Lunch: Crunchy Granola with Dried Fruit Recipe | MyRecipes

This recipe includes fertility superfoods such as:

Cinnamon, Cranberries

Health and fertility benefits of Crunchy Granola with Dried Fruit Recipe | MyRecipes

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). Researchers believe that cranberries contain substances that prevent infection-causing bacteria from sticking to the urinary tract walls. However, store-bought cranberry juice is typically all sugar - so make sure to stick with straight cranberries.

Ingredients

1 cup boiling water
1/2 cup sweetened dried cranberries (such as Craisins)
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 (6-ounce) bag dried mixed tropical fruit
3 cups regular oats
1/2 cup sliced almonds
1/2 cup roasted sunflower kernels
1/4 cup flaked sweetened coconut
2 tablespoons nonfat dry milk
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Instructions

Preheat oven to 300 °.
Combine the first 4 ingredients in a bowl, and let stand 15 minutes. Combine oats and remaining ingredients, and stir into the dried-fruit mixture. Sprinkle oat mixture over a jelly-roll pan, and bake at 300 ° for 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes. Cool granola to room temperature. Store in an airtight container.

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