Paula's Couscous Salad - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
0
Calories
0g
Protein
0g
Carbs
0g
Fat
A healthy salad with feta, tomato and olives.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups water
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, plus 1 teaspoon
- 1 cup uncooked couscous
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes, quartered lengthwise
- 5 tablespoons kalamata olives, pitted and sliced
- 5 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped
- 4 oz feta cheese, crumbled
- dash cinnamon, optional
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice, freshly squeezed
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan, bring the water and the 1 teaspoon oil to a boil. Stir in the couscous. Remove from heat, cover, and let stand for 2 minutes. Uncover and fluff with a fork. Add remaining ingredients and toss with dressing. Taste and add a pinch of cinnamon, if desired. Serve hot or at room temperature.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Cinnamon, Lemon.
Cinnamon is one of the best ingredients that someone with insulin sensitivity can eat. Half a teaspoon of cinnamon per day has been shown to be very effective at normalizing blood sugar levels. Cinnamon contains hydroxychalcone, which is thought to enhance the effects of insulin. It has also been suggested that Cinnamon prevents post-meal blood sugar spikes by slowing the gastric emptying rate - meaning that food digests slowly. (Reference: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11506060). Lemons ca...
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