After seeing all these ads of Jillian Michaels drinking coconut milk, I thought I'd give it a try. I LOVE coconut water so I assumed coconut milk would be just as great. WRONG. It was like drinking a can of the coconut milk Mom puts in curry. Thumbs down. However, I pawned it off on the Bug for her numerous "mochas" and the milk was fantastic in that. It made the hot chocolate really creamy. Two more cons: it was almost $5 for a carton and hard to find here in Grand Forks.
There are many benefits to coconut milk though: it is full of vitamins, minerals and electrolytes, it's made up of medium-chain fatty acids which the body quickly turns into energy instead of fat - so it may aid in weight loss, it can help boost the immune system, it's dairy-soy-gluten-nut free and it's supposed to relieve sore throats and ulcers.
I should say that I drank it straight-out of the glass which may be why I didn't find it all that great. Perhaps if I used it for cooking (like in Lilly's hot chocolate or making ice cream) it would taste better. I may have to give it another try. You can find more information and recipes at http://www.sodeliciousdairyfree.com/ .
2 comments:
YIKES!!! I could totally visualize gulping down a can of MaeSri! And yeah, I see those Jillian coconut milk ads all over my SHAPE mags!! :)
No thanks... I like coconut milk, with liquor! :o) But I do think Jillian Michael's is a crock of you know what. I got her exercise video game and its horrible. Several people that have followed her endorsements haven't been so pleased.
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