The Coconut Miracle Cookbook Review

If you’re keen on coconut, but think it’s only used in desserts and fruit salads, sounds like you’re a good candidate for The Coconut Miracle Cookbook. More than a cookbook, the author, Dr. Bruce Fife has drawn upon his experience and extensive research to produce a first-class treatise on all thing’s coconut.

We like Dr. Fife’s style! He backs-up his coconut claims with hands-on doctoring. For example, he states that his patients have triumphed over chronic fatigue, beat psoriasis, halted bladder infections and more. Can you guess what the good Dr’s RX is for each of these patients?

Is Coconut Oil Healthy

Coconut tastes rich due to its abundance of saturated fat. Its fat is in the form of medium-chain triglycerides (MCT). If you’ve been following our Keto articles, you’re aware that MCT’s are familiar fats to your body and it utilizes them for quick energy.

Studies show that those marvelous little MCTs in coconut oil can support your fat loss efforts, heighten your metabolism and maintain good glucose levels.

The Coconut Miracle Cookbook details the numerous health benefits of coconut. Here are proven benefits of coconut:

• • • Prevents degenerative diseases such as arthritis.
    • Heightens metabolism.
    • Supports weight loss.
    • Strengthens immune system.
    • Improves digestion.
    • Wards off diabetes, heart disease and cancer.
    • Promotes beautiful hair and skin.

As author of over 20 books, publisher and editor of Healthy Ways Newsletter and president of Coconut Research Center, Fife is also a naturopath and certified nutritionist. He holds the distinction as the first person to accumulate the results of scientific research about coconut oil’s health benefits. Also, he was first to translate medical research of coconut into layman’s language.

You’ll learn the correct cooking procedures for:

• Coconut oil
• Flaked, shredded, grated dried coconut
• Coconut flour
• Coconut water and milk

Let’s take an in-depth look at coconut oil.

Note: If your taste buds don’t resonate with coconut (seriously?) you can still reap its benefits. Fife shares names of coconut oils that have no coconut taste.

The Coconut Miracle Cookbook dubs coconut as a “miracle”. Food experts have categorized coconut as a superfood. Whatever you call coconut, it’s a great idea to get yourself some.

Good news for Keto dieters, due to the medium chain triglycerides in coconut, it proceeds directly to your liver, which immediately converts coconut oil into energy or transforms it into those fantastic little ketones.

As you were reading the list of benefits above, did your eyes gravitate to “weight loss”? Studies show that MCTs contained in coconut oil can boost the number of calories your body burns, up to five percent (approximately 120 calories) during a 24-hour period.

Another weight loss feature is that coconut oil can decrease your appetite. Several small studies show that participants who consumed a healthy amount of MCTs during their morning meal ate less than usual at lunch.

Medical research reveals that MCTs contain anti-inflammatory, germ-fighting and antioxidant properties.

The quick energy derived from coconut oil is a big benefit for Keto dieters. Sugary drinks or snacks provoke a sugar spike, followed by an energy slump. Coconut oil keeps glucose levels stable and abates hunger pangs.

Fife recommends his previous book, The Coconut Oil Miracle, for intricate details about healing with coconut oil.

Is Eating Coconut Meat Good For You

The novice coconut-cracker may be tempted to run it over with his car (coconut roadkill anyone?). The Coconut Miracle Cookbook contains an easy solution for opening the stubborn thing. Simply follow the instructions for “How to Open a Coconut”.

Did you know the meat of the coconut contains mega amounts of nutrition? Think fiber – a one-half cup serving delivers 10 grams of fiber – for regularity. Extraordinary amounts of potassium are contained. One-half cup of coconut meat supplies 285 milligrams of potassium to lower your blood pressure, plus it keeps water and sodium levels in balance.

Coconut meat supplies protein and 17 out of 20 essential amino acids. The folate in a half-cup of coconut meat fulfills 20 percent of our daily requirement.

Is Coconut Milk Healthy to Drink

It’s easier to milk a camel than attempting to squeeze the juice from coconut meat. Better just buy yours by the can or carton. Coconut milk is a healthy alternative for dairy for lactose intolerant folks.

It aids in lowering cholesterol levels, thwarts stroke or heart attack and regulates blood pressure. Coconut milk is advantageous for athletes, because it heightens physical performance. It also contains electrolytes, such as potassium and magnesium that serve to restore damaged tissue.

Coconut milk is an awesome ingredient in stews, soups, chowders, curries, sauces, etc. The Coconut Miracle Cookbook contains over 400 impressive recipes using coconut milk.

Is Dried Coconut Healthy

This is the type coconut you’re likely familiar with because Westerners typically underappreciate the culinary uses and nutritive values of coconut.

Fife urges the use of unsweetened flaked, shredded or grated coconut. The recipes in The Coconut Miracle Cookbook use dried coconut of the unsweetened variety.

Is Drinking Coconut Water Good For You

Talk about a WOW factor…coconut water is kindred to human plasma, per Fife. Medical practitioners put it in patient’s IVs to prevent dehydration.

Coconut water is refreshingly sweet and nutty, yet it does not contain fats like the rest of a coconut.

Be sure to check out our article on the best keto drinks. You will not be disappointed!

In The Coconut Miracle Cookbook, you’ll find over 400 recipes for cooking with coconut. The first section covers beverages. Fife shows you how to make homemade coconut milk and cream.

It takes a little effort to make your own coconut milk, but it is so worth your time. You can be assured that this coconut milk contains no chemical additives, added sugar or preservatives.

Kids, if you’ve got some, adore flavored milk. Instead of the same ole chocolate cow’s milk, The Coconut Miracle Cookbook supplies recipes for strawberry, banana, mango, apricot coconut milks and more.

You’ll attain bragging rights in your circle of friends with your homemade coconut milk-based eggnog. If you’re confused about what kind or how much liquid to use in smoothies, tab the recipe for creating smoothies using coconut milk as a base.

Following beverages, the Table of Contents list includes salads, sauces, gravies and flavored oils, soups and chowders, main dishes, Asian-style cuisine, side dishes, breads and grains, cakes, cookies, pies, puddings and ice cream.

Creating healthy, fresh tasting salad dressings and mayonnaise from coconut milk or coconut oil means no more heaping helpings of trans fats, sugars and chemical preservatives. Surprise – coconut marries well with veggies, as well as with some keto fruits in salads.

Want something cool for summer meals? Try the recipe for jicama-salad with homemade mango dressing. Also, there are oodles of main dishes from beef stroganoff to almond chicken noodles.

As for desserts, let’s just say there are a gracious plenty. Whatever tickles your fancy from German chocolate cake to coconut pecan pie, check out the recipe section in The Coconut Miracle Cookbook.

Cons

We only found a few complaints reported by users of The Coconut Miracle Cookbook. The most common issue is the lack of pictures accompanying the recipes.

Our Verdict - The Coconut Miracle Cookbook

What if?

What if you happened upon a quaint café called Ambrosia? What if all the menu items came from The Coconut Miracle Cookbook?

We’d bet the camel farm that Coconut Fried Shrimp would be the most popular dish.

Why Ambrosia? Greek mythology calls ambrosia, the food of the gods.

Why all things coconut?

In Sanskrit, coconut means God’s fruit.

Why did we pick Coconut Fried Shrimp? Because it tastes down-home heavenly!

Which coconut dish in The Coconut Miracle Cookbook is your number one?

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