Cinnamon

Cinnamon

Studies suggest cinnamon may have a stabilizing effect on blood sugar levels. This could curtail appetite, particularly in people with type 2 diabetes. Nearly everyone can benefit from cinnamon in its traditional role.

You don’t have to run out and buy cinnamon pills or supplements though.

Try adding some into your coffee or tea to sweeten without adding calories.
Sprinkle some in your pancake or waffle batter along with some fresh fruit.
Replace 1/4 of the sugar in your baking recipes like cookies or muffins with cinnamon.
Try sprinkling some on your beef roast or steaks for an interesting new flavor (trust me, it is delicious).
Sprinkle some over nuts in a plastic bag for home-made trail mix to-go.

If you do have issues with blood sugar, pre-diabetes or diabetes, talk to your doctor about adding cinnamon supplements and see if it may help you. In my personal experience, I have suggested it to a handful of people with diabetes and all have come back stating that it made a difference in their overall blood sugar levels.

Where do you use cinnamon? Leave your answer in the comment section below, I always love new ideas.