Since I've been so busy with the Indianapolis Monumental Half-Marathon I have quite the backlog of product reviews. Towards the middle of October, Sandra from Tropical Traditions sent me their Coconut Cream Concentrate for me to try and review on my blog. We've since used it in place of traditional coconut milk in recipes and also just used as a spread on bagels. Yummy! It's a very versatile product and since it's actually a food instead of an oil you can really taste the coconut flavor when you use it in recipes!
From the Tropical Traditions Web site:
Coconut Cream Concentrate is certified organic whole coconut meat in concentrated form. It contains no additives (not even water). The dried coconut meat is ground into a very fine powder, giving it a creamy consistency due to its high fat content. Since it is 70% fat, it is a rich source of pure coconut oil. Note: this is a food, not a cooking oil.
The Coconut Cream Concentrate is very tasty and I was impressed by how low in calories it actually is for a tablespoon! A little more about Tropical Tradition's Coconut Cream from their Web site:
Commercial coconut milks and creams are generally sold in cans, or sometimes boxes and tetra packs. The main ingredient in these products is water. If the fat content is 17%, it is called "coconut milk." If the fat content is 24%, it is called "coconut cream." But most of what you are purchasing is water. Coconut Cream Concentrate, on the other hand, has NO water, and is pure coconut...Coconut Cream Concentrate, however, contains NO additives and NO preservatives at all: it is 100% natural coconut made from certified organic Philippine coconuts grown without pesticides or fertilizers. Coconut Cream Concentrate comes packaged in 1 pint or 1 quart glass jars.

The Coconut Cream Concentrate retails for about $10.99 for a 16 ounce jar and $19.50 for a 32 ounce jar. You can purchase it on the Tropical Traditions website or on Amazon. Tropical Traditions is also offering one lucky Let's Get Fit reader a 32 ounce jar of Coconut Cream Concentrate!
To enter:
1. Leave a comment on this post about your favorite Thanksgiving dish.
2. Subscribe to the Tropical Traditions newsletter for a BONUS entry, and leave a comment to let me know you’ve done so.
3. Tweet about the contest for a THIRD entry then leave a comment to tell me you’ve done so (please include @jharbweave so I know you've tweeted)!
4. Link back to this post on your blog for a FOURTH entry, and (you guessed it) comment to tell me.
You may leave as many as 4 comments on this post and each will count as an entry! I'll be drawing the winner on Black Friday (November 27, 2009) at 12PM Eastern time so you have a week to post your comments! Good Luck!

Disclaimer: Tropical Traditions provided me with a free sample of this product to review, and I was under no obligation to review it if I so chose. Nor was I under any obligation to write a positive review or sponsor a product giveaway in return for the free product.










