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Best Organic Extra Virgin Coconut Oils

Extra virgin coconut oil is one of the healthy oils you can use in your meals and snacks while baking and cooking. However, you must always get the organic extra virgin coconut oils that are made from real coconuts in order to get some of the health benefits from coconut oil. In this article I will tell you the best organic coconut oils to use in your meals and snacks while cooking and baking, where you can find them, how much they cost and the health benefits of using them.

Now the best organic extra virgin coconut oils I would recommend anyone to use in their cooking and baking would be Nutiva Extra Virgin Coconut Oil, NSI Extra Virgin Organic Coconut Oil, Jarrow Formulas Extra Virgin Coconut Oil, and Barlean’s Organic Extra Virgin Coconut Oil. These coconut oils are made purely from organic coconuts and don’t contain any trans fats, hydrogenated fats, or cholesterol in them. All these coconut oils cost between five and fifteen dollars on www.vitacost.com and you can also get them at your local health food stores and grocery stores, but they may cost a bit more.

All these extra virgin coconut oils are again made from real organic coconuts. Extra virgin coconut oils are good for your health because they contain good healthy fats that your body needs to stay healthy. Coconut oil even contains good healthy amounts of lauric acid which help support the immune system so your body can fight off viral and bacterial infections within the body naturally which is really important. Extra Virgin Coconut Oil is even used to help give your body a healthy boost of energy when it is feeling a bit sluggish and needs a bit of a pick me up. You can also use this oil to help maintain healthy moisturized skin and hair and to fight signs of again which is also nice.

Now all these organic extra virgin coconut oils are used in cooking and in baking as butter and shortening substitute. Some of the best ways it is used in cooking would be in stir fries, sautéing vegetables, grilling fruits, cooking or grilling meats such as fish, sautéing shrimps, and as a light tropical dressing on top of salads and sandwiches. Now you can also use coconut oil in your baking when you don’t want to use butter or shortening in recipes such as cookies, brownies, and cakes.

I personally like to use the coconut oil in my chocolate coconut smoothies which is basically one cup of organic chocolate frozen yogurt or ice cream, one cup of coconut milk, three tablespoons of coconut oil, half cup of shredded coconut and one cup of ice. Then all I do is turn on that blender and mix all the ingredients up for about a minute and pour the chocolate coconut smoothie into a glass and drink it up. The smoothie kinds of tastes like an Almond Joy so if you’re a fan of those candy bars you should try making this smoothie. It is very healthy for you and contains a ton of vitamins, minerals, fibers, and good amounts of healthy fat in it for you.

You can use organic extra virgin coconut oils in just about any type of cooking and baking that you want, or in a smoothie like I did. Just remember the best type of extra virgin coconut to use is organic because it is made purely from coconuts, and remember you can get this oil in health food stores and your local grocery stores. I hope you all enjoy using a healthy extra virgin coconut oil in your cooking, baking, or smoothie and enjoy the health benefits you get from using it. I know I sure do and know you will too after trying it once.