Almond Flour V. Coconut Flour in P3 = Best Place to Order, Etc. - DiscussWorldIssues - Socio-Economic Religion and Political Uncensored Debate

**repldoinfo** · 10-19-2009, 04:56 PM

K, so I've GIVEN UP trying to find this stuff here! Even my local health food store doesn't have it! Whole Foods probably does but I am soooo not driving an hour and then another hour back for some flour.

I've done a search on the threads (I want to make that choco cake!) and found this website for coconut flour:

http://www.tropicaltraditions.com//organic_coconut_flour.htm

Is that a good deal or does someone know of better?

AND... which would I have better results with - coconut or almond? I'm sure there is someone here who has tried both

Thanks in advance!

**BDDkDvgZ** · 10-19-2009, 04:59 PM

THis gal has all kinds of alternate flour recipes using almond or coconut flour on her website. I got my almond flour from the one she recommended. It was the cheapest I could find and I still have most of it. I made the mug cake nearly every day and I still have tons of the 5 pound bag I have. There are other recipes there of interest too. I never tried the coconut flour. http://www.elanaspantry.com/

**Dwerfsd** · 10-19-2009, 05:11 PM

Woohoo! Thanks Colleen!!!

**Karlmarks** · 10-19-2009, 05:22 PM

I looked it up- to order almond flour (according to Elana's website) it is www.honeyvillegrain.com. She suggests using Tropical traditions for coconut flour and states that coconut flour works better in things like cakes, bread, and muffins. She said the consistency of almond and coconut flour is completely different. Hope this helps! By the way, she doesn't speak too highly of Bob's Mills flours- which are the only ones I spotted in my local health food store- interesting!!

**Suentiend** · 10-19-2009, 05:24 PM

I soooo just read that! So now I am wondering... if I'm going to use this in the "cake" ... should I order coconut flower instead?

Sooooo has anyone tried that cake with coconut flour?

What to do, what to do!

**buchmausar** · 10-19-2009, 05:27 PM

OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I just read the nutrition label on that Coconut Flour and it said 64.8 grams of CARBS!!!!!!!!!!!

How can that be permissible on P3!?!?!?

**Imihooniump** · 10-19-2009, 05:29 PM

It's probably not permissible on P3 then. I used almond flour because it was P3 friendly and never looked up coconut flour.
Colleen

**cindygirl** · 10-19-2009, 05:30 PM

Oh wait. lol. Something ain't right here... the nutrition label also says 413 calories per serving.
It's a nutrition label not from North America or something!

**Clilmence** · 10-19-2009, 05:32 PM

That's a lot of calories too. For my mug cake, you only use 4 T of the almond flour though. The almond flour is only 4 carbs per serving (1/4 c) and it's way yummy.
Colleen

**eCw56dzY** · 10-19-2009, 05:34 PM

Yeah I'm good, Colleen. I'm ordering some Almond flour! Like right now lol! Ahhh I can't get it soon enough! I'd pay for next day air, I swear!

**Xbcofega** · 10-19-2009, 05:34 PM

I sooo miss my chocolate mug cake! :-( I'd like one about now. LOL
Colleen

**Abraham** · 10-19-2009, 05:38 PM

AWWWW I'm sorry!!! I forgot you were back in p2!!! =/ shame on me.
Are you doing the 23 or 40 day?

**Zebrabitch** · 10-19-2009, 05:42 PM

That is interesting nutrition info on the coconut flour. People say they use it all the time and the recipes on Elana's website are supposedly low carbs. I wonder what the deal is?

**Discus** · 10-19-2009, 05:50 PM

No her site is gluten free. Many of those recipes are very high in carbs. She just uses alternative flours and particularly likes almond flour which is P3 friendly. I'm doing the 43 day. :-)
Colleen

**aburva.org** · 10-19-2009, 05:54 PM

Well.... I just paid $32 to have this "mug" cake hahahaha! I HOPE I LOVE IT!!! Gosh I hope I get it fast!

Colleen, are you going to be done with P2 by Thanksgiving?

**effebrala** · 10-19-2009, 05:56 PM

I'll end up just before Thanksgiving! :-)
Colleen

**derty** · 10-19-2009, 06:00 PM

PERFECTLY PLANNED! =D

**Tainlyferfara** · 10-19-2009, 06:04 PM

amyleigh, I just made the mug cake and OMG I'm in heaven. I could barely finish it - very filling. Also, very yummy. VERY VERY yummy and you will think the $32 is worth it. I will probably end up making this cake anytime -even after I'm done with P3. It's SO GOOD!

**XarokLasa** · 10-19-2009, 06:04 PM

I ate it all through P4 too.
Colleen

**85IbLcwQ** · 10-19-2009, 06:34 PM

Coconut flour is high in fiber so you subtract the amount of fiber to tell you how many carbs are in it. Also Dr. S states no sugar or starches and I believe coconut flour is not starchy, I ate it throughout p3 and did just fine.

I coppied this from another site and thought I would share it, this site also has the bread recipe on it. http://www.formerfatguy.com/food/recipes/coconut-flour-bread/
Coconut flour is gluten free, high in fiber and low in carbohydrates. 5 Tablespoons of coconut flour has 30 grams of carbohydrates to it’s 27 grams of fiber resulting in 3 net carbs. It’s slightly sweet too, so the bread is more of a heavy high protein compliment to a soup rather than for use with sandwich meats. The bread is really good with butter spread on it a cream cheese frosting

tam

edited to change p2 to p3 in my earlier post I said p2. I sure don't want anyone thinking it is ok to eat on p2

10-19-2009, 04:56 PM	#1
repldoinfo Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 569 Senior Member	Almond Flour V. Coconut Flour in P3 = Best Place to Order, Etc. K, so I've GIVEN UP trying to find this stuff here! Even my local health food store doesn't have it! Whole Foods probably does but I am soooo not driving an hour and then another hour back for some flour. I've done a search on the threads (I want to make that choco cake!) and found this website for coconut flour: http://www.tropicaltraditions.com//organic_coconut_flour.htm Is that a good deal or does someone know of better? AND... which would I have better results with - coconut or almond? I'm sure there is someone here who has tried both Thanks in advance! Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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10-19-2009, 04:59 PM	#2
BDDkDvgZ Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 473 Senior Member	THis gal has all kinds of alternate flour recipes using almond or coconut flour on her website. I got my almond flour from the one she recommended. It was the cheapest I could find and I still have most of it. I made the mug cake nearly every day and I still have tons of the 5 pound bag I have. There are other recipes there of interest too. I never tried the coconut flour. http://www.elanaspantry.com/ Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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10-19-2009, 05:11 PM	#3
Dwerfsd Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 387 Senior Member	Woohoo! Thanks Colleen!!! Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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10-19-2009, 05:22 PM	#4
Karlmarks Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 504 Senior Member	I looked it up- to order almond flour (according to Elana's website) it is www.honeyvillegrain.com. She suggests using Tropical traditions for coconut flour and states that coconut flour works better in things like cakes, bread, and muffins. She said the consistency of almond and coconut flour is completely different. Hope this helps! By the way, she doesn't speak too highly of Bob's Mills flours- which are the only ones I spotted in my local health food store- interesting!! Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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10-19-2009, 05:24 PM	#5
Suentiend Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 516 Senior Member	I soooo just read that! So now I am wondering... if I'm going to use this in the "cake" ... should I order coconut flower instead? Sooooo has anyone tried that cake with coconut flour? What to do, what to do! Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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10-19-2009, 05:27 PM	#6
buchmausar Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 548 Senior Member	OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I just read the nutrition label on that Coconut Flour and it said 64.8 grams of CARBS!!!!!!!!!!! How can that be permissible on P3!?!?!? Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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10-19-2009, 05:29 PM	#7
Imihooniump Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 468 Senior Member	It's probably not permissible on P3 then. I used almond flour because it was P3 friendly and never looked up coconut flour. Colleen Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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10-19-2009, 05:30 PM	#8
cindygirl Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 477 Senior Member	Oh wait. lol. Something ain't right here... the nutrition label also says 413 calories per serving. It's a nutrition label not from North America or something! Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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10-19-2009, 05:32 PM	#9
Clilmence Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 421 Senior Member	That's a lot of calories too. For my mug cake, you only use 4 T of the almond flour though. The almond flour is only 4 carbs per serving (1/4 c) and it's way yummy. Colleen Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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10-19-2009, 05:34 PM	#10
eCw56dzY Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 400 Senior Member	Yeah I'm good, Colleen. I'm ordering some Almond flour! Like right now lol! Ahhh I can't get it soon enough! I'd pay for next day air, I swear! Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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10-19-2009, 05:34 PM	#11
Xbcofega Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 358 Senior Member	I sooo miss my chocolate mug cake! :-( I'd like one about now. LOL Colleen Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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10-19-2009, 05:38 PM	#12
Abraham Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 591 Senior Member	AWWWW I'm sorry!!! I forgot you were back in p2!!! =/ shame on me. Are you doing the 23 or 40 day? Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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10-19-2009, 05:42 PM	#13
Zebrabitch Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 634 Senior Member	That is interesting nutrition info on the coconut flour. People say they use it all the time and the recipes on Elana's website are supposedly low carbs. I wonder what the deal is? Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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10-19-2009, 05:50 PM	#14
Discus Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 471 Senior Member	No her site is gluten free. Many of those recipes are very high in carbs. She just uses alternative flours and particularly likes almond flour which is P3 friendly. I'm doing the 43 day. :-) Colleen Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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10-19-2009, 05:54 PM	#15
aburva.org Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 515 Senior Member	Well.... I just paid $32 to have this "mug" cake hahahaha! I HOPE I LOVE IT!!! Gosh I hope I get it fast! Colleen, are you going to be done with P2 by Thanksgiving? Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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10-19-2009, 05:56 PM	#16
effebrala Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 594 Senior Member	I'll end up just before Thanksgiving! :-) Colleen Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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10-19-2009, 06:00 PM	#17
derty Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 647 Senior Member	PERFECTLY PLANNED! =D Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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10-19-2009, 06:04 PM	#18
Tainlyferfara Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 500 Senior Member	amyleigh, I just made the mug cake and OMG I'm in heaven. I could barely finish it - very filling. Also, very yummy. VERY VERY yummy and you will think the $32 is worth it. I will probably end up making this cake anytime -even after I'm done with P3. It's SO GOOD! Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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XarokLasa Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 577 Senior Member	I ate it all through P4 too. Colleen Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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10-19-2009, 06:34 PM	#20
85IbLcwQ Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 437 Senior Member	Coconut flour is high in fiber so you subtract the amount of fiber to tell you how many carbs are in it. Also Dr. S states no sugar or starches and I believe coconut flour is not starchy, I ate it throughout p3 and did just fine. I coppied this from another site and thought I would share it, this site also has the bread recipe on it. http://www.formerfatguy.com/food/recipes/coconut-flour-bread/ Coconut flour is gluten free, high in fiber and low in carbohydrates. 5 Tablespoons of coconut flour has 30 grams of carbohydrates to it’s 27 grams of fiber resulting in 3 net carbs. It’s slightly sweet too, so the bread is more of a heavy high protein compliment to a soup rather than for use with sandwich meats. The bread is really good with butter spread on it a cream cheese frosting tam edited to change p2 to p3 in my earlier post I said p2. I sure don't want anyone thinking it is ok to eat on p2 Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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