A few questions: coconut oil in muffins, sauerkraut, and TTC

[Smokering]

So I have a (totally not-TF) recipe for Golden Orange Muffins, and no butter. Could I sub coconut oil 1:1? Would I taste it in the final product? (I really don't like the taste, it tastes rancid to me, which is why I still have most of a jar in my pantry...) Or should I just wait until tomorrow when I get more butter?

How long should it take sauerkraut to "mature" to a state of yumminess? I made my first batch months ago; it took nearly a week to smell fermented, and for weeks and weeks afterwards it tasted just like vaguely old cabbage. Only recently did it become tasty, and then we ate it, and now it's gone. I made a second batch a week ago, and it started smelling fermenty at 2-3 days (probably due to warmer weather). Is it likely to take another three months before it tastes good, like the last lot? I need to get into a system...

Also, we're TTC right now - rather a sudden decision. Any particularly important low-budget eating advice, WAPF style?

[Arduinna]

The recipe calls for butter? I use coconut oil for my carrot cake and chocolate cake recipes that call for oil, but I haven't tried it in one that calls for butter.

[newcastlemama]

I did TF with my last pregnancy too and we had a low budget...We bought conventional foods but I was able to find beef and bones from a butcher that were mostly grass-fed. The important things to me are HVCLO (Quantam is a good moderately priced brand), bone broths, try and get some liver in there, greens (kale/collards), and kerrygold butter (much cheaper than raw here but also darker yellow than the raw). If you can find some good eggs, eat those too (they are cheaper if you can find a hobby farmer near you who has extra) I was on a supplment plan from a nutritionist too since I had some issues.

My daughter has perfectly spaced teeth and all even though I did not do all organic/grassfed ect. I did nurse her for 2.5 years so that probably helped too. I am going to start all this up once my nausea goes away.
Blessings on TTC!

[CherryBomb]

Fats can generally be replaced by any other fat, so yes, substituting coconut oil 1:1 should be fine.

[forestrymom]

I almost always sub CO for butter in baked goods.

[AJP]

I've found that in some recipes, subbing CNO for butter results in a greasier end product. I think it has something to do with the percentage of fat in relation to the other ingredients, with muffins it might not make any difference since many muffin recipes have relatively less fat in comparison to flour and other ingredients than things like cookies. As for the flavor, I find even a small amount of CNO in a recipe can be tasted. If you don't like the taste of it, I'd recommend waiting until you have butter.

[forestrymom]

Have you tried different brands? B/c Spectrum tasted awful to me, but I love the Nutiva!