RE: Fitting Cinnamon into a low-carb diet?

September 28, 2004

Hi gang,

Sorry to have been absent for a while, but work has been intense. I've been

watching y'all from afar.

I agree with Bruce. We're used to thinking of cinnamon as a " sweet " spice,

since we usually eat it in conjunction with sweet things -- apple pie, oatmeal,

etc. etc. It is, however a terrific savory spice, as whoever posted about

Asian and other cuisines noted as well. Lot's of greek food, for example, uses

cinnamon. I've tried it on lots of things -- it's great on chicken and pork,

especially if used with coriander. I've sprinkled some on brown rice when I

eat it, it gives an otherwise bland food a little bit of a kick. Cinnamon has

some heat, although not in the way peppers do. It also adds a bit of

pungency. So if you want to add mild hot and pungent to something, try

cinnamon.

Vicky

Type 2, diagnosed 5/19/04

Diet, Exercise, Glucatrol

September 28, 2004

sinusrhythm58 wrote:

> But now I am playing with a low-carb diet,

> and can't seem to find a tasty way to include cinnamon. Does anyone

> have any cinnamon ideas for the low-carb diet?

Try SE Asian recipes, especially from India and Bangladesh -- loads of

spices, in amounts we would never consider in the U.S.

I eat a concoction of ground flax seeds, various nuts and oils in the

morning in lieu of " cereal, " and I add my cinnamon to that. I like it

best with some sugar-free sweetener. In order to get enough early

morning carbs to run my brain, I have to add a little carby stuff to it

-- I use puffed millet because i have celiac disease and can't eat the

European grains. After adding unsweetened soy milk to my bowl of

" stuff, " I let it sit a few minutes for the flax seed fiber to soak up

the liquid, add a bit more liquid, and eat it like cereal. It took a

lot of tinkering over several years to work out what I need and how I

can stand to eat it ...

I imagine some kind of " smoothie " drink could be made relatively

low-carb, too.

Patty

September 28, 2004

Cinnamon is good with poultry and pork.

Fitting Cinnamon into a low-carb diet?

After some recent reports on the insulin-like effect of cinnamon, I

added 1/4 teaspoon daily (usually with splenda on whole grain toast

at breakfast). It seemed to work, and appeared to lower my average BG

readings by 10-20 points. But now I am playing with a low-carb diet,

and can't seem to find a tasty way to include cinnamon. Does anyone

have any cinnamon ideas for the low-carb diet?

, Charlotte

T2 since 1998

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