Spice it up…

cinnamonYour baby food that is! Did you know that cinnamon not only add’s to flavor and scent to food, but has some serious health benefits? A few brilliant benefits to that spicy stick…1. Scent boosts brain activity! “cinnamon improved participants’ scores on tasks related to attentional processes, virtual recognition memory, working memory, and visual-motor speed while working on a computer-based program.” 2. Cinnamon helps with blood sugar control 3. Cinnamon is an anti-microbial food and has been studied “for its ability to help stop the growth of bacteria as well as fungi, including the commonly problematic yeast Candida.”.
I put a pinch in my son’s homemade baby food, not only does it make the kitchen smell good, and his apple-banana-oatmeal taste better, but it also helps him grow up healthy!
Read more at WH foods.org

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