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coconut milk replacement

  • 20-01-2009 10:53pm
    #1
    niamh.brady
    Registered Users Posts: 58 ✭✭


    Hi guys,

    I'm looking for suggestions for substitutes for coconut milk for curry type recipes as the low fat version is still extremely high in calories. I have thought about 0% fat greek yoghurt but can't find it anywhere.

    All suggestions welcome - yum yum


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  • #2
    cozmik
    Closed Accounts Posts: 984 ✭✭✭cozmik


    http://www.netcooks.com/recipes/Miscellaneous/Coconut.Milk.-.Fat.Free.html


  • #3
    niamh.brady
    Registered Users Posts: 58 ✭✭niamh.brady


    cozmik wrote: »
    http://www.netcooks.com/recipes/Miscellaneous/Coconut.Milk.-.Fat.Free.html


    Cozmik, that sounds absolutely brilliant. You are a star!:)


  • #4
    BraziliaNZ
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,671 ✭✭✭BraziliaNZ


    the lite coconut milks are not extremely high in calories at all


  • #5
    CJhaughey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,907 ✭✭✭✭CJhaughey


    No they are just coconut milk mixed with water!
    Seriously have a look at the can the ingredients are the same but just more water.
    Ripoff, just buy a can and use half water.


  • #6
    mrsberries
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 543 ✭✭✭mrsberries


    I was actually going to post on this topic...I was at my weight watchers meeting the other night and one of the members gave a really good tip regarding coconut milk. She uses the creamed coconut and just scrapes a bit off so to get the flavour. Id imagine she uses stock as the liquid for the curry

    I thought this was a brilliant idea. Does anyone do this or know if the creamed variety is higher in fat???


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  • #7
    rubadub
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,382 ✭✭✭✭rubadub


    CJhaughey wrote: »
    No they are just coconut milk mixed with water!
    Seriously have a look at the can the ingredients are the same but just more water.
    Some might be, but stuff I saw had no water in either one, I am guessing it is like low fat milk, they just separate the fats out.
    mrsberries wrote: »
    Does anyone do this or know if the creamed variety is higher in fat???
    It is much higher in fat, this is probably the by-product from the low fat coconut milk, think of it like dairy cream, or butter.

    Coconut is ~65% fat. But it is meant to be really quite good for you, I eat coconut flour, whey, oats & milk all mixed up for breakfast.

    Thing is if you are counting WW points then coconuts are really high in points, since they seem to demonize fat in the WW formula. So many will probably tend to avoid very nutritious foods, like coconut, nuts, avocado, which is a shame.

    You can have 2 items, one with over double the points of the other, but having the exact same calories.

    I reckon 10points worth of coke would be a lot more fattening than 10points worth of coconut or nuts


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