Coconut Milk

The coconut is an unusual fruit: It's rich and the fat is mostly saturated. In the South Pacific, traditional diets use copious amounts of coconut oil, yet studies there have shown that people don't get heart disease. In the U.S., research to support the heart healthy claim is still being conducted. But we do know that coconut flakes, coconut milk and cream, and coconut oil contain lots of an antiviral, antibacterial fatty acid called lauric acid--one of the immune boosters babies get from breast milk.

COOKING TIP: Mix a can of coconut milk with a pint of chicken stock and some grated ginger for a coconut chicken soup! Could be good....I will have to try it.

I still stand in awe of this amazing find and continue to find article after article that claims that coconut products are so good for us!

This INFORMATION came from the Parade Magazine March 30, 2008,Healthy Ways to Eat on the Run.