[matthew fuller]

I’m trying to figure out how to give it to my mother- she’s in assisted living, has no cooking facilities, and I’m in another state. How are you giving it to your mother? It is available at walmart as a shortening ($5.98 for 1 lb., 15.5 oz., Lou-Ana brand.)

[TigersEye]

My mom still fixes her own food for the most part and she puts it on bread or toast instead of butter. She says it doesn't taste bad. Her favorite snack is peanut butter and butter on bread so she substitutes coconut oil for the butter. She will eat a plain piece of toast or cinnamon-raisin toast with just coconut oil on it too.

I can't say I know anything about that brand but all coconut oil is used as a shortening. That one certainly costs much less than the kind I'm getting. It is $10.99 for 20 oz.

[Yaelle]

It has to be the pure organic virgin kind. You can get it on line like at amazon or iherb too.

My father is starting down The Alzheimer’s path too.

We take 2 tbsps a day of coconut oil in a smoothie. Frozen berries, milk (juice or other kinds of milk would work too), a little banana if you wish, and a tablespoon of ground flax seed, optional. Blended you can’t even taste or feel the coconut oil because it becomes minuscule solid bits because of the frozen fruit. I think it’s yummy.