Coconut oil. Safe in small quantities?

kozykitty

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Gloria, BFA, adopted on Jan. 9, 2016 when she was 30 years old
. Her mom went to a nursing home.
Also have 2 cats (Rangerand Luna) and a 24 year old aquatic turtle, named Elvis.
So Gloria (BFA) likes crunchy snacks. I've been making her things like sweet potato chips and corn chips with flax, millet, and amaranth seeds. In order to make them crisp, I toss the uncooked chips with a very small amount of melted coconut oil before baking. Is this safe? Sometimes I use coconut oil cooking spray. I avoid all other types of oils. How much coconut oil is okay? She only gets one or two small chips (about the size of a nickle) a day.
 

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AIt's absolutely safe and actually highly recommended to be added to the diet. Many find it a valuable tool to get their picky eaters to try something new.

You're probably looking at an amount the size of a fingernail. You can serve it solid or warm it up and drizzle the liquid over the food. If you serve warmed chop it'll probably wind up melting anyway.
 
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kozykitty

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Columbia, Maryland
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Gloria, BFA, adopted on Jan. 9, 2016 when she was 30 years old
. Her mom went to a nursing home.
Also have 2 cats (Rangerand Luna) and a 24 year old aquatic turtle, named Elvis.
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Thanks. I toss thinly sliced sweet potatoes with melted coconut oil and crushed red peppers and bake them for chips. It's her favorite snack.
 

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