Lunch: Festive Pineapple Boat Recipe

This recipe includes fertility superfoods such as:

Cinnamon, Pineapple

Health and fertility benefits of Festive Pineapple Boat 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). Pineapples are loaded with vitamins and minerals including vitamin A, vitamin C, calcium, phosphorus, and potassium.

Ingredients

1 large fresh ripe pineapple
2 medium firm bananas, sliced
2 kiwifruit, peeled and sliced
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
3 tablespoons coarsely chopped pecans
Dash ground cinnamon
Dash ground nutmeg
3 tablespoons flaked coconut
Fresh strawberries, optional

Instructions

Stand pineapple up and cut about a third off of one side, leaving the top attached. Remove fruit from the piece cut off and discard outer peel. Remove fruit from the remaining pineapple, leaving a 1/2-in. shell intact. Cut pineapple into bite-size pieces; toss with bananas and kiwi. Spoon into "boat".
Combine brown sugar, pecans, cinnamon and nutmeg; sprinkle over fruit. Sprinkle with coconut. Garnish with strawberries if desired. Serve immediately.

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