Breakfast: Hot Breakfast Couscous

Recipe by JUNEBUFF1 When I went on a 6 day kayaking trip, our guides whipped this up one morning over the campfire. It was delicious and I started making it at home.

This recipe includes fertility superfoods such as:

Cinnamon, Honey

Health and fertility benefits of Hot Breakfast Couscous

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.

Ingredients

2 cups skim milk
2 tablespoons honey
3 teaspoons ground cinnamon
2 cups dry couscous
1/3 cup chopped dried apricots
1/3 cup raisins
1/2 cup slivered almonds

Instructions

In a saucepan over medium heat, combine the milk, honey and cinnamon. As soon as it comes to a boil, stir in the couscous. Turn off the heat, cover and let stand for 5 minutes. Stir in the apricots, raisins and almonds.

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