Lunch: Apple Crisp

Recipe by claudia I got this recipe from my favorite health food store. It is wonderful!!

This recipe includes fertility superfoods such as:

Cinnamon, Apples, Nuts, Walnuts

Health and fertility benefits of Apple Crisp

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) Nuts are a natural source of Inositol, a derivative of Vitamin B (which is often prescribed in the form of supplements for women with PCOS). Inositol can effectively control the symptoms of PCOS by reducing insulin resistance and improving insulin sensitivity. Walnuts are low on the glycemic index. What’s more, they also lower the glycemic index of other foods that you eat in conjunction with these nuts. Any kind of nuts provide a healthy source of fat and a great way to encourage PCOS weight loss.

Ingredients

4 apples - peeled, cored and chopped
1 dash ground cinnamon
1 dash ground nutmeg
1/2 cup walnuts
1/2 cup pecans
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
4 tablespoons butter, diced
1 pinch salt

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Place apples in a pie pan and dust with cinnamon and nutmeg. Cover with foil and bake for 20 minutes.
In a food processor chop nuts with a few short pulses. Pour in sugar and flour and process to combine. Add butter and salt and process until mixture resembles coarse meal. Sprinkle topping over apples.
Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes, or until golden brown.

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