Breakfast: Breakfast Quinoa

Recipe by Christine Delicious, filling, and comforting on a cold morning. It's really flexible, so substitute in your favorite nuts and fruit. Cashews and cherries are just my personal favorite.

This recipe includes fertility superfoods such as:

Cinnamon, Honey

Health and fertility benefits of Breakfast Quinoa

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). One tbsp of honey has a glycemic index (GI) of 55.

Ingredients

1/2 cup quinoa
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup skim milk
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup dried cherries
1/2 cup cashews
1 tablespoon honey
1/2 cup fresh blackberries
2 tablespoons creme fraiche (optional)

Instructions

Bring quinoa, water, milk, cinnamon, and vanilla extract to a boil in a saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until quinoa is tender and has absorbed the water, 10 to 15 minutes. Remove saucepan from heat.
Mix cherries, cashews, and honey into the quinoa mixture; top with blackberries and creme fraiche.

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