Tuna Rice Balls - PCOS-Friendly Recipe

Tuna Rice Balls
Prep: 20 min
Cook: 60 min
Servings: 18
Appetizer

Nutrition per Serving

149 Calories
7.05g Protein
20.9g Carbs
4.04g Fat
Homemade rice balls that your tummy will love.

Ingredients

  • 6 tbsp rice vinegar
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 1 medium bell pepper
  • 1 can tuna
  • 1 dash salt
  • 1 tbsp mayo
  • 3/4 avocado
  • 9 tbsps sesame seeds
  • 2 cups white rice

Instructions

  1. Cook rice then add vinegar sugar and salt.
  2. Cut everything up and mix. Create half balls fill with mixture then make other half of ball.
  3. Roll in sesame seeds.

How This Recipe Supports PCOS Management

Understanding the nutritional profile of what you eat is a powerful step in managing PCOS. Here is how the key ingredients in this Tuna Rice Balls contribute to your health goals:

  • Tuna: Helps reduce chronic inflammation linked to PCOS
  • Avocado: Healthy fats support hormone production and help reduce inflammation
  • Bell pepper: Vitamin C supports adrenal function and may help manage cortisol levels in PCOS
  • Sesame: Provide calcium, iron, and zinc beneficial for PCOS

PCOS Diet Principles in This Recipe

The PCOS diet focuses on three core principles: reducing inflammation, managing insulin resistance, and supporting hormonal balance. Every recipe in our collection is evaluated against these principles. This recipe excels in providing healthy monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats that support cell membrane health and hormone synthesis, and nutrient-dense vegetables that provide essential vitamins and minerals for metabolic health. As part of a balanced PCOS meal plan, we recommend pairing recipes like this with a variety of nutrient-dense foods throughout the week to ensure you are meeting all your micronutrient needs.

Meal Prep Tip: This Tuna Rice Balls can be prepared ahead and stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. Meal prepping is one of the most effective strategies for sticking to a PCOS-friendly diet, as it removes the temptation to reach for processed convenience foods when time is short.

PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe

This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Sesame Seeds, Tuna.

Sesame seeds help with progesterone balance. Lignans found in in sesame seeds help to prevent excess estrogen production. Tuna is great for a high protein diet as it has 33 grams of protein within its housing, with no pesky carbohydrates to worry about. In addition to this, tuna contains B vitamins and vitamin D, both of which are vital to fighting back against PCOS.

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