To take advantage of cinnamonÃ¢s potential benefits, incorporate it into more meals. 1  One of the things I love about this spice is how versatile it is. I use it in both sweet and savory dishes, and I feel like IÃ¢m always finding new ways to add it to meals, snacks, and beverages. Here are 10 easy ideas: 1  Sprinkle cinnamon into your coffee, or add it to your coffee grounds before brewing. 2  Add a dash or two of cinnamon to hot oatmeal, overnight oats, or cold whole grain cereal. 3  Fold cinnamon into yogurt, along with cooked, chilled quinoa, fresh cut fruit, and nuts or seeds.
One large apple contains 130 calories and 34 g of carbohydrates, including 5 g of dietary fiber and 25 g of sugars. Apples have more carbohydrates and sugar than most other fruits. Other fruits with similar amounts of sugar include watermelons and grapes, with 20 g per serving, and bananas, with 19 g per serving.
In a medium sized granny smith apple, there is about 17 grams of  sugar in it. Granny smith apples are typically used for baking  pies.