Three-Grain Breakfast Cereal with Walnuts and Dried Fruit Recipe | MyRecipes - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
This Three-Grain Breakfast Cereal with Walnuts and Dried Fruit Recipe | MyRecipes is a PCOS-friendly recipe.
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup maple syrup
- 1/3 cup honey
- 3 tablespoons canola oil
- 1 1/2 tablespoons vanilla extract
- 4 1/2 cups regular oats
- 1 cup uncooked quick-cooking barley
- 3/4 cup chopped walnuts or pecans
- 1/2 cup wheat germ
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- Cooking spray
- 1 (7-ounce) package dried mixed fruit, chopped (such as Sun-Maid brand)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 °.
- Combine first 4 ingredients, stirring with a whisk.
- Combine oats, barley, walnuts, wheat germ, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a large bowl. Add syrup mixture; stir well to coat. Spread oat mixture evenly onto a jelly-roll pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 325 ° for 30 minutes or until browned, stirring every 10 minutes. Stir in dried fruit. Cool completely.
- Note: Store in an airtight container for up to 5 days.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Barley, Cinnamon, Wheat Germ, Honey, Nuts, Walnuts.
Barley is about the best grain a woman with PCOS can eat. It is low in calories and has the lowest GI of all grains. Low-GI grains such as barley take much longer to digest and create a slow, steady rise in blood glucose and insulin levels. As mentioned before on Fertility Chef, low-GI foods reduce cravings. If possible, try and find hulled barley as it is the most nutrient dense of all types of barley. Cinnamon is one of the best ingredients that someone with insulin sensitivity can eat. Half a...
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Yes, this Three-Grain Breakfast Cereal with Walnuts and Dried Fruit Recipe | MyRecipes 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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