Are Mashed Potatoes Okay With Coconut Oil

[lampofred]

Can't wait till my thyroid arrives again but until then I have to keep metabolism up with coffee. Without it I am just a very slow blob, but with it, I quickly get manic, ammonia toxicity symptoms, and at that point eating potatoes becomes a must.

But at the same time, I don't want to use butter/ghee/cream to make potatoes because I'm trying to get serious about depleting PUFA and that would be a lot of additional PUFA/estrogen in the amount necessary to make tasty mashed potatoes.

Does anyone have any experience using coconut oil to make mashed potatoes? I looked up a vegan potato recipe using coconut oil instead of butter and the general tone seemed negative... I don't want to make it and then throw it away because it tasted inedible.

 

[MetabolicTrash]

Use coconut milk instead of the oil.

Coconut oil may be prone to making the final taste/texture not so good, whereas I would think coconut milk would be a little better.

I've never had coconut milk, but I want to give it a shot soon (can be used as a whole milk substitute to avoid PUFA too with coffee/"to cream"/etc.).

You can use like half a cup of coconut milk (for like around 1.5-2x the same portion in dry potatoes) with a pinch of (non-vegetable oil) butter and/or just a pinch of ghee/etc. and salt with optional peppers/spice maybe if you'd like.

 

[Luann]

I like coconut oil potatoes. They don't turn out as coconut-y as you would think.

 

[Barry]

if you are trying to maintain low pufa, just add skim milk, salt, vinegar to potatoes.

 

[ecstatichamster]

Better with butter. Or cream. Use just a small amount. Then it’s very low PUFA and tasty.

 

[Jam]

These are the kinds of threads that make me scratch my head. Butter is high in PUFA? Since when? 50g of grass-fed butter has less than 1.5g total PUFA. That's nothing, and is enough to make a serving of mashed potatoes. I also add 150ml of whole milk, which has a whopping 0.3g total PUFA, and Raclette or Tête de Moine cheese. The ratio of saturated to unsaturated is much more important, and as a fat source, not much else beats butter, beef tallow, and cocoa butter. Regardless, you'll do just fine if you keep total daily PUFA below 5 or 6g. I ate 93g of fat yesterday, of which 6g were PUFA (mostly from bread and liver) and 56g saturated. Relax, and enjoy your food.

 

[JuM]

Yes for sure ! Patatoes + liquid coconut oil is the best combo !