health benefits of coconut milk, coconut water.

 A look at the health benefits of coconut milk and coconut water, plus how to cook with coconut and work coconut into diet.

A variety of coconut derived ingredients from coconut oil to coconut milk are increasingly being used in homes, kitchens, restaurants and packaged foods.here are health benefits and cons of coconut milk and coconut water.

                    health benefits of coconut milk.

Coconut milk is made from a brew of coconut meat and water.but don't confuse it with lower-calorie coconut water. Rich and thick, more like cream than milk.coconut milk packs an eye-opening 445 calories and 48 grams of fat (43 gram saturated) per cup.
That's where "lite"coconut milk comes in: you can substitute "lite" coconut milk for traditional coconut milk to trim roughly two-thirds the fat and calories without sacrificing flavour.

                            Health benefits of  coconut water

Coconut water has gotten a lot of buzz for its purported health benefit as a natural sport drink.it is a great hydrator for light workout, as 1 cup serves up more than 10 percent of your daily dose of potassium-an electrolyte you lose through sweat.Be mindful that 8 ounces do the job if you are sweating up a storm.when we sweat we lose up to 10 times more sodium than potassium.And coconut water only contains about 30mg of sodium per cup, whereas sports drinks usually deliver about 110mg.you can use coconut water in smoothies or as natural fruit juice.