Pink Grapefruit Sparklers Recipe | Myrecipes - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup lemon juice (from 2 large lemons)
- 3 cups fresh pink grapefruit juice (from 4 medium grapefruits)
- 1 cup pomegranate (or cranberry) juice
- 1 liter seltzer or club soda, chilled
- Mint leaves for garnish, optional
Instructions
- Stir sugar and lemon juice in a large pitcher until sugar has dissolved. Add grapefruit and pomegranate juices. Mix well, cover and refrigerate for 8 hours or overnight. Stir juice mixture and divide among 8 glasses filled with ice. Pour in seltzer and serve immediately. Garnish with mint leaves, if desired.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Lemon, Grapefruit.
Lemons can help to prevent oxidative damage to the body, which women with PCOS are often susceptible to. Lemons are also rich in vitamin C, flavonoids, and other antioxidants. They can potentially support the immune system and have other health benefits. Lemons also have a low glycemic index, so they should not cause a rapid rise in blood sugar when consumed in natural form. Grapefruits are rich in folic acid. One grapefruit will give you 8% of your daily needs of folic acid.
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