Spoonful of Sugar Free

Registered Dietitian

$96 a Smack!

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Oh. my. goodness. gracious.

At Katie’s Online Bake Sale to help Japan, my Smacaroons sold for $96! Katie did such a great job with this bake sale, and she raised thousands of dollars for Japan! I can’t wait to make another batch of my Smacaroons to send off to the generous donor.

For those of you who don’t get Smacaroons sent to your door, you can make your own! Seriously, try them. They are amazing! You’ll need some coconut oil to make them…

Coconut Oil makes me feel tropical!

Alison from Kelapo was so kind to send me a jar of their Extra Virgin Coconut Oil to try. If I haven’t told you already, I am a huge fan of coconut oil! Not all coconut oils are the same, though, because some are more processed than others. I like my coconut oil to taste extra coconut-ty, and Kelapos does! It is also very smooth

“Harvested from exclusive coconut palms in Sri Lanka, this 100% organic, trans fat free oil can be used as an all-natural, flavorful, and energy packed, butter alternative.”

You can read more about their company at www.kelapo.com. I was excited to learn that Kelapo was based out of Florida (where I live!), and that organic, cold-pressed. I use coconut oil in a lot of my recipes because it has some very healthy fatty acids in it to help your brain stay smart, your eyes stay sharp, and your skin stay clear! Thanks again, Kelapo!

Now go make yourself some Smacaroons so you can be healthy, too 😉

Thought-provoking, mind-prodding question of the day:

Do you like the taste of coconut?

I L.O.V.E it! Seriously, it is one of my favorite flavors, along with chocolate and, of course, peanut butter.

Have a great week everyone because I am going to Washington DC for the National Cherry Blossom Festival tomorrow! I’ve been gone so much lately that I haven’t had time to create more recipes, or post on my blog more regularly! So sorry 😛

 

 

 

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  5. I think I’m going to have to make those smacaroons pretty soon… they look so good!!

  6. I hate Coconut! It’s actually kind of awful because when I smell Coconut it makes me nauseous. It makes me little depressed because I can’t make a lot of the recipes that you post 🙁

    On another note, I tried chia seeds today. They are really filling! I haven’t made the gel yet, but I will try it out this weekend. And its all thanks to you!! I never heard of them until I started reading your blog 🙂

    • You don’t like coconut?! Oh no!!! So sad 🙁 My sister doesn’t like it either….You can try adding more almonds and leaving out the coconut if you want to make the smacaroons?

      Congrats on trying the chia! Isn’t it fabulous?

  7. Wow, that’s amazing! So glad the sale went so well!

    Have fun at the festival, girlie! I’m jealous, I love D.C!

  11. I have always loved coconut. It either began with a sip of a pina colada or a girl scout cookie. Or maybe it was a seven layer bar? Whatever it was, I was a changed person!

  13. Awesome job!! whoo whooooo~I DO love coconut. if I have to choose my fave choc candy bars, they’d be reeses cup and almond joy 😀 have fun at the C.Blossom festival! I hear it’s gorgeous~

  18. I’m still not sure about coconut. Sometimes I like it, sometimes it disgusts me. On the “like” side are things like coconut macaroons, on the “disgust” side things like coconut milk in curries etc. So perhaps it has something to do with the overall sweetness vs. savoriness of a dish.