Giveaway: Tropical Traditions Gold Label Virgin Coconut Oil

Wonderful news! I'm pleased to host my first giveaway: Tropical Traditions Gold Label Virgin Coconut Oil! This year I've really been laying my love of coconut on pretty thick, and the lovely people at Tropical Traditions have generously offered to give one lucky reader a jar of their famous coconut oil to help spread the love.

For years I've used coconut oil in my cooking, for both health and taste reasons. My favorite way to use coconut oil is to cook fish. The coconut oil has always helped perfectly cook any fish and never soaks in to make it greasy or unpalatable.  It is also delicious to spread on bread in place of butter, or to add a nice taste and texture to a homemade smoothie. But the uses of coconut oil are practically unlimited, even outside the realm of cooking. My organic lotions and chapsticks also contain coconut oil, which really help keep my skin hydrated.

I've used several organic coconut oils over the years, and the Gold Label offered by Tropical Traditions has been the best quality I've tasted. The method of producing the coconut oil on the Tropical Traditions' website explains why this is such a high quality oil, "[they] extract the oil by grating the fresh coconut, extracting the coconut milk, and then letting the coconut milk stand in a covered container for about 24 hours. After about 24 hours, the oil naturally separates from the water producing a crystal clear oil that retains the full scent and taste of coconuts."

This means the coconut oil is extracted by hand to make unrefined coconut oil 24-48 hours after the organic coconuts are harvested in the Philippines. This hand making process prevents nutrients from being broken down, compared to high-heat refining processes, allowing their oil to retain higher levels of antioxidants naturally from the coconuts. Tropical Traditions' coconut oil is made by local families certified with the Good Manufacturing Practice. Their website has photos and more information about this traditional method of making coconut oil.

The giveaway is now closed. Thank you for entering!

How to Enter:

To receive one (1) 32 oz jar of Tropical Traditions Gold Label Virgin Coconut Oil, head over to the Tropical Traditions website and sign up for their free newsletter which features sales discounts, free recipes, and much more! After signing up for the newsletter, leave a comment here letting me know to be officially entered in the giveaway. Anyone is welcome to enter, but I must be able to contact you via email. The coconut oil can only be shipped to the United States or Canada (but for International readers, if you have a US or Canadian shipping address, you can still enter!). Tropical Traditions is not responsible for customs or duties that Canada may charge if you decide to participate in this Tropical Traditions sponsored blog giveaway.

Bonus:

You can be entered more than once by completing the following steps below - but you still must leave a comment (one per action) to receive multiple entries.

1. Leave a comment about a Tropical Traditions' product or recipe you'd like to try.

2. Follow Tropical Traditions on Twitter.

3. Become a fan of Tropical Traditions on Facebook.

4. Become a follower of Le Grand Fromage.

5. Follow Le Grand Fromage on Twitter and tweet about this giveaway: Win a FREE jar of @Troptraditions' Gold Label Virgin Coconut Oil via @BLeGrandFromage: http://tiny.cc/7hnmf.

6. Become a fan of Le Grand Fromage on Facebook.

If you already have completed any of these actions, still leave a comment letting me know to receive your extra entries!

The giveaway is now closed. Thank you for entering!

The giveaway will end on April 9, 2010 at 11:59pm EST. Any comments received after this time will not be included in the giveaway. The winner will be selected using Random.org. The winner will be contacted via email and will have 24 hours to respond, otherwise another winner will be selected.

If you like products offered by Tropical Traditions, as a bonus for first time customers, by entering my referal number during checkout, you can receive a FREE copy of the book "Virgin Coconut Oil: How It Has Changed People's Lives and How It Can Change Yours!" This book is packed with information explaining coconut oil in depth, as well as 85 recipes showing how to use coconut products throughout your diet. At checkout under the "How did you hear about us?" option, choose "Refered by" and enter my referal number 5580608.

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.