Delicious Coconut Oil Recipes

Discover some amazing recipes containing coconut oil, from Perfect Cassava Fries to Easy Truffle Lobster Mac & Cheese.
Coconut oil has incredible internal and external benefits. 

Abel Gonzales, Co-Founder of Solococo, joins host Lisa Davis to discuss the various health boosts coconut oil can provide.

Abel also shares more information about the Solococo company, including its Fair Trade standards and the mission to hire single moms.

Links to some of Abel's favorite recipes:

Solococo Peanut Bites
Chef Pandita’s Choco-Coco Zucchini Loaf
Chocolate Covered Strawberries
Perfect Cassava Fries: A Magical Side Dish
Dan’s Post-Workout Smoothie
Dan’s Easy Truffles Lobster Mac & Cheese

Additional Info

  • Segment Number: 1
  • Audio File: talk_healthy/tt103.mp3
  • Featured Speaker: Abel Gonzales, Co-Founder of SoloCoco
  • Guest Twitter Account: @OnlyCoconuts
  • Guest Bio: Abel-GonzalesAbel Gonzales is the co-founder of SoloCoco. He is an NYU Stern MBA Alum, who went from Wall Street to Wrestling to a Coconut Wrangler.

    After years of working in Corporate America in NYC, Abel returned to the Dominican Republic where his cousin and business partner Daniel Dalet had a coconut project. Abel and his cousin Daniel started Clarke’s Organics and scaled it up.

    Now their coconut oil SoloCoco is sold in over 10 countries, on four continents and in Whole Food Stores across the New England region. The company also launched a skincare and soap line, SoloCoquette, using their own SoloCoco oil as a main ingredient.
  • Waiver Received: No
  • Host: Lisa Davis, MPH