Drink: Spiced Chai Tea

A meal just isn’t a complete meal unless the last taste is something sweet. Whether it’s Mini Macaroons after dinner, Monster Cookies after lunch or red licorice after breakfast (yep, the scrambled eggs just weren’t doing it for me this morning), a sugary

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Cinnamon

Health and fertility benefits of Spiced Chai Tea

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

2 cardamom pods
1 cinnamon stick
2 whole cloves
2 cups non-fat milk
2 packets Splenda
2 Earl Grey tea bags

Instructions

Lightly crush the cardamom, cinnamon stick and cloves using a mortar and pestle (or a plastic bag and rolling pin). Do not powder them.
Combine the non-fat milk and crushed spices in a saucepan and bring them to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer the mixture, uncovered, for 2 minutes.
Add the sugar and tea bags and continue simmering the mixture for 5 minutes.
Strain the mixture into cups and serve hot. Or, for cold tea, strain and serve the tea in glasses filled with ice.

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