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Get a 54-Ounce Tub of Organic Coconut Oil for Just $12.43! (UPDATE! An Even Better Deal!)

March 19, 2018 by Laura 5 Comments

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UPDATE!

Heidi pointed out that gallon-sized buckets of Nutiva Organic Refined Coconut Oil are significantly less per ounce than the already great deal I shared below. So if you go through a lot of coconut oil, definitely take advantage of this price instead:

Nutiva Organic Coconut Oil Gallon: $17.99!

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I rarely share food deals here anymore. (I usually save them to share with Savings Club Members!) But when I came across one as amazing as this for Organic Coconut Oil, I decided that I can’t not tell you about it. :)

I just got this big tub of organic coconut oil for just $12.43! How? So easy. I had to question if it was too good to be true. Nope, just true. And good. Now to decide how many to buy…

How to Take Advantage of This Deal

  1. Click here to find the Nutiva Organic Refined Coconut Oil at Amazon.
  2. Click on the green 20% coupon, which will be applied at check-out.
  3. Check-out with a one-time purchase which will give you the price of $15.30 OR…
  4. Check-out with Subscribe-and-Save which will give you an additional 15% off, taking the price down to $12.43!
  5. If you like, cancel your subscription any time after your order arrives.

I get a subscribe-and-save order every month, so adding this to my order with the extra discount was a no-brainer!

A few recipes that call for coconut oil

I have loads of recipes on my site that include coconut oil. Here are a few of our favorites:

  • Chocolate Chocolate Chip Muffins
  • Dark Chocolate Almond Granola
  • Granola ~ 5-Minute Stop-Top Version
  • Lemon Bread
  • Whole Wheat Waffles
  • Dark Chocolate Almond Granola
  • Coconut Flour Muffins
  • Coconut Fudge Bars
  • Chewy Granola Bars
  • Low Sugar Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake
  • Low Sugar Carrot Cake
  • Low Sugar Super Moist Chocolate Cake
  • No Bake Cookie Cups 
  • Fat Bombs
  • Honey Sweetened No-Bake Cookies

I also love using refined coconut oil for frying:

  • Simple Tuna Patties
  • Simple Veggie Fritters
  • Sweet Potato Fries
  • Make-Ahead French Fries

No guarantee on how long this price on coconut oil and the 20% off coupon will be available. Grab it here while you can.

What are your favorite ways to use coconut oil?

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Easy and Healthy Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups

December 11, 2016 by Laura 17 Comments

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I have eaten at least three of these Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups every single day since September. Please, you must join me in delighting in this simple, and apparently necessary, pleasure of life.

chocolate-peanut-butter-cups

Before I share more about this recipe, allow me to tell a story so that when you eat these in front of others, you will not make the same mistake I did.

See, it all started out back in September when I learned that I needed to add a significant amount of good fat to my diet if I wanted to improve my health, have more energy, and get rid of my brain fog. Seeing as I had no desire to lick coconut oil off a spoon or peel open a stick of butter like a banana, my quest to figure out how to easily eat all these good fats led me to discover these Chocolate Peanut Butter Fat Bombs.

They changed my life, and I’m not exaggerating. They are so very nourishing, made with loads of healthy fat and protein, and sweetened with stevia (stick with me though, even if you hate stevia). The fat bombs are delicious and I started feeling better immediately after I began eating several each day. Who knew? My body had been screaming for more nourishment from healthy fats!

Well, back to my story of what not to do.

We had company one weekend in October. I was eating a Fat Bomb while preparing breakfast. (Had to get my brain going, you know?) One of our guests walked in and asked, “Oh, what are you eating?” Suddenly I found myself in a quandary about how to answer. I could have simply said, “It is a healthy Peanut Butter Cup.” Right? Couldn’t I have just said that??

But no. I found myself launching into a very long narrative about my health journey during the past four years and how I’d been feeling awful during the past few months and couldn’t figure out what I could eat that wouldn’t make me feel awful. The very minute I started the story, I wanted to stop. I quickly realized that the kind ears listening to my “what are you eating” explanation were on extreme overload and most definitely confused. But I couldn’t stop because I’d already started and for the life of me, I couldn’t figure out how to wrap it up. So I kept going on and on. I even found myself using phrases like “adrenal fatigue” and “intense detox.”

The poor dear. Some people want to know more about natural doctors and bad bacteria lurking in the gut. But some people just want to know, “Hey, what are you eating?”

So you guys. Make these, eat them, enjoy them, and let them nourish you. But for the love of pleasant conversation, when an innocent person asks you what you’re eating just say, “It’s a healthy Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup.”

Now, it is Christmastime and treats are fun at Christmas. That’s why I’m re-sharing this recipe. But today I’m calling them Healthy Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups to ease the pain of anyone you might be having a conversation with over the holidays. You are so very welcome.

Healthy Chocolate Peanut Butter CupsYum

(Let’s all practice saying it together:
They say: What are you eating?
We say: “It’s a Healthy Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup.”
There now. Was that really so hard?)

Easy and Healthy Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups
 
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Author: Laura
Serves: 12
Ingredients
  • ½ cup coconut oil (I use expeller pressed so the coconut flavor didn't overpower.)
  • 1 heaping Tablespoon cocoa powder
  • 4 Tablespoons butter
  • ½ cup natural peanut butter
  • Liquid stevia to taste (I use 1½ droppers full of NuNaturals Brand.) OR 2-3 Tablespoons of honey or maple syrup
Instructions
  1. In a small saucepan, heat and stir together coconut oil, cocoa powder, butter, and peanut butter.
  2. Once melted and mixed, remove from heat and stir in stevia.
  3. Pour into 12 muffin lined muffin tins.
  4. Freeze for 20 minutes or refrigerate for 2 hours.
  5. Store in fridge and eat as needed.
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By the way, these really taste best when they are right out of the fridge!

healthy-chocolate-peanut-butter-cups

I love that these are completely free of sugar when made with stevia. But if you don’t like or don’t have stevia, you can use maple syrup or honey instead. These will still be wonderful for you and only lightly sweetened.

I use silicone muffin cups like these when I make these “Healthy Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups.” This makes it so very easy!

Ever found yourself in an uncomfortable conversation while trying to explain something “weird” that you’re eating? Fun times.

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Let’s Talk About Fat {31 Days of Real Food Reality ~ Day 3}

January 2, 2014 by Laura 42 Comments

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31 Days 300Happy New Year! Please pass the butter.

Yes indeed. Many of you have heard me say this many times, but it’s worth saying again because I always love talking about butter, and also because I feel very strongly about this:  If you change nothing else about the way you cook and eat, simply change out bad fats for good fats.

I mean, I am going to continue to encourage you to stop eating so many cookies, but at the very least, bake your cookies using real butter instead of margarine. Make your pie crusts using palm shortening instead of Crisco. Use olive oil instead of vegetable oil when you make salad dressing. And stir coconut oil into muffins instead of canola. These changes require pretty much no effort on your part, will only slightly effect your budget, and will absolutely change the flavor of your recipes for the better.

Have picky eaters at your house? While switching from white to whole wheat pasta might raise someone’s eyebrow at dinnertime, I can almost guarantee that switching from margarine to butter won’t even make anyone flinch. If anything, your family might notice that their cookies and muffins taste better than they used to. I’m telling you that back in my margarine days, my cookies always tasted a little off. They also looked funny, bless their little hearts. But when I started using real butter, my cookies became amazing. (Humbly speaking of course. The cookies speak for themselves.)

Healthy fats: the easiest healthy change…ever!

But wait, don’t we want to avoid eating too much fat??

Even though I believe many people are beginning to grasp the concept that eating fat is not altogether bad, I still can’t get over how often I hear someone talk about how fattening or naughty something is if it is full of butter or cream cheese. Au contraire.  Butter is golden (literally) and offers many wonderful health qualities – because it is a full fat!  The same is true for coconut oil and other healthy fats I’ve listed below.

Our culture has us brainwashed, but don’t think I’m faulting anyone. I was among those that stayed far away from fat (especially butter!) until just a few years ago. I read every label to check “how many grams of fat” were in each serving. If it had more than just a gram or two of fat, I stayed far, far away (and instead snacked on fat free stuff like Twizzlers – sheesh). After all, eating fat would make me fat, right?

No, no, no, no, no. I can attest to this. I have many friends who can attest to this. In fact, now I’m finding that if I’m not eating enough good, healthy fats – I don’t feel well. My skin isn’t as healthy. My hair isn’t as shiny. My appetite is not satisfied. Butter and cream have not made me gain weight – and trust me – I eat a lot of both. (“You want some potato with that butter, Mom?”)

Is this because of my metabolism or my body type? No, I don’t believe it is. Eating good fat can help everyone maintain a healthy weight. On the other hand, when I consume too much sugar or just plain overeat? That’s when my jeans get tight and I feel like junk. But that’s another real food reality post for another day.

Eat Healthy Fats!

Why don’t healthy fats make us fat? 

Real food fats are absolutely pure and whole. When we eat them, our insides are like, “Yes! I know what this is. I know what to do with this!” Our bodies can easily digest real fats. Out bodies can utilize every last bit of what is in them. Healthy fats nourish us.

On the other hand, when we eat trans fats, hydrogenated oils, margarine, and vegetable oils that have been factory created – our bodies struggle to know exactly what to do with these unrecognizable fellas. Those fats have been significantly changed from their original form, and many of them were never intended to be consumed in the first place. We eat them and our bodies become sluggish while they try to figure out exactly…what…to…do. It’s as if our insides are then saying, “Whoa? Who are you? You confuse me. I’m not sure which part of you, if any, I can use to fuel this body. Off with you. Head to the hips. Or the gut. Or just fly around in here wreaking havoc on this weary body.”

So are you saying that I should eat a bowlful of coconut oil every morning for breakfast?

Yeah, um no. We don’t want to over eat fats any more than we want to over eat any food. I’m simply saying that we should not be afraid of healthy fats, and we should eat them without reservation to fuel our body’s needs. Foods like cream, cheese, meat, coconut oil, and eggs are naturally full of fat. On purpose.  Our bodies need the nutrients they each provide.

On the other hand, most vegetables, fruits, and grains are completely fat free. On purpose.  They also provide our bodies with needed nutrients. Isn’t it cool how all natural food comes to us in a perfect way to fulfill a purpose within us? When we eat a lovely balance of all varieties of food, we can then fuel our bodies in the way that will keep us going strong!

Let’s hear it for a healthy, well balanced diet of real food!

The best sources of fat to nourish our bodies are:

  • Coconut Oil
  • Real Butter
  • Meat
  • Eggs
  • Whole milk from animals or coconuts
  • Cream
  • Avocados
  • Olive Oil
  • Palm Oil

Each of the animal fats listed above are most beneficial if from a grass fed or free range animal. But don’t sweat it if that’s not happening for you yet. Just focus on eating real food and do the best you can.  Don’t forget that God is bigger than any of your worries.

Whew! That’s a lot of information. We’ll talk more about nourishment tomorrow. For today, share with us:  How are you coming with switching to healthy fats? What are your favorite sources for healthy fats?

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