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So... Cinnamon over hyped or dark horse?
chrisleyland314
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I've recently started adding cinnamon to my protein shakes, porridge and other foods for the reported health benefits. My reasoning being (as long as you don't consume copious amounts of it) it's not going to do me any damage its relatively cheap, tastes nice and the reported benefits of reduced inflammation and helping the body to use glucose better, it's a bit of a win win for me... Thoughts?
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Dunno - but I like the taste and I add it to my protein oats every morning. And to my pumpkin too.2
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I also don't know, but I love cinnamon and sometimes I add it to my protein shakes, coffee, Greek yogurt, or sprinkle it on apples. If anything it adds extra flavor to things without having to add a bunch of extra calories.2
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From what ive read if you want cinnamon for nutritional value and not just its taste you should buy it fresh and grind it yourself. I guess industrial grinding makes it lose the oil that contain the benefits. http://www.foodrenegade.com/your-cinnamon-real/6
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Don't know the answer, but I love cinnamon and would use it for the taste, regardless of the extra health benefits it may or may not have!1
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It tastes good. I doubt it has any significant benefits from adding to lots of things for no reason, but it's a popular spice because it tastes good with lots of foods, so eat it where it tastes good, IMO.
This is how I feel about all herbs and spices and vinegars and coconut oil and olive oil, for that matter. I'm basically of the Michael Pollan approach that medicalizing foods isn't really the right approach, at least not for me.9 -
There's so much hype in the food and nutrition world, I assume that's what it is about cinnamon. But it tastes good. I like it in tea.1
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I need it paired with something else, usually sugar.3
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Same. I put it in the coffee filter w the coffee when I brew it, seriously good.
I get organic cinnamon, I read non-organic has tons of chemicals.1 -
I've also heard it's good and add it. I add ginger too. But not too much!0
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If your going to use cinnamon regularly, go for Ceylon over the more abundant supermarket cassia cinnamon.4
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Jerry Seinfeld sums up my thoughts on cinnamon exactly here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNcrrwQwskw 2 -
Overhyped. If Dr. Oz pushed/pushes it then it's overhyped.4
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I use 1 tsp of cinnamon a day and have for a couple of years as an addition to my breakfast porridg, for it's purported positive effect on insulin sensitivity. Don't know if it is the thing helping me to stay at a 'good' A1c, but have noticed a higher first reading on the day following a breakfast where I did not use it.0
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Alluminati wrote: »
^^^ Sounds yummy!
I like my cinnamon and sugar sprinkled on toast with butter. Or in a Cinnabon!4 -
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NaturalNancy wrote: »Same. I put it in the coffee filter w the coffee when I brew it, seriously good.
I get organic cinnamon, I read non-organic has tons of chemicals.
Ground cinnamon often has things added (like flour and anti caking agents, not all that scary unless one is celiac, and in small amounts) to help with, well, caking. I don't think this is about organic vs. not, but ground vs. not. If one is really into improving taste, most spices are better if you grind them yourself and of course keep track of the dates they were sold/ground. (Not that I always do this.)
The ceylon vs. saigon (cassia, most ground cinnamon and in fact most supermarket cinnamon) isn't about organic vs. not either. It's about them being different species or varieties of the plant. My understanding is that some think ceylon tastes better (and since it's less common that's always a plus for some), whereas at least some say the other variety is better in many dishes in which it's used (especially savory ones). The supposed dangers of cassia is about it having warfarin (a blood thinner -- one my mom had a terrifying experience with, so I get it), but the amounts are so low that it's not an issue.
Of course, I think a good bit of the "organic" thing can be just feeling all special.3 -
I must be the only person that hates cinnamon!1
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chrisleyland314 wrote: »I've recently started adding cinnamon to my protein shakes, porridge and other foods for the reported health benefits. My reasoning being (as long as you don't consume copious amounts of it) it's not going to do me any damage its relatively cheap, tastes nice and the reported benefits of reduced inflammation and helping the body to use glucose better, it's a bit of a win win for me... Thoughts?
I LOVE cinnamon! Boil or bake some yams in cubes, then put some sugar (or sugar substitute), butter (or margarine) and lots of cinnamon! Mmmm.......deslish snack!1 -
chrisleyland314 wrote: »I've recently started adding cinnamon to my protein shakes, porridge and other foods for the reported health benefits. My reasoning being (as long as you don't consume copious amounts of it) it's not going to do me any damage its relatively cheap, tastes nice and the reported benefits of reduced inflammation and helping the body to use glucose better, it's a bit of a win win for me... Thoughts?
I LOVE cinnamon! Boil or bake some yams in cubes, then put some sugar (or sugar substitute), butter (or margarine) and lots of cinnamon! Mmmm.......deslish snack!
This sounds so good. I'm going to buy a yam for camping and adapt a little.2 -
nutmegoreo wrote: »chrisleyland314 wrote: »I've recently started adding cinnamon to my protein shakes, porridge and other foods for the reported health benefits. My reasoning being (as long as you don't consume copious amounts of it) it's not going to do me any damage its relatively cheap, tastes nice and the reported benefits of reduced inflammation and helping the body to use glucose better, it's a bit of a win win for me... Thoughts?
I LOVE cinnamon! Boil or bake some yams in cubes, then put some sugar (or sugar substitute), butter (or margarine) and lots of cinnamon! Mmmm.......deslish snack!
This sounds so good. I'm going to buy a yam for camping and adapt a little.
I read that as "adopt a little" and I'm like "Good on him/her for adopting a little yam."3 -
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I make my coffee on weekends at home. I've occasionally added a stick of cinnamon to my coffee cup. Sunday I had the brilliant idea of putting the cinnamon stick in the coffee pot at the beginning of the brew process. Success! I also used cinnamon and butter and jicama to make some oven-heated deliciousness.0
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I hate cinnamon and I also have a mild allergy to it so it is not allowed it in my house or my food. Even the smell makes me gag.
Therefore, it is not healthy for me. 0 -
I started taking 2000 mg of cinnamon and chromium to treat my type 2 diabetes instead of the other meds my doctor wanted to put me on. My highest numbers before the cinnamon were 488, a few months back and this morning it was 123. So it definitely works for regulating my glucose.0
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There are nutritional benefits, but it's not substantial...it's over hyped just like all or any "superfood"1
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