Coconut flour/Sugar/Oil

[Don]

I was diagnosed end of September. It's been a roller coaster but levels (type 2) going down.
I want to get more experimental with my food. Are coconut products:
* oil
*sugar
*flour

Better than wholemeal flour etc.
Any advice much appreciated.

 

[Ljc]

Hi I use Silver spoon granulated sweetener in my coffee, it’s not suitable for cooking with though.
I use butter or goose fat for cooking.

 

[Mark Parrott]

I use coconut flour in baking all the time. Much better than any wheat flour .with our BG levels though it is very absorbent so more eggs and water needed than regular flour. Use coconut oil in cooking, but also use butter or olive oil. I have no experience of coconut sugar.

 

[Don]

I was diagnosed end of September. It's been a roller coaster but levels (type 2) going down.
I want to get more experimental with my food. Are coconut products:
* oil
*sugar
*flour

Better than wholemeal flour etc.
Any advice much appreciated.

Thanks - I want to steer clear of sweeteners. Have bought Stevia. But just wondering if in the world of flours coconut better than most. Same goes for coconut oil and coconut sugar.

 

[Sally W]

I use coconut flour in lots of things. General rule is: a third of normal flour weight, double number of eggs and sometimes a small amount of liquid works well. I’ve taken 2 years though to get to stage of converting recipes and had many failures so suggest using proper recipes first before you start converting normal

 

[Don]

so is it classed as better than wholewheat
I made nice pancakes with them.

 

[Drummer]

coconut sugar is still sugar - best avoided.

 

[Wirrallass]

I use coconut flour in baking all the time. Much better than any wheat flour .with our BG levels though it is very absorbent so more eggs and water needed than regular flour. Use coconut oil in cooking, but also use butter or olive oil. I have no experience of coconut sugar.

I bought a tin of light coconut milk (No idea why!!!) What can I use it for Mark?

 

[Mark Parrott]

I bought a tin of light coconut milk (No idea why!!!) What can I use it for Mark?

Chia pudding. Don't know the quantities off hand, but cocoa powder, vanilla essence, chia seeds & coconut milk. Mix together & leave in fridge overnight to set. Or make a Thai curry.🙂

 

[Mark Parrott]

so is it classed as better than wholewheat
I made nice pancakes with them.

In the case of diabetes, yes.

 

[Don]

I made lovely coconut pancakes with coconut flour and coconut milk. Google coconut flour pancakes.

 

[mikeyB]

Make your own coconut flour. There are hundreds of websites telling you how to do it. One of the side effects is making your own coconut milk. Win win, if you ask me.

Coconut flour is quite expensive, so it might be worth working out the economics of doing it yourself. It’s a sight easier than growing your own wheat, for sure🙂