Cinnamon and Almond Milk
Hello!
For those of you who may not be aware of it, about 3 years I retired from my full-time position at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Unexpectedly, a colleague-who at the time-was at Wisconsin invited me to do some research with him. Long story short, over the past few years I have been engaged in research and writing with my colleague. Earlier this week, I presented (by myself as my colleague just started a new leadership position) some recent work at the 2020 Distance Teaching and Learning conference--usually held in Madison, WI they held it virtually for the first time.
This is all to say that my food choices this week were particularly oriented around food that would help me stay alert and, especially on presentation day, relatively calm. All went well. I am delighted to be back blogging.
I am finding that a piece of toast sprinkled with cinnamon is my "new" comfort food. Did you know that some cinnamon--if used in large quantities--might be better for us than other types? According to Dr. Google, ceylon cinnamon might be better for maintaining (lowering) blood sugar and also easier on the liver than is "regular" cassia cinnamon. However, most studies apparently use cassia cinnamon so results aren't clear. In moderation, either might be okay. I suggest you explore it beyond Dr. Google if you are interested. Anyway, as is my custom of buying what I think is "good" for me, I am sharing a photo of the bottle of ceylon cinnamon purchased a few days ago.
Note: If you know anything more about cinnamon please share it. Remember--I am not giving advice, only sharing my journey.
Also featured this week is a photo of a recent meal. It is plant-based and includes baked tofu, rice, and salad. However, I draw your attention to the beverage--almond milk. I was having trouble finding low carb almond milk and almond milk that wasn't too low calorie. Recently, I found Elmhurst Almond Milk, Barista Edition--it has 10 grams of carb per 8 fl. oz. serving and 90 calories per serving. I've added almond milk to my diet.
Enjoy!
Just to be clear, I meant that there are different types of cinnamon with some research suggesting ceylon is "healthier" for us (at least in large quantities) than the cassia type of cinnamon.
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ReplyDeleteMy question was, do you mean that some types of cinnamon are better for us than other types of _cinnamon_ or that some types of cinnamon are better for us than other types of _spices_? I guess you meant the former, but could you comment on the latter?
Yer ever-lovin'
Well, Sweetie, actually I don't know for certain about other spices. I understand some spices can be helpful to health...I don't know specifics. I just remembered about cinnamon being good for helping with blood sugar and recently looked into it.
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