Cucumber-and-Mint “Fauxjito” - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 6 thin slices of English cucumber, plus 1 long, thin slice for garnish
- 6 large mint leaves, plus 1 sprig for garnish
- 2 ounces fresh lime juice
- 1/2 ounce agave
- 4 ounces cold club soda
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker, muddle the cucumber with the mint leaves. Add the lime juice and agave and fill with ice; shake well. Strain into an ice-filled collins glass. Add the club soda; stir once. Garnish with the cucumber slice and mint sprig.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Agave.
Agave, a sweetener derived from the core of the agave plant, is frequently highlighted in nutritional discussions due to its notably low glycemic index (GI) rating. With a GI score of just 17, it stands out from many other natural sweeteners and sugars that often have higher GI values. For those unfamiliar with the term, the glycemic index is a measure that ranks foods based on how significantly they raise blood glucose (sugar) levels after consumption. Foods with a lower GI value are absorbed m...
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