Paleo Diet and Paleolithic Diet Questions & Answers

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Someone at work mentioned this once but I don't remember the details. How would you do it, just add hot water to unsweetened shredded coconut? Or maybe warm coconut milk?

Note: I have to avoid eggs, as I'm thinking of this for my daughters (they have sourdough buckwheat/rice-flour pancakes every morning for breakfast, along with their bacon, and I think it would be nice to have some variety). One of my daughters has an anaphylactic egg allergy.

edited Sep 29 at 1:50

asked Sep 27 at 21:21

artellan
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Ummm. It doesn't answer your question so I will put it here: Why does it matter? If you and your kids are eating buckwheat and rice on a regular basis why not just make rice porridge, buy some gluten free cold cereal etc...? – Satchmo Sep 28 at 22:57

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Mainly because I recognize that buckwheat/rice pancakes, while okay as a treat, are probably not the best thing to have every single day. So I'm looking for health-promoting altnernatives that my daughters would enjoy. – artellan Sep 29 at 1:49

raney · Accepted Answer · 2012-09-27 21:52:29Z UTC

I sometimes mix up shredded coconut with enough water to rehydrate it (but little enough that it won't pool in the bowl, you want to aim for just as much as it'll soak up), along with some slivered almonds, pitted cherries (fresh), berries, chopped up orange slices, and a little cinnamon on top.

It's pretty tasty, although I wouldn't make it a staple.

Happy Now · Answer 2 · 2012-09-27 22:17:43Z UTC

Sure, but it could also cause an intestinal blockage in large doses. I'm not finding the link right now, but people have been hospitalized for eating lots of shredded coconut at one sitting, and needing surgery to remove blockages.

Still looking for the link, it was on here once upon a time. One of the instances involved eating a whole bag though, so I wouldn't worry about a small to moderate amount taken with liquids.

jake · Answer 3 · 2012-09-27 22:20:56Z UTC

i've done this before it was amazing. i got sweetened though so i guess it wouldn't be considered paleo but with some cold coconut milk and some 100% cacao powder it was unreal. chocolately pebbles on steroids is how i would describe the taste.

Jamie · Answer 4 · 2012-09-28 10:18:55Z UTC

Paleo cereal: Crushed macadamias, walnuts (Maybe almonds or other nuts) and berries with almond milk and a little honey...

Just make sure you crush the nuts well for kids. Could put in some low o-6 seeds if you can find any, or some coconut.

With blueberries is my fav. Tastes delish. Not an everyday breakfast, but a nice one.

I beleive theres a recipe out there for baking nuts etc too, for a paleo granola.

Brian · Answer 5 · 2012-09-27 22:07:41Z UTC

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Thats a pretty dramatic claim! I would like to see the link seeing as I love to eat a lot of coconut sometimes.

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Brian
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Tamara · Answer 6 · 2012-09-29 02:21:01Z UTC

I would definitely try a granola, sans oats.

There's a lot of fiber in coconut so that claim might not be so far off...we don't need nearly the amount of fiber that's recommended by common wisdom. That said, I have been known to eat heroic amounts of coconut, especailly pre-paleo. Coconut macaroons are my weakness.

can you make ‘cereal’ out of shredded coconut?

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