Cooking with Coconut Flour: A Delicious Low-Carb, Gluten-Free Alternative to Wheat (Paperback)

by Bruce Fife (Author)

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Product Description
Do you love breads, cakes, pies, cookies, and other wheat products but can't eat them because you are allergic to wheat or sensitive to gluten? Perhaps you avoid wheat because you are concerned about your weight and need to cut down on carbohydrates. If so, the solution for you is coconut flour. Coconut flour is a delicious, healthy alternative to wheat. It is high in fiber, low in digestible carbohydrate, and a good source of protein. It contains no gluten so it is ideal for those with celiac disease. Coconut flour can be used to make a variety of delicious baked goods, snacks, desserts, and main dishes. It is the only flour used in most of the recipes in this book. These recipes are so delicious that you won't be able to tell that they aren't made with wheat. If you like foods such as German chocolate cake, apple pie, blueberry muffins, cheese crackers, and chicken pot pie, but don't want the wheat; you will love the recipes in this book! These recipes are designed with your health in mind. Every recipe is completely free of wheat, gluten, soy, trans fats, and artificial sweeteners. Coconut is naturally low in carbohydrate and recipes include both regular and reduced sugar versions. Coconut flour provides many health benefits. It can improve digestion, help regulate blood sugar, protect against diabetes, help prevent heart disease and cancer, and aid in weight loss.

About the Author
Dr. Bruce Fife is regarded as the world's leading expert on the health aspects of coconut. He is the author of 19 books including "The Coconut Oil Miracle" and "Coconut Cures." He is the president of the Coconut Research Center.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Piccadilly Books, Ltd. (July 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0941599639
• ISBN-13: 978-0941599634
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (34 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #9,637 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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63 of 64 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Glad I have this book, March 1, 2007

By	Brenda M. Russell (Vancouver, BC Canada) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

IF you don't have a problem with eggs, this is a great recipe book. I've made several of the muffin recipes and and a few of the loaves as well. I reall like the taste and texture and have recommended the book to several people. Whether the results are high or low carb depends on which recipe you choose, and you do have a choice for many of them of using the stevia-only versions. You don't have to use a recipe with cornmeal or cornstarch; they're in those particular recipes for a reason, but not in all of them. You can choose coconut milk, or any other non-dairy milk. I don't get why some reviewers make things so difficult for themselves. Can they use every recipe in every other cook book they buy? I'm not interested in every recipe in the book, but there are many more I have yet to try, and will. Of those I have made, the ingredients, except for the coconut flour itself, are all readily available.

74 of 84 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Real Learning Experience, August 20, 2005

By	Shirley Priscilla Johnson "Author/Reviewer -... (USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

Being allergic to so many foods that I know of and some that I do not know; I was eager to read this book.
As I read the information I was truly surprised at the problems that wheat and gluten cause in people that they are not aware of, myself included, and wheat is in just about everything that we consume. That is not good for those of us who are not informed of the problems wheat intolerance can cause.
However, take heart! The author gives us a wonderful alternative in the use of coconut flour. This versatile flour can be used to make just about any recipe that you want, with a few adjustments. Coconut flour is also good for you. It improves digestion, helps regulate blood sugar, protects against diabetes, helps prevent heart disease and cancer and can even be in aid in weight loss. Sounds almost like a miracle flour doesn't it?
Perhaps it is.
This work is absolutely chock full of easy to understand information on the use of Coconut flour and its benefits. The author has also given page after page of delicious recipes that use this flour and can be substituted for those you now use. You can still have the foods you love but without the bad effects of wheat.
This is a well thought out, well researched book and one that as you read it, you can tell the author knows his subject matter. That is comforting.
If you are concerned about your health, looking for some answers to improve it this work is for you. I'm going to keep it close by as a reference and share the valuable information I have acquired from it. Great job! Great book! I recommend this one.

176 of 207 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Cooking with Coconut Flour and EGGS would be a better title, February 24, 2006

By	BAM - See all my reviews

I purchased this book because I was extremely pleased with Fife's book: THE HEALING MIRACLE OF COCONUT OIL (the title has changed a couple of times).

Fife's new book COOKING WITH COCONUT FLOUR was a BIG disappointment. Many people with allergies have more than one food trigger. Wheat, corn, soy, dairy, eggs and yeast are the most common.

This book should come with a warning that virtually ALL of Fife's recipes contain eggs. Not just a couple of eggs, but LARGE numbers of eggs. The cake recipes had a range of between 8 and 18 eggs per recipe with 12 eggs being the mean. An example: The Carrot Cake contains 1/2 cup butter, 1/2 cup coconut milk, 12 eggs, 1 cup sugar, 1 cup coconut flour, carrots, nuts, spices and baking powder.

A number of his recipes include dairy products (butter, cheese, milk). The reader will find corn products (cornstarch, corn, cornmeal) in ingredient lists as well.

This is not a cookbook I will be able to use in our home. In fact, I am not sure if I can find even a few recipes in this book that will work with my family and our allergies.

As far as book format, there are a few small black and white photos, but NO colored pictures within the text. The only colored pictures are on the cover and on the coconut flour order form tucked inside the book. A 2.2 lb. package of coconut flour costs $9.95. Shipping ranges from $7 on orders under $16, to $25 for orders $200 and up.

This book binding will not easily lay open flat to facilitate reading the recipes during preparation. Paper quality is thin and pages will not wipe clean if soiled.

If wheat is your only allergy, this book may offer some helpful recipes. If you have multiple allergies, this book may not be what you are looking for.