Breakfast: Banana Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

This recipe includes fertility superfoods such as:

Cinnamon, Nuts, Walnuts

Health and fertility benefits of Banana Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

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). 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

3 bananas (preferably ripe or spotty bananas)
2 cups old fashioned oats
1 cup pitted and chopped dried dates
1/4 cup oil
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 cup chocolate chips, walnuts or raisins
1/4 teaspoon salt

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Mash bananas in a bowl, and mix in the remaining ingredients.
Allow the mixture to sit for 10 minutes.
Using a mini ice cream scoop or tablespoon, place the batter onto a Silpat or parchment-lined baking sheet.
Bake for 25 Minutes.
Cool and serve.
To make into bars - place dough in a greased 7x11 dish, bake for 35-40 minutes then allow to cool. Cut into bars or squares.
To Freeze: allow cookies to cool after baking then place in a Ziploc bag, label and freeze for up to 3 months.

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