This Slow-Cooker Hawaiian Pork Rice Bowls is a PCOS-friendly recipe.
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
Instructions
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Spray 5- to 6-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. Place pork in slow cooker; drizzle liquid smoke on top of pork, and sprinkle with coarse sea salt. Cover and cook on Low heat setting 7 to 8 hours.
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Carefully transfer pork to large cutting board. When cool enough to handle, shred pork with 2 forks; discard fat and cartilage. Strain juices in slow cooker, and add 3/4 cup of strained juices to the shredded pork. Cover and keep warm.
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Meanwhile, in 10-inch nonstick skillet, heat 1/4 cup water and the vegetable mixture over medium-high heat. Cover and steam 5 minutes; add teriyaki sauce, and continue cooking uncovered about 2 minutes or until tender-crisp.
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Divide rice among 6 serving bowls; top each with 3/4 cup shredded pork, teriyaki vegetables, pineapple and green onion. Serve with additional teriyaki sauce, if desired. Any remaining pork can be refrigerated for another use.
Why this Slow-Cooker Hawaiian Pork Rice Bowls works for PCOS
Lunch is where most PCOS meal plans either succeed or collapse. A meal like this Slow-Cooker Hawaiian Pork Rice Bowls that combines adequate protein, fibre-rich carbs, and fat keeps blood sugar stable for the rest of the workday and reduces the late-afternoon energy crash that drives sugar cravings around 3-4pm.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Pineapple.
Pineapple can fit a PCOS diet in small portions, but it is one of the sweeter fruits, so portion and pairing matter. Its natural sugar can raise blood glucose fairly quickly, especially when eaten on its own.Pineapple does offer vitamin C, manganese, and bromelain, an enzyme with anti-inflammatory properties. The trade-off is its higher sugar concentration, which means a large bowl can produce a noticeable blood sugar spike in an insulin-resistant body.Keep your serving to about half a cup of fr...
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Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, this Slow-Cooker Hawaiian Pork Rice Bowls recipe is designed to be PCOS-friendly., it supports balanced blood sugar and hormonal health.
Yes, this recipe works well as a PCOS-friendly Lunch. Pair it with other PCOS-friendly foods throughout the day for balanced nutrition.
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