Thread: cinnamon

Cinnamon is one of those spices that experts continue to discover medically beneficial things about it. The more you can incorporate it into your diet, the better off you will be healthwise.

Congrats on incorporating it!

Now have you thought about using "steel cut oats" in place of, what i assume are, rolled oats as your oatmeal?

I quite often see people referring to steel cut oats on some of the forums I visit but I am in New Zealand and we don't have them here. I do wonder though if what I buy as rolled oats is similar? There are lots of differences between our countries food labels. Although I usually zap mine in the microwave for a couple of minutes, that is the lazy way and a lot of people soak them overnight for what they say is a better result. They certainly don't belong in the "instant" catergory anyway.

SA I'm a bit of a nutrition novice. What are the biggest benefits of cinnamon? Just being lazy again! I could look it up haha, but I have seen other answers from you and you kinda impress me with how much you know. (I am not taking my own advise here. I often say to my husband when he wants to know something - look with your eyes instead of your mouth lol

Love the people on here. Its my favourite forum.

Thank you for your kind words. I'm just an average man trying to pass on some of the knowledge I have learned from others...

Research has linked Cinnamon with helping lower blood sugar, cholesterol, and triglyceride levels in people with type 2 diabetes, and a recent study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that adding a little more than a teaspoon to rice pudding even helped tame blood sugar in people without diabetes. C

Cinnamon also contains polyphenols, antioxidants that create healthier arteries and reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease. In addition, cinnamon benefits include an energizing scent that has also been found to help increase alertness.

Cinnamon is easy to add to food you already eat and makes everything taste better. Both ground and stick forms are equally healthy, but sticks have a longer shelf life (one year, compared with 6 months for ground). No need to grind your own: Pre-ground store-bought is as good as fresh ground and saves the hassle. Aim for 1/2 to 1 1/2 teaspoons (or one to two sticks) a day.

This is merely advice shared between friends in an open forum.

I AM NOT a physician, researcher/scientist or anybody else who may have more clinical knowledge than anyone else. Like you, I try and watch what I eat, eat almost everything in moderation and do my own 'research' before I make changes to, or incorporate anything new to my diet.

I have been a big fan of cinnamon for years and have incorporated it into my (almost) daily diet.

As for your "oats" in the morning...as long as they contain the entire grain or whole grain then you are probably consuming what we refer to here in the U.S. as 'steel cut oats'. It's also referred to as 'Irish Oatmeal' or 'Porridge'. Rolled Oats, the most common type in the U.S. are literally flat 'flakes' of oatmeal that look like they have been rolled or flattened (and are missing the germ and other parts of the grain and some of the nutritional value).

Your body is a temple...treat it accordingly!