Sweet Amigos - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
0
Calories
0g
Protein
0g
Carbs
0g
Fat
Recipe by Rande Gerber
Cinnamon and cherry give this tequila concoction a festive, wintry vibe.
Ingredients
- 1 orange wheel, halved
- 2 dark sweet cherries (1 pitted)
- 2 oz Casamigos Reposado tequila
- 1/4 oz agave nectar
- pinch of cinnamon
Instructions
- In the smaller portion of a Boston shaker, muddle one-half orange wheel and pitted cherry. Add ice, tequila, agave nectar, and cinnamon and shake well. Strain over a 2" x 2" ice cube. Garnish with remaining one-half orange wheel and cherry.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Cinnamon, Agave.
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). Agave, a...
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