Raw Brownies - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 1 cup rolled oats
- 1/2 cup carob powder
- 1/4 cup toasted sesame seeds, ground
- 1/4 cup ground sunflower seeds
- 1/2 cup honey
- 2 cups chopped walnuts
Instructions
- Combine the oats, carob powder, ground sesame seeds, ground sunflower seeds, honey and chopped nuts. Mix well and press into the bottom of one 8 inch square dish.
- Chill and cut into 2 inch squares to serve. These tend to be a little on the crumbly side.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Sunflower Seeds, Sesame Seeds, Honey, Nuts, Walnuts.
Sunflower seeds are an excellent food for PCOS as they are packed with vitamin B2 (riboflavin) and vitamin B6 (pyridoxine). Just one cup of sunflower seeds provides 30% of the recommended daily intake for vitamin B6. Sunflower seeds are also loaded with two other important of PCOS busting minerals: zinc and magnesium. Sesame seeds help with progesterone balance. Lignans found in in sesame seeds help to prevent excess estrogen production. Honey, often hailed as a superfood, possesses a wealth of...
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