{"id":15612,"date":"2015-09-28T08:30:17","date_gmt":"2015-09-28T00:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mywomenstuff.com\/?p=15612"},"modified":"2015-10-02T17:29:16","modified_gmt":"2015-10-02T09:29:16","slug":"coconut-water","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mywomenstuff.com\/2015\/09\/coconut-water\/","title":{"rendered":"What food poisoning taught me about appreciating fresh coconut water"},"content":{"rendered":"

I spent the better part of last week and the weekend lying prone on the couch. While I’m generally to be found in a horizontal position on most weekends, this was a bit of an exception. I’m still trying to recover from a severe bout of food poisoning that had me staring into the depths of my toilet bowl 8 times in a night. Needless to say, I wasn’t bouncing back as quickly as I usually did before.<\/p>\n

But the day after my insane bout of throwing up, I discovered that my body was rejecting plain water. What? I was trying to rehydrate and all plain water did was make me retch. It was a surreal moment for me, because I’d never experienced this before. I’d never had problem drinking<\/a> just plain warm water before this.<\/p>\n

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Fortunately for me, I remembered that a local “cure” for diarrhea and vomiting or food poisoning in general, is fresh coconut water from a young coconut<\/strong>. I managed to get a few, and they’ve kept me hydrated all through the weekend. In fact, it was all I could stomach in terms of liquids!<\/p>\n

But what I also discovered, is a new-found “addiction” to fresh coconut water. I know coconut water is going through a huge healthfood renaissance at the moment. If it is to be believed, it is the new superfood, prompting people to tout it for everything from losing weight\u00a0to curing ailments. I’m a sceptic of course! LOL \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n

Are you buying into the whole superfood theory? Or are you a fan of fresh young coconut water anyway?<\/p>\n

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I’d always enjoyed a good cold coconut, freshly hacked open to enjoy the salty-sweet fresh clear water within, and if you’re lucky, the silky smooth flesh of the young coconut. This is a staple every time I’m in Thailand, because Thai coconuts are so lovely and sweet! They are also very hydrating and refreshing after tramping around the hot streets of Bangkok.<\/p>\n

But when I’m back in KL, I rarely used to buy coconuts. It always seemed to be more of “holiday drink” than a regular thing for me. But after this episode, I’m changing my mind, and I’m going keep my fridge well stocked with fresh coconut!<\/p>\n

You see, I’m lucky to live in a land where\u00a0fresh young coconuts, which are\u00a0the ones harvested for their water, are plentiful. I’m actually not a fan of coconuts in general, but what makes coconut water special is that it doesn’t have that distinctive taste and smell of a coconut. As the coconut ages, the water turns milky and oily, and that is what is generally used for making coconut milk or cream (“santan”) and used in cooking. I’m not a fan of that element of coconuts.<\/p>\n

But the water of a young coconut is quite something else.<\/p>\n

Coconut water hydrates and refreshes<\/h3>\n

For one, the water hydrates the body just like plain water will, but it’s so much tastier. When your taste buds are dulled, whether by prolonged throwing up, or just from medication, it can be hard to drink plain water. Some people don’t even like the taste of plain water, which is why infused water is so popular. But coconut water does as good a job at hydrating the body, while being at the same time, refreshing and delicious<\/strong>!<\/p>\n

It is said also that coconut water contains electrolytes and some minerals like potassium, magnesium and copper, that our bodies need to function, and that it is almost like drinking an isotonic energy drink without all the sugar. I can’t vouch for all that, since I’m no scientist, and research differs depending on who’s touting it, but I can vouch for this:-<\/p>\n