Peach, Strawberry, and Banana Bruschetta - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
This Peach, Strawberry, and Banana Bruschetta is a PCOS-friendly recipe.
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- sixteen 1/2-inch-thick slices crusty Italian or French bread
- 2 tablespoons melted unsalted butter
- 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 1/2 tablespoons cinnamon, or to taste
- 1 peach, peeled, pitted, and cut into fine dice
- 1/2 banana, cut into fine dice
- 8 large strawberries, cut into fine dice
- 3 to 4 tablespoons plain yogurt
- honey for drizzling
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 °F.
- Arrange bread slices in one layer in a shallow baking pan and bake in middle of oven until golden, about 10 minutes. Brush toasts with butter on one side. Toasts may be made 1 week ahead and kept in an airtight container.
- In a small bowl stir together 1 tablespoon sugar and cinnamon and sprinkle evenly over buttered side of each toast. Broil toast about 5 inches from heat under preheated broiler 30 seconds, or until tops are bubbling, and cool.
- In a bowl stir together fruit and remaining 1/2 tablespoon sugar and mound about 1 tablespoon on each toast. Top each toast with about 1 teaspoon yogurt and drizzle with honey.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Cinnamon, Honey.
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). Honey, of...
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Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, this Peach, Strawberry, and Banana Bruschetta recipe is designed to be PCOS-friendly., it supports balanced blood sugar and hormonal health.
Yes, this recipe works well as a PCOS-friendly Breakfast. Pair it with other PCOS-friendly foods throughout the day for balanced nutrition.
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