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Old Tue, Jun-06-06, 06:24
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Plan: atkins with a few twists
Stats: 212/185/150 Female 5'7"
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Hey,

Slightly off topic, but where is the best/cheapest place to get Coconut oil in London...I have looked in my sainsbury's and Tesco but have had no luck....maybe holland & Barrett??

Thanks for any advice!

Sarah
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Old Tue, Jun-06-06, 20:09
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Plan: Protein Power/a la carte!
Stats: -/-/150 Female 66 inches
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Progress: 49%
Location: Ireland
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Some, but not all, branches of H&B have coconut oil for £9.99. I'm not sure if it's the prized 'virgin' kind - it doesn't say so on the tub, but it tastes fine and makes great coconut bark with cocoa and sweeteners.
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Old Wed, Jun-07-06, 07:08
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Plan: atkins with a few twists
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Thanks so much! I saw that yesterday and it didn't say virgin so I decided to leave it till I had consulted with you guys, but if you say it tastes ok, then I'm going to go for it!

Thanks again!

Sarah
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Old Thu, Jun-08-06, 01:03
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Stats: 144/115/115 Female 5ft 2in
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I've bought organic and non-organic coconut oil from local health food shops. It has little or no flavour or smell. I've also bought virgin coconut oil from http://www.virgincoconutoil.co.uk/index.htm. It has a definitely coconutty smell and is quite different from the non-virgin ones. I've actually found it much more difficult to cook with, because I don't always want my food to be coconut flavoured, but it did highlight the difference between the virgin oil and the others.
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Old Thu, Jun-08-06, 04:23
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Plan: Home tailored
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I bought the one from Holland and Barrat and it didn't make anything taste coconutty.

I fried my chicken strip sin it all the time- its really good for cooking in.

Gem.
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Old Thu, Jun-08-06, 06:06
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Plan: Protein Power/a la carte!
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Progress: 49%
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I DID find a bit of a coconutty taste in the H&B version, but it's reasonably mild, so I don't mind.
I've just rendered some beef suet that I got from my butcher and it made wonderful dripping - terrific for frying meat and veggies. And best of all, it cost me nothing
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Old Mon, Jan-21-13, 14:30
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I use coconoil coconut oil. They do 'flavoured' and non flavoured versions, I really like their product. It's not too expensive online.
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Old Mon, Jan-21-13, 14:31
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Oops didn't realise this thread was so old!
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Old Wed, Jan-23-13, 11:28
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Plan: Primal Blueprint
Stats: 202/175/150 Female 5ft3 / 63in
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lol Suee - I suppose I should point out that last year Stevia became legal in the UK! Its a green packet I've seen it in the baking aisle in Waitrose and Tesco too.
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Old Wed, Jan-23-13, 17:47
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Hi, I can't see that anyone else has posted this but I get mine from Tesco! They also do their own version of it as well. They started selling both just before Xmas.
I hope that helps!
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Old Wed, Jan-23-13, 17:48
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Lol, I've just noticed the post before my last one! Oh well....
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Old Wed, Jan-23-13, 18:16
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Lol! I haven't noticed it in supermarkets but I haven't looked! I have bought it online, waiting for it to arrive now. I have tried the powders previously but I didn't like the soapy aftertaste. What are the brands that you've tried like?
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Old Thu, Jan-24-13, 01:42
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Disgusting to be honest! The worst aftertaste of anything I've tried! I've got canderel's Green Stevia granules. I didn't buy tescos own make because I thought the proper stuff would have less of an after taste but it's horrible.
I'm going to send for some davinci syrup at the end of the month (payday!).
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Old Thu, Jan-24-13, 08:03
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Ah thanks, i will steer clear. I should have said that I've bought some pure liquid, apparently it has no horrible after taste. Will let you know what it's like!
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