Day after day I hear people complaining about their sugar
cravings, how they make it so difficult to lose weight, how chocolate is all
they can think about and how every month these cravings are out of control.
One of my favourite tools for reducing sugar cravings is
incorporating cinnamon into the diet. Cinnamon helps to balance blood sugar
levels and therefore reduce cravings. It is also a great digestive if you feel
bloated after meals and is a warming herb too if you tend to feel the cold
easily. Plus it tasted great too!
Here are a few of my favourite ways to incorporate cinnamon
into your diet:
1.
Add to smoothies. If you enjoy a breakfast
smoothie simply add 1 teaspoon of cinnamon for your daily dose.
2.
Feeling a bit chilli? Add cinnamon to your cup
of tea. Simply sprinkle some cinnamon or place a cinnamon quill to soak into
you hot water or tea. It goes great with both black tea and green tea.
3.
Sprinkle cinnamon over fruit for a delicious
treat.
4.
Make a curry of anything (meat, chicken,
chickpeas, lentils or beans) and use cinnamon as one of the spices to add
flavour.
5.
Make a Middle Eastern rice pilaf using pine
nuts, sultanas, turmeric and cinnamon.
6.
Mix a teaspoon of cinnamon through yogurt
7.
Add it to your green juice
8.
Make roast veggies with cinnamon sprinkled on
to. Yum Yum!
There are so many fabulous ways to add cinnamon into your
diet. Have any other suggestions? Feel free to post below.
Rice pillaf with cinnamon-http://www.food.com/recipe/rice-pilaf-with-cinnamon-and-golden-raisins-198781
Cinnamon roasted veggies-http://liorabels.com/kurkuma-cinnamon-roasted-root-veggies/
Cinnamon breakfast smoothie-http://dionne-healthnaturally.blogspot.com.au/2012/06/berrylicous-breakfast-smoothie.html
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