We are moving to a more Paleo diet and I am building my recipe arsenal but a lot call for coconut milk for cooking. M is allergic to coconut so what is another cooking option over coconut milk?
Awesome, Thank you! I will definitely read the labels. Trying to find recipes that avoided coconut milk was becoming too hard so I was hoping there was a substitute that wouldn't change the flavor or consistency.
Now off to figure out the fruit portion as it relies heavily on berries and M is highly allergic to berries with an external seed (strawberries, raspberries, black berries etc).
I am doing Whole 30 right now and I seriously cannot imagine doing Paleo without coconut. I don't mean to discourage you, but I'm just not sure it's realistic.
I am doing Whole 30 right now and I seriously cannot imagine doing Paleo without coconut. I don't mean to discourage you, but I'm just not sure it's realistic.
It can work I'm not a coconut fan - used it minimally in my first whole 30 and not at all in my second.
Yeah it's bad like anaphylactic bad so while I love berries I don't even keep them in the house. She hates it as it didn't develop until her 20's so she knows what she is missing.
I am doing Whole 30 right now and I seriously cannot imagine doing Paleo without coconut. I don't mean to discourage you, but I'm just not sure it's realistic.
This is what I am finding although I think we can creatively get around it with things like almond milk, cheating with heavy cream when absolutely necessary.
If we can't I hope to take the foundation and do what we can.
Post by awkwardpenguin on Apr 29, 2013 15:49:10 GMT -5
You can find recipes for almond milk online that use the blender. Then there are no additives or sugar, and it comes out slightly cheaper to make your own rather than buying it.
Just FYI, refined coconut oil doesn't have the coconut taste, in case you need a butter alternative.
I am doing Whole 30 right now and I seriously cannot imagine doing Paleo without coconut. I don't mean to discourage you, but I'm just not sure it's realistic.
It can work I'm not a coconut fan - used it minimally in my first whole 30 and not at all in my second.
I'm impressed that you did it without coconut, CT. We're cooking almost everything in coconut oil, a bunch of coconut milk, and DW really wants to find coconut aminos (Whole Foods was out!!)
Overall Whole 30 is going well. It's not as hard as I thought it would be and the scale is certainly happy which makes me happy. For the short term the hardest part is dealing with things like restaurants and provided meals at work. I do kind of miss several foods, but they're not gone forever so not eating them now is not a huge deal. I'm not quite sure how it translates into a longterm plan for me though, because continuing is certainly not realistic for me. I'm also not really sure I buy parts of it, especially that dairy is unhealthy.
Oh, also, it's really expensive compared to our regular grocery bills. Thankfully we signed up for a CSA for summer so for a while at least we'll be able to keep up with produce for a while. I know in my head that eating good food is something worth financially prioritizing, but it's hard when we have so many savings goals and so few of our expenses are variable like food is.
Oh, also, it's really expensive compared to our regular grocery bills. Thankfully we signed up for a CSA for summer so for a while at least we'll be able to keep up with produce for a while. I know in my head that eating good food is something worth financially prioritizing, but it's hard when we have so many savings goals and so few of our expenses are variable like food is.
Our grocery bills are also crazy expensive, but it really is worth it in the long run to have healthy food. We joined Costco which has helped with getting fish, meat, eggs, and some veggies at reasonable prices. Not sure if it's an option in your area. We also definitely don't eat 100% organic (not sure if that's part of Whole 30) - I just try to prioritize the dirty dozen.
Oh, also, it's really expensive compared to our regular grocery bills. Thankfully we signed up for a CSA for summer so for a while at least we'll be able to keep up with produce for a while. I know in my head that eating good food is something worth financially prioritizing, but it's hard when we have so many savings goals and so few of our expenses are variable like food is.
Our grocery bills are also crazy expensive, but it really is worth it in the long run to have healthy food. We joined Costco which has helped with getting fish, meat, eggs, and some veggies at reasonable prices. Not sure if it's an option in your area. We also definitely don't eat 100% organic (not sure if that's part of Whole 30) - I just try to prioritize the dirty dozen.
We're going with trying to eat organic fruit/veg and happy meat but not exclusive. We've been trying to do that in general. it's just that we're eating a lot more of both with Whole 30. I know it's important, but so is IVF and vacation and car fund and downpayment fund and maternity leave fund and and and and. I wish we were rich.