Photo: Katrin Gilger

Love cinnamon? There’s something about this woody spice that comes from the inner bark of a tree, that screams comfort!

This wonderful, warm and earthy spice also has many surprising health benefits! Being one of the oldest spices in history, it has been known to help with the onset of a cold/flu, it is a good source of fiber, calcium, iron, manganese, as well as helping to control blood sugar and being an anti-microbial!

Cinnamon Banana Smoothie!

Ingredients:

1/3 cup almonds, soaked for 8 hours, rinse well

2 bananas

1/4 cup dates, pitted

1 teaspoon cinnamon

2 cups water

Directions:

Place all ingredients in your blender. Blend until smooth.

Serving suggestion: add 1 cup of ice and blend 10 seconds just before serving. Yum!

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