This Choc Mud Breakfast Bowl is a PCOS-friendly recipe.
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Ingredients
Instructions
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Put the almond milk in a jug and add the chia seeds. Stir until the mixture begins to thicken and set aside for 10 minutes.
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Put the bananas, avocado, cacao, maple syrup, cinnamon, coconut water, and ice in a high-speed blender and blend until smooth. Add the almond milk and chia and pulse a few times until just combined. Add a little more ice or frozen banana if you’re after a thicker consistency.
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To serve, spoon into a cold bowl and sprinkle over the activated almonds, bee pollen, toasted coconut and goji berries.
Why this Choc Mud Breakfast Bowl works for PCOS
Eating a substantial breakfast like this Choc Mud Breakfast Bowl is one of the highest-leverage moves you can make for PCOS. In the Jakubowicz et al. 2013 trial published in Clinical Science, women with PCOS who front-loaded calories to breakfast reduced fasting insulin by 56% and increased ovulation rates 50%, with no change in total calories. Front-loading works because insulin sensitivity is highest in the morning and lowest at night.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Cinnamon, Honey, Chia Seeds, Cacao Powder.
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). Honey, of...
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Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, this Choc Mud Breakfast Bowl recipe is designed to be PCOS-friendly., it supports balanced blood sugar and hormonal health.
Yes, this recipe works well as a PCOS-friendly Breakfast. Pair it with other PCOS-friendly foods throughout the day for balanced nutrition.
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