{"id":3316,"date":"2017-06-19T00:56:08","date_gmt":"2017-06-19T00:56:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.daniellebinns.com\/stagingsite\/?p=3316"},"modified":"2017-06-19T17:05:34","modified_gmt":"2017-06-19T17:05:34","slug":"is-coconut-oil-good-for-us-and-our-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.daniellebinns.com\/stagingsite\/2017\/06\/is-coconut-oil-good-for-us-and-our-family\/","title":{"rendered":"Is coconut oil good or bad?"},"content":{"rendered":"

I had a relaxing evening planned last night. \u00a0Just myself, daddy, and an episode of House of Cards while snacking on these treats packed with good ol’ coconut oil (or is it as healthy as we thought?). \u00a0I just had a bit of work to do, launching\u00a0our 6-Day Picky<\/del> Healthy Eater Challenge <\/a>and setting up new families for the summer session of the\u00a0Picky Eater Protocol<\/a>.\u00a0 Then I was looking forward to some downtime. \u00a0But when this article<\/a> landed in my inbox and this one <\/a>popped up in my Facebook Group suggesting coconut oil is unhealthy, my plans changed.<\/p>\n

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Health-minded parents were now doubting whether coconut oil was good or bad for them, and for a very good reason. These articles did a good job of sounding alarm bells. \u00a0After all, how can we ignore a heading like “Coconut Oil – as unhealthy as beef fat…<\/em>” or dispute statements like this:<\/p>\n

According to the AHA, 82% of the fat in coconut oil is saturated. That’s more than in butter (63%), beef fat (50%) and pork lard (39%). And, like other saturated fats, studies show it can increase “bad” cholesterol.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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So as soon as I finished my “picky eater” work for the night,\u00a0I immediately switched into defense mode, consolidating my research to provide peace of mind for families (and my own!).<\/p>\n

Here are my reasons for continuing to consume coconut oil DAILY (despite the fear mongering happening around us). \u00a0 <\/strong>A few quick terms first:<\/p>\n