3 Things You Didn't Know About CINNAMON

Spices are a great way to add flavor and variety into you daily routine shakes, and some of it may even have beneficial properties that you didn't know of! One of those spices that I love to use every now and then is Cinnamon.

Now, studies have shown the benefits of these barks have been linked to lowering LDL (Bad) Cholesterol, and regulate blood sugar better in patients with Diabetes, I would not bank on these effects to happen when I myself use them daily. This is because we cannot be sure of the purity and origins of the plant source, and we would need to take WAYYYY more than what we would normally use to experience those benefits. However, I DO know these things from my personal use:

1. It Adds Flavor and Variety

You have heard the saying "variety is the spice of life", right? Well, Spices are the variety of your shakes! Add a few dashes to your shakes to start with, and see how much the flavor changes and whether you enjoy it.

2. It Curbs Hunger Longer

From my personal experience, adding 2-3 dashes of cinnamon powder to your shake, then blending it actually makes the full feeling last longer. Now this does not mean you can use cinnamon so you can skimp on your shake, it does however, mean you can have less hunger in between your shakes or meals.

3. It Blends Well With Butter and Sweets

Ahh... Do you cook? If you do, you would know that mixing cinnamon and butter is an orgasmic experience. Otherwise, how do you think Cinnabon can make a worldwide business by mixing 4 ingredients alone!!?? (Cinnamon, Butter, Flour and Sugar). Hoho... But be careful not to overindulge when you attack your next Cinnamon Bun, those babies are 730 kCalories a pop, and have 24g of Fat (Most of them unsaturated, since it's from butter). Hohoho... That means you would need to jog at 8km/hour speed for 1 hour to burn off that 1 bun...

I have a strange feeling my next trip to Cinnabon will not be so welcoming...