Pumpkin Seeds with Cinnamon and Salt - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 4 cups pumpkin seeds
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- vegetable oil cooking spray
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Grease a cookie sheet and spread the seeds out in an even layer. Lightly sprinkle with salt and cinnamon.
- Bake for about 5 minutes, then stir the seeds. Season with salt and cinnamon again. Continue baking, stirring occasionally, for about 20 minutes, or until seeds are toasted.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Cinnamon.
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).
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