Lunch: Coconut-Pecan Sweet Potatoes Recipe

This recipe includes fertility superfoods such as:

Cinnamon

Health and fertility benefits of Coconut-Pecan Sweet Potatoes Recipe

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).

Ingredients

1/2 cup chopped pecans
1/2 cup flaked coconut
1/3 cup sugar
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup reduced-fat butter, melted
4 pounds sweet potatoes (about 6 medium), peeled and cut into 1-in. pieces
1/2 teaspoon coconut extract
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

In a small bowl, combine the first six ingredients; stir in melted butter. Place sweet potatoes in a 5-qt. slow cooker coated with cooking spray. Sprinkle with pecan mixture.
Cook, covered, on low 4 to 4-1/2 hours or until potatoes are tender. Stir in extracts.

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