If you're switching to a healthier alternative to grocery store oils, then I suggest hightailing it to Amazon.
It's posted on Moneysaving Mom, and Heavenly Homemakers. I've not only checked out the deal, I bought it. Here are the two deals going on now.
The first is a two-pack of 15-ounce tubs of Nutiva Organic Extra Virgin Coconut Oil for $17.30. Click on Subscribe and Save and you'll get it for $14.70, once you click on subscribe and save, you'll need to sign in if you haven't done so yet. Then you'll be at the next screen that has a little space for applying Gift Card and Promotional Codes. In that spot put NUTIVSEP and you'll get another discount. The final cost will be $14.70, and that includes shipping. You are allowed at the very first screen to pick how often you want this deal. I usually put six months unless I'm sure of when I want it.
The other good deal on coconut oil is the one I purchased, Nutiva Organic Extra Virgin Coconut Oil in the 54-ounce two-pack. It will say $46.86, but with subscribe and save it's down to $39.83. I love it that much! I just finished off one of the smaller sizes making a quick chocolate fix last night.
If you haven't made a switch in the oils you use in your home this is a good time to try it. If you like coconut you will love this. It did seem a bit odd when I first started using it. Pretty soon I was wanting to use it on everything, potatoes, eggs, vegetables, you name it. It could get a bit expensive, so I did end up buying a large bucket of expeller pressed coconut oil from Tropical Traditions.
I know, what kind of chocolate fix did I make myself? Oh, and for everyone else. I took a dollop of the Nutiva coconut oil, I guessed about 1/4 cup but I didn't measure. I dumped in about a cup of chocolate chips and tossed it into my unsafe microwave that was not run by solar power. I melted them while stirring off and on. Once it was a nice stirrable consistency, (if not, add a bit more coconut oil) and all melted I stirred in shredded coconut and oatmeal. I tried not to eat it while I did this. I kept adding those two ingredients until it was thick with it and evenly coated. I then (in the interest of reuse) used a empty cereal bag, the waxed kind and opened it up onto my freezer tray and was going to make little bites, but again, my craving got in the way and I just dumped the whole thing onto the waxed bag. Smoothed it out, froze it and then ate some. And then ate some more. Then tried to stop myself, but ate some more. Then, really did stop myself since I didn't want to take a bottle of tums to bed with me.
This recipe was not made as intended. The original recipe was a copycat for a chocolate coating to put on your ice cream, to make it like a Dairy Queen dipped cone. It's used with butter which is also sinfully delicious. Just don't do what my husband did. He mistakenly thought it was hot fudge and put a huge pile of it on top of his ice cream. It then hardened up into this funny looking sculpture on the top of his ice cream. It did make for some entertainment value though. Oh, and keep it in the refrigerator or freezer after you break it into pieces. It does melt if left out.
Back to the coconut oil. Try it sometime, it is one of the healthier alternatives to vegetable oil. I don't buy vegetables oil at all, nope, no Crisco in this house, no canola or any of the usual kinds in the market. At one time I didn't think I could live without Mazola in my house. And now I can't imagine having it in my house. I don't regret it one bit, in fact, I love it.
I'm looking forward to writing more on this topic and giving you more insight on why I've changed my "oil" use.
