Fruit-Juice Rockets - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 c. cherry fruit-juice drink
- 1 1/2 c. lemonade
- 1 1/2 c. blue drink
- 12 3-inch lengths red licorice-lace “fuses”
- 12 Wooden craft sticks
Instructions
- Place twelve 3-ounce disposable plastic or paper cups in a muffin pan(s) or a pan with sides.
- For each "rocket": Spoon 2 tablespoons cherry drink into each cup. Freeze at least 4 hours or until firm. Add 2 tablespoons lemonade and freeze 4 hours or until firm. Top with 2 tablespoons blue drink. Freeze 1 to 2 hours until firm-slushy.
- Insert a wooden stick and licorice lace into blue layer of each cup. Freeze 2 to 3 hours until hard.
- To serve: Release "rocket" from cup using the warmth of your hands, or dip briefly in warm, not hot, water. These ingredients make 12, but you can make as many as your freezer will hold.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Lemon.
Lemons can help to prevent oxidative damage to the body, which women with PCOS are often susceptible to. Lemons are also rich in vitamin C, flavonoids, and other antioxidants. They can potentially support the immune system and have other health benefits. Lemons also have a low glycemic index, so they should not cause a rapid rise in blood sugar when consumed in natural form.
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