The Top Secret Food
The Top Secret You’ll Go Co-Co over!
I NEVER thought I’d find something like this. This Top Secret food. This food has everything! You won’t believe it! It’s the James Bond of the food world. What’s the secret? Keep reading…
This food is found throughout the tropic and subtropic area and is known for its great versatility as seen in the many uses of its different parts. It’s are part of the daily diets of many people. It’s different from any other fruits because they contain a large quantity of "water" and when immature they are known as tender-nuts or jelly-nuts and may be harvested for drinking (from Wikipedia).
What is it? It’s coconuts! Not the shredded dry bag you buy at the grocery. Real, live coconuts (006 1/2) :) I first discovered these at an Indian festival my hubby and I went to a couple of months ago. I was wondering what this weird thing people were drinking out of. It was a coconut - licensed to heal!
The term coconut can refer to the entire coconut palm, the seed, or the fruit, which, botanically, is a drupe, not a nut.
You’ll see two types of coconuts: young/white and old/mature coconut. Young coconuts have a light color and the meat inside of it is very gelatinous and doesn’t have a lot of flavors. The old coconut has a brown hardshell and the meat inside is thick, fibrous and hard to chew.
Coconut is pretty amazing and has a lot of great benefits that you should know about.
1) Coconut Milk
Coconut milk is the liquid that comes from the grated meat of a brown coconut. It should not be confused with Coconut water. The color and rich taste of coconut milk can be attributed to the high oil content. Most of the fat is saturated fat. Coconut milk is a very popular food ingredient used in Southeast Asia. (Wikipedia).
Coconut milk is a great alternative for people with dairy allergies, for vegans and vegetarians.
Helps to maintain blood sugar
Rich in calcium and phosphorus that helps in building strong bones
Rich in iron (a cup of coconut milk provides nearly a quarter of the daily value of iron)
Helps relieve muscle cramps or soreness
High in dietary fiber to help you feel full longer and control your weight
Helps to maintain a strong immune system
You can buy coconut milk in almost every grocery store. I would recommend buying an unsweetened organic one, if you can. Also, you can make coconut milk at home. Here’s a great recipe for you. I love using coconut milk in Thai and Indian dishes. It gives exotic flavor.
2) Coconut Oil
You want to buy organic, unrefined, virgin coconut oil to take advantage of all the amazing benefits of this oil. When you use skincare with a lot of chemicals and additives, it just sits on your skin and doesn’t get fully absorbed in your skin. Plus, all the chemicals go directly to your bloodstream. Coconut oil absorbs into the skin without leaving a greasy feeling and washes out of clothing easily. Put some on after sunburn and you’ll immediately feel relief!
Coconut oil is a great, natural lubricant that helps a razor slide over your skin. It heals and moisturizes your skin. When some people use it, they don’t even have to use lotion after shaving.
Coconut oil contains lauric and capric acid that helps reduce inflammation.
Coconut oil boosts your immune system
Promotes weight loss, especially around the waist (coconut oil has medium-chain triglyceride the other fats are long-chain triglycerides which makes coconut oil easier to process for our body)
Great skin moisturizer
Great sunburn remedy
Great shaving cream
Helps regulate hormones
Antibacterial
Helps heal minor cuts and scrapes
Restores and gives shine to dull, chemically treated hair
A coconut oil mask is the best mask you can have for your hair. It’s my favorite treatment for my hair. Put some coconut oil on your hair and massage it in your scalp and don’t forget about the ends. Comb it to evenly distribute the oil. Put your hair in the bun and keep it for at least 40 minutes or for even better results sleep on it overnight. I can’t tell you the amazing results you’ll get after this mask. Your hair will be full of shine, color and feel super soft. This mask is especially vital if you dye your hair regularly. My husband always compliments how soft my hair is after I do a coconut oil mask.