Cinnamon Bread

Do you like cinnamon? Cinnamon can reduce blood sugar levels and help combat insulin resistance, which are factors to help lose weight. The fat cells in your abdomen are particularly sensitive to high insulin levels, and are very effective at storing energy – far more so that fat cells you’d find in other areas such as the thighs. Abdominal fat cells are close to your digestive organs, and there is an large network of blood vessels circulating in the abdominal area, so it’s easier for fat cells to store excess glucose there. By consuming around 2 tsp of cinnamon a day helps with glucose metabolism and natural insulin production.

Cinnamon can also...

• increase brain function and memory
• suppress the fungus associated with yeast infections and bacteria that causes urinary tract infections
• soothe the stomach
• help prevent ulcers
• reduce cholesterol levels – in particular, lowering bad cholesterol while leaving good cholesterol the same

Craving bread? Here is a way to satisfy a craving without the guilt while shrinking your waist line!

"HEALTHIFIED" CINNAMON BREAD

9 eggs, separated

1 cup vanilla whey protein or egg white protein

4-8TBS Cinnamon (depends on how much you like cinnamon!)

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Separate the eggs and whip the whites until very stiff. Slowly add in the whey protein. Blend until smooth and then very gently add in the yolks (Yolks are optional) (try to keep the whites fluffy). Next swirl in the cinnamon.

Grease a bread pan and pour the mixture into the pan. Bake at 375 degrees for 40 minutes. Turn off the oven and leave the bread in to cool slowly. After an hour, take the bread out. Once totally cool, cut into 12 large slices. I love mine toasted with cream cheese! 

NUTRITIONAL COMPARISON (per slice)
Slice of Pepperidge Farm Cinnamon Bread: 80 calories, 15 effective carbs

"Healthified" Cinnamon bread: 47 calories, 0 effective carbs

This bread also makes GREAT French Toast!

This recipe can also be used to make CINNAMON FRY BREAD.