Lunch: Apple Pie in a Jar

Recipe by Lindsay Funston Use up the first apples you can get your hands on in this oatmeal raisin cookie-apple combo, topped with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and caramel.

This recipe includes fertility superfoods such as:

Cinnamon, Apples

Health and fertility benefits of Apple Pie in a Jar

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

10 oatmeal cookies, crumbled
4-5 apples, diced
1 tsp. cinnamon
4 scoops vanilla ice cream
Caramel, for drizzling

Instructions

Make apple layer: In a medium saucepan over low heat, combine apples and cinnamon and cook until soft, about 10 minutes.
Among four mason jars, layer oatmeal cookies and apples, alternating until you reach the top of the jar.
Top with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and drizzle with caramel.

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