helps me a lot since I always I mess up my electrolytes :(

Sorry to bore you.. I'm studying to be a dietician... I spend hours reading about nutrition...

MoonChew. x

[smalasussie]

Ha ha no you don't bore me, it's great to have a lively discussion about things. The company may post one thing, yet literature on the subject may say another. Bouncing it off of people is the only way to get the real story right? Nutrition is cool, my mom has a degree in it and I studied a little. :) Love it! Rock on!
/S

[TinyTabby]

coconuts aren't the only veg fat at all. There are avocados, among other things. Just saying. Glad you found somethign you like :) I like to switch around with soy, rice, and almond milks.

[smalasussie]

Mee too! And I didn't mean that coconuts are the only vegetarian fat, but I think they have a certain fat that is not to common in non-animal sources. Nutrition is so cool, there's so much to learn!

But anyway, I do the same thing with my non-dairy stuff. Yummy... I have trust issues with milk, LOL :)

[kallista93]

I use this brand of coconut milk in my coffee sometimes, & it's one of the only vegan milks that doesn't curdle in coffee, so yay.
A note about health benefits of coconut oil: just in terms of cooking with it, it's one of the least toxic cooking oils - that is, it lets off less toxins at high heat. I don't use if much for cooking myself, I just usually use a non-stick pan (calphalon, which doesn't have the coating) & not go over medium heat (not that I'm SO concerned with toxins, mind you), it was just an interesting thing about coconut oil I read.
(I got that info from Skinny Bitch in the Kitch, so it's subject to error I'm sure).
I like hearing the nutrition facts & debate too, so nobody think they are being boring. It's interesting.

[TinyTabby]

You must have some really acidic coffee for you vegan milks to curdle! My mom makes the coffee, and sometimes my soy/ricemilk has curdled XP but generally it doesn't.

Every so often I forget what happens when I add soymilk AND lemon to my tea...not pretty XD

[smalasussie]

Oh gosh, soy and lemon together sounds wierd! Yeah, I am brought up in a household where the coffee could also be used to sanitize things, so most vegan milks that I use have curdled, besides the Blue Diamond almond milk and said coconut-milk-type-thing! LOL