Reddit reviews Nutiva Organic, Steam Refined Coconut Oil from non-GMO, Sustainably Farmed Coconuts, 128 Fl Oz (Pack of 1)

My general rule is to try not to exceed a dollar a pound for food, but of course there are some exceptions.And stockpile when prices are good - it's really hard to switch all at once to a new diet on a budget, because you end up having to pay full retail costs for everything. Once you start stocking up though, the costs keep dropping as more and more of what you eat comes from deals you found.

A couple months ago, I got a gallon of organic coconut oil on sale for $17.50, free shipping with amazon prime. I see it's gone up some, now it's $23.39. Looking at the site, I see that's the price for 1 gallon, but if you get two gallons, it's $247. (WTF?) It's not virgin, but if you're okay with coconut oil that's slept around a bit, it's a good deal.

https://www.amazon.com/Nutiva-Organic-Coconut-Refined-Gallon/dp/B01766NTU8/ref=sr_1_2_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1494276794&sr=8-2&keywords=Nutiva%2BOrganic%2BCoconut%2BOil&th=1

I make my own yogurt, so it's just the cost of milk, $1.99 per gallon give or take. Once you start making it, you can share in the collective outrage of DIY yogurt people at the $1 per 5-6 oz price stores charge for milk, just because they let it ferment for a day.

A few years back, chia seeds were $10 for a 1 pound jar at walgreens in a black friday deal, but you also got $10 in store credit when you bought them, so kindasorta free. The same week they had some other items that were ten dollars, but free after store credit too. We have approximately 50,000 walgreens within biking distance of my house, I just pedaled from one to another flipping the deals back and forth, and stockpiled the chia seeds, gave some to my daughter, and the rest haven't gone off yet. They seem to last a long time. :)

Flax seeds I stocked on up when they were $1.29 a pound in a manager's special.

Hummus - I buy dried chickpeas and make my own, so it's maybe 50 cents for a pound of hummus after you add in some other ingredients.

This week campari tomatoes are free at meijer after using a coupon so I got two pounds.

Generally, for fruits, vegetables, and chicken and pork I try to stick to $1 a pound. Sometimes for beef I go up to $2 a pound.

I've stopped eating shrimp because of contamination concerns: http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2015/04/consumer-reports-tests-find-60-percent-of-frozen-shrimp-contaminated-with-bacteria/#.WRDftuXytPY

I do have a case of tilapia (10 lb box) in my freezer that I bought at $1.69 a pound at an arabic market, which might be just as unclean as shrimp though.

If you've only tried virgin coconut oil (which is most of what you'll find in stores) you'll probably be surprised by some refined coconut oil. I get [this stuff]
(https://www.amazon.com/Nutiva-Organic-Coconut-Refined-Ounce/dp/B01766NTU8?th=1) although it's a little cheaper if you buy it in store at Costco ($20 I think.)

It doesn't taste or smell of coconut at all.

One consideration is the fat composition of whole milk and soy milk, which (going by soybean oil's composition for the soy milk) have a lot of saturated and omega-6 fats respectively, with soybean oil being around 50% (!!) omega-6. Which is why I'm personally going with Light Fuel rather than Schmilk or Athlete Fuel so that I can customize the fat profile, using something like olive or avocado oil and supplementing with coconut and fish oils.

(btw, the cheapest olive oil per unit volume I've been able to find in-store or online (apart from possibly costco in-store) is this, the cheapest coconut oil in smallish containers that you can stick in the microwave is this, the cheapest coconut oil without concern for container size is this, and the cheapest canola oil is this. Keeping in mind that prices at your local grocery stores may be cheaper, that online prices may change etc.)

>coconut oil is extremely expensive.

It's your lucky day!!

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01766NTU8/?th=1

1 gallon for $18.79!!! Wow!

I love Coconut oil for my high temp stuff. It's a bit on the expensive side, but it is cheaper if you commit to buying a larger amount. The other suggestions I've seen here (Avocado oil, ghee, and lard) are all great, as well, but the neutral flavor of coconut oil tends to lend itself to more applications IMHO.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01766NTU8/ref=mp_s_a_1_4_a_it

I bought that one for cooking, but it's cheap enough to buy for fappy times and keep your fancy oil in the kitchen.

$15 for coconut oil? Dang, I get store brand or Luannes/louanns for like $3-4 a jar and sunflower lecithin from a health food store for around $5-6 a jar!

Gallon of coconut oil in Amazon $18
Nutiva Organic Coconut Oil, Refined, 1 Gallon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01766NTU8/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_PA7LzbY06GGQK

NOW Sunflower Liquid Lecithin, 16-Ounce https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LB30WTI/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_VJ7Lzb5G20WB0

You can find cheaper coconut oil just remember that's literally a gallon!