There’s a spice in your cabinet you should be using more often...

When is the last time you sprinkled cinnamon on something?

We should be doing that every day. New research has found some pretty significant health benefits to cinnamon. Adding a teaspoon to whatever you’re eating effects how it’s digested – your gastric emptying rate, or GER, to be specific. The cinnamon significantly delayed the GER, which lowers blood-sugar levels after eating. If you’re into antioxidants – cinnamon has got those too - 1 teaspoon has as many as a ½ cup of blueberries.

Try thinking beyond the sweet stuff with cinnamon. It’s a versatile spice that works well in a lot of dishes including chicken, meat and fish and great in soups, stews and chili.