Breakfast: Healthy Blueberry Breakfast Smoothie

Recipe by Lisa Marie A quick recipe I thought up while trying to decide what to eat for breakfast. Great if you are trying to figure out what to do with those blueberries in the fridge or freezer! Also great on-the-go! Delicious and includes many foods t

This recipe includes fertility superfoods such as:

Cinnamon

Health and fertility benefits of Healthy Blueberry Breakfast Smoothie

Cinnamon is one of the best ingredients that someone with insulin sensitivity can eat. Half a teaspoon of cinnamon per day has been shown to be very effective at normalizing blood sugar levels. Cinnamon contains hydroxychalcone, which is thought to enhance the effects of insulin. It has also been suggested that Cinnamon prevents post-meal blood sugar spikes by slowing the gastric emptying rate - meaning that food digests slowly. (Reference: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11506060).

Ingredients

1 cup fresh blueberries
1/2 cup Greek yogurt
1/4 cup orange juice
1 tablespoon white sugar, or to taste
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 pinch ground cinnamon, or to taste
3 ice cubes

Instructions

Blend blueberries, yogurt, orange juice, sugar, vanilla extract, and cinnamon together in a blender on low speed for 30 seconds; increase speed to high and blend until smooth, about 2 minutes. Add ice and blend on high until smooth, about 1 minute more.

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