A Delicious and Easy to Make Fat Burning Food

Coconut milk has become a must have ingredient in my diet. I use it in sauces, coffee and tea, and in any recipe that calls for regular cow’s milk … I am crazy about this stuff!

The first time I started using it, I purchased the canned variety at my local health food store and would go home and transfer it into a glass container in the fridge. The ingredients list was very short (coconut and water) and it seemed like a delicious, healthy option for me and my family.

But there was always one thing that continued to bother me. With the increasing frequency that I began to use the stuff, I didn’t like that I was using a “canned” product so often.

Don’t get me wrong. I have nothing against canned products. I am using canned products from time to time, and there’s nothing wrong with using some canned items every week, but when it comes to a food that has become a daily staple, I felt I needed to take a bit more of a natural approach to this particular food.

So I decided to do what any super busy, working mom would do … make my own … hahaha … as if I really have the time to do this!

In all seriousness, the recipe below is so super easy and fast that even a pregnant, working mom (yes, I’m talking about me) can handle it and keep it in the fridge on a regular basis.

Homemade Coconut Milk (I learned this method from Tropical Traditions)

Ingredients
· 7/8 cup of shredded coconut
· 1 cup hot water
· ½ cup hot water

You will also need:
· Blender
· Colander
· Cheesecloth
· Large bowl

Directions:
Add shredded coconut into the blender. Then add 1 cup hot water into the blender. Blend at high speed for 2-3 minutes. Put your cheesecloth over the colander. Pour the pulp (from the blender) into the cheesecloth. Squeeze the coconut milk into the colander. Put the pulp back into the blender. Add ½ cup hot water. Blend on high speed again for about 1-2 minutes. Pour the pulp back into the cheesecloth. Squeeze more coconut milk into the colander (Basically repeating the process to get as much coconut milk out of the shredded coconut as possible).

This may sound like a lot of steps, but I assure you its super easy. It’s just blending water and shredded coconut and squeezing the milk out of it. You will notice right away this homemade version is much tastier and healthier than any store bought canned brand.

Let me know what you think!

This recipe is Isabel De Los Rios’ contribution to this blog. She operate The Diet Solution Program, a fat burning program that tells you to stop diet and start to eat and live a healthy life. Her program had helped over 25,000 people all over the world lose incredible amounts of weight, regain their health and permanently change their lives.