Lunch: Sangria

This recipe includes fertility superfoods such as:

Cinnamon, Lemon

Health and fertility benefits of Sangria

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). Lemons can help to prevent oxidative damage to the body, which women with PCOS are often susceptible to.

Ingredients

2 oranges
2 lemons
1/2 green apple, cored and chopped into small pieces
1/2 red apple, cored and chopped into small pieces
1 nectarine, pitted and sliced
1/2 cup sugar
6 cloves
1/2 vanilla bean
1 stick cinnamon
2 bottles red wine (recommended: Spanish wine or Cannonau from Sardegna)
1 shot brandy
1 cup club soda

Instructions

Squeeze the juice of one orange and one lemon, making sure there are no seeds. Chop the remaining orange and lemon. Add the juice and chopped citrus to a pitcher. Mix in the apples, nectarine, sugar, cloves, cinnamon, vanilla bean, red wine, and brandy, and let sit in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours, overnight is best.
When the party is about to start, add a few ice cubes to the glasses, top off the sangria with some club soda and fill the glasses!

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