Fruited Breakfast Barley Recipe | Myrecipes - PCOS-Friendly Recipe

Fruited Breakfast Barley Recipe | Myrecipes
Servings: 6
Breakfast

Nutrition per Serving

0 Calories
0g Protein
0g Carbs
0g Fat
Recipe by Lora Brody Grinding the barley cracks the grains, which allows them to cook faster and maintain their chewy texture; toasting the grains brings out a nutty flavor. To decrease morning prep, grind and toast the barley ahead of time and store in

Ingredients

  • 1 1/4 cups uncooked pearl barley
  • 5 cups water
  • 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup 1% low-fat milk
  • 1/2 cup raisins
  • 1/2 cup dried apricots, quartered
  • 1/2 cup slivered almonds, toasted and coarsely chopped

Instructions

  1. Place 1/3 cup barley in a blender; process until coarsely ground (about 15 to 20 seconds). Place ground barley in a large saucepan. Repeat procedure with remaining barley. Cook barley over medium heat 4 minutes or until toasted, stirring frequently.
  2. Add water, sugar, and salt; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer 25 minutes or until barley is soft, stirring frequently. Add milk; cook 5 minutes or until thick, stirring constantly. Stir in raisins, apricots, and almonds. Serve immediately.

PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe

This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Barley.

Barley is about the best grain a woman with PCOS can eat. It is low in calories and has the lowest GI of all grains. Low-GI grains such as barley take much longer to digest and create a slow, steady rise in blood glucose and insulin levels. As mentioned before on Fertility Chef, low-GI foods reduce cravings. If possible, try and find hulled barley as it is the most nutrient dense of all types of barley.

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