Cinnamon-Curry Tuna Salad - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 2 (6 ounce) cans water packed tuna, drained and flaked
- 2 teaspoons mayonnaise
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1 tablespoon sweet pickle relish
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon curry powder
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- salt to taste
Instructions
- In a bowl, mix the tuna, mayonnaise, mustard, relish, lemon juice, cinnamon, curry powder, pepper, and salt. Cover, and refrigerate until ready to serve.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Cinnamon, Tuna, Lemon.
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). Tuna is g...
Stop Second-Guessing Every Meal
Get a personalized eating plan for YOUR PCOS type. Know exactly what to eat this week.
No subscription. No commitment.
Not sure what to eat for PCOS?
Take a 60-second quiz and get a personalized 7-day meal plan.
Take the Quiz
Comments
Register or log in to add a comment