Breakfast: Carrot Cake Smoothie

Recipe by Rhoda Boone This smoothie has all the familiar flavors of carrot cake: sweet coconut, buttery walnuts, fragrant cinnamon, and warm vanilla.

This recipe includes fertility superfoods such as:

Cinnamon, Honey, Nuts, Walnuts

Health and fertility benefits of Carrot Cake Smoothie

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). One tbsp of honey has a glycemic index (GI) of 55. 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

2 tablespoons unsweetened shredded coconut (or flakes)
2 tablespoons roughly chopped walnuts
3/4 cup grated carrot (1 large carrot)
1/2 cup frozen peeled orange segments
1/2 banana, sliced and frozen
1/2 cup low-fat Greek yogurt
1 teaspoon honey
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup coconut water

Instructions

Place ingredients in blender in the order listed and blend until smooth.

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