Whole Wheat Apple Muffins - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 2 cups whole wheat flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 3/4 cup nonfat milk
- 2 egg whites
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1 cup chopped apples
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease one 12-cup muffin tin.
- Lightly beat egg whites.
- In a separate bowl mix dry ingredients thoroughly.
- In a separate bowl, mix remaining ingredients. Gently fold in egg white. Add to the dry ingredients. Stir until barely moistened. Batter will be lumpy.
- Fill greased muffin tins two-thirds full. Bake about 20 minutes until lightly browned.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Cinnamon, Honey, Apples.
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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