Lunch: Pumpkin Nut Bread Recipe

This recipe includes fertility superfoods such as:

Cinnamon, Apples

Health and fertility benefits of Pumpkin Nut Bread Recipe

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). Apples will improve your body's sensitivity to insulin (Reference: http://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/27/1/281.full)

Ingredients

1 can (15 ounces) solid-pack pumpkin
1-1/2 cups sugar
1/2 cup fat-free milk
4 egg whites
1/3 cup canola oil
1/3 cup unsweetened applesauce
3-1/3 cups whole wheat flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking powder
3/4 teaspoon ground allspice
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup chopped pecans

Instructions

In a large bowl, beat the pumpkin, sugar, milk, egg whites, oil and applesauce until well blended. In a small bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, baking powder, allspice and salt; gradually beat into pumpkin mixture until blended. Stir in pecans.
Transfer to two 9-in. x 5-in. loaf pans coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350 ° for 1 hour or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks.

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