Blueberry Banana Breakfast Bars - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 1 1/3 cups rolled oats
- 1/3 cup coarsely chopped dried figs
- 1/4 cup coarsely chopped almonds
- 1/4 cup sunflower seeds
- 1 cup mashed ripe bananas
- 1/3 cup smooth peanut butter
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 2 large egg whites
- 2/3 cup fresh blueberries
- 1 tablespoon flax seeds
- 1 tablespoon sunflower seeds
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line an 8-inch square baking pan with parchment paper, leaving 1 inch of parchment hanging over the sides.
- Mix oats, figs, almonds, and 1/4 cup sunflower seeds together in a bowl.
- Stir bananas, peanut butter, and honey together in a saucepan over medium-low heat until completely melted and smooth, about 5 minutes. Remove saucepan from heat.
- Whisk egg whites together in a bowl until foamy. Mix banana mixture into egg whites and whisk until smooth; add oat mixture and stir until batter well combined. Fold blueberries into batter. Press batter into the prepared pan; top with flax seeds and 1 tablespoon sunflower seeds.
- Bake in the preheated oven until golden, about 30 minutes. Cool completely before cutting into bars.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Sunflower Seeds, Honey.
Sunflower seeds are an excellent food for PCOS as they are packed with vitamin B2 (riboflavin) and vitamin B6 (pyridoxine). Just one cup of sunflower seeds provides 30% of the recommended daily intake for vitamin B6. Sunflower seeds are also loaded with two other important of PCOS busting minerals: zinc and magnesium. Honey, often hailed as a superfood, possesses a wealth of nutritional benefits that make it a valuable addition to a balanced diet. With a glycemic index (GI) of 55 for one tablesp...
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