Good Grief Guru

“I’ve got a lovely bunch of coconuts”, sings Merv Griffin on the 1950 Freddy Martin show.

Alexis and I have lovely coconuts too.  Five to be exact.  They surround my computer and I can’t think of a better way to write.

Alexis has been hooked on coconuts ever since our trip to Cuba, in 2010.  Tetra packs of coconut water are stocked in our pantry at home.  Here, in Barbados, we buy the freshest kind, green coconuts right off a palm tree.  Each morning I cut open a hole in the top of a green coconut.  We insert a straw, and hydrate.  After we’ve had our fill of the good stuff, I scoop out the coconut jelly for an extra treat.

Back home in Canada we buy the small, brown, hard coconuts.  I put one in a plastic back, tie a knot, and Alexis and I take turns slinging the coconut on the frozen floor of our garage.  Smash!  We hurl the bag until we can feel the coconut has cracked into little pieces.  These serve as our snacks for the remainder of the week.

Coconut water not only tastes great, it has a ton of health benefits too.  I love bringing my daughter up on coconut water instead of sugary drinks, and she loves it too.

Here’s to coconuts!  Eat, drink, and be merry.