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We\u2019ve all heard the saying that breakfast is the most important meal of the day.\u00a0 In the period before my diagnosis, I began to hate breakfast.\u00a0 In those days I\u2019d usually eat a mug full of cereal or toast a bagel, and then, although I\u2019d just woken up, my body was exhausted, and I had to do everything I could not to crawl back into bed.\u00a0 It took some time, but I realized the food I was eating was making me tired.\u00a0 Although I didn\u2019t know I had diabetes, and didn\u2019t know the exhaustion that overwhelmed me was connected to high blood sugar, I changed my breakfast habits, and began to feel better. \u00a0I gave up the pure carbohydrate breakfasts for a breakfast with nutrition packed pomegranate seeds.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve been a fan of the pomegranate since I was a child. \u00a0I love the taste, the color, and I don\u2019t even mind the mess of it.\u00a0 \u00a0Cutting open a pomegranate is always an exhilarating experience for me, kind like opening a treasure box full of rubies. (If you want to spend 4 minutes of your life watching someone neatly open a pomegranate, see here. For the record, I have never used this technique).<\/p>\n

The pomegranate is one of the healthiest foods around.\u00a0 It\u2019s loaded with nutrients and an excellent source of vitamin C, folic acid, and vitamins A and E. \u00a0And there is growing evidence that it\u2019s great for diabetics too.\u00a0 A 2006 study <\/a>showed that drinking pomegranate juice could help diabetics reduce their risk of heart disease.\u00a0 And last month the British Journal of Nutrition \u00a0 published a University of Houston study<\/a> that showed pomegranate seed oil improved insulin sensitivity in mice.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s my quick and easy recipe for a pomegranate breakfast. (When pomegranates aren\u2019t available, I substitute with blueberries, or finely diced pieces of apple).<\/p>\n

Plain yogurt (I like Stonyfield\u2019s Organic Whole Milk yogurt)<\/p>\n

One heaping tablespoon of ground flax seeds<\/p>\n

Pomegranate seeds<\/p>\n

Mix it all up and enjoy.<\/p>\n

Just for fun:\u00a0 Here <\/a>are some statistics on the number of seeds in pomegranates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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