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With a fully ripe coconut (brown, hard shell) there are many uses for it. It is one of the most versatile non-animal foods!
COCONUT WATER:
The water inside of coconuts can be great for hydration, I personally found the taste to not be that great but I don’t think it was bad. I’d only drink coconut water if I got it from my own coconut - instead of buying it pre-bottled.COCONUT FLESH:
The flesh is edible straight out of the shell, however it might be tough to digest because of how fibrous it is.COCONUT “CREAM” (NO JUICER)
You can make your own coconut cream without a juicer by simply removing the hard outer shell and then removing the brown skin on the flesh, then let it sit in the fridge. The part of the coconut where the skin would be protecting it will start to soften after about a day. Scrape off the soft part and leave it in the fridge and wait for it to soften again.COCONUT CREAM (JUICER)
Take your coconut flesh, remove all brown outer skins/layers and run it through a high quality juicer and you now have coconut creamSKINCARE
Both of the ways mentioned to create coconut cream will be very good on your skin. They will hydrate your skin and create a sort of glowy effect.
I imagine it would work well as a sunscreen and even after-care for sun burns.
Adding coconut cream to your hot baths will do wonders for the skin as well. This is something i definitely recommend to those who take hot baths regularly!HAIRCARE + SHAVING
Aajonus said he sometimes uses a fermented coconut cream and water mixture as a shampoo. He let’s the coconut cream ferment for about a week, then mixes it with water (1 ounce of coconut cream to 8 ounces of water)
Coconut cream can also be used as a shaving cream to produce a smooth shave.
I have not tried any of these so I won’t be able to give any personal experience, but I believe they would work very well.DENTAL CARE:
Oil pulling can be done wirh coconut oil or coconut cream. This will clean your mouth from toxins and can also whiten your teeth.
Toothpaste can be made from coconut cream and terramin clay (1 part coconut cream to 1 part clay)FOOD RECIPES:
Tartar Coconut Cream Sauce
1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh dill weed
4 tablespoons coconut cream
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
1 tablespoon chopped PICKLEAll ingredients must be room temperature except dill. Finely chop dill. Blenderize all ingredients, except pickles together, in a 4-ounces jar on low speed for 10 seconds. Add and stir in pickles. Eat with meat, or marinate at room temperature for 1 hour to enhance flavors.
Tahitian Chicken
3 ounces coconut cream
1/2 to 1 diced tomato
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
5 to 8 ounces fresh raw chickenStir coconut cream and lime juice together, and let stand for 10 minutes.
Dice meat. Place chicken, lemon juice and tomato in a bowl and fold gently together. Top with coconut/lime sauce. Eat immediately or let marinate 2 hours before topping with coconut/lime sauce.
ALTERNATIVE: Chicken can be replaced with wild caught fish to make Tahitian fishCoconut cream and fruit
4 ounces coconut cream
1/8 peeled and seeded small papaya
1/8 -inch circular slice fresh pineapple
1 teaspoon unheated honey, (optional)If pineapple is not organic, wash outside of pineapple with brush and lukewarm water. Slice pineapple circularly. Cut away rind and discard. To retain juice in pineapple, slice and dice pineapple with sawing motion. Fold diced fruit into coconut cream, or top diced fruit with coconut cream, or top coconut cream with diced fruit.
ALTERNATIVE: Use 2 ounces each of other fruits, such as berries and peach, or nectarine and peach, or pear and grapes.Coconut Ice-Cream
1 cup coconut cream
1/2 cup raw milk
1 teaspoon unheated honey (optional)Mix coconut cream and raw milk in a bowl then add the unheated honey and mix further. Then tit in an ice-cream machine for best results. Alternatively place the mixture in the freezer for a few hours
