Bobby's Honey Roasted Sweet Potatoes - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
0
Calories
0g
Protein
0g
Carbs
0g
Fat
Ingredients
- 2 medium sweet potatoes, cut into 1/2-inch wedges lengthwise
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon cayenne
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- Salt and pepper
- Honey, to drizzle
- 2 teaspoons orange zest (from 1 orange)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. In a medium bowl, toss the sweet potato wedges with the olive oil, cayenne, cinnamon, cumin, some salt and pepper and a drizzle of honey. Place the sweet potatoes on the lined baking sheet and bake until browned and slightly crisp, 20 to 25 minutes. Sprinkle the zest on the wedges, and then serve.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Cinnamon, Honey.
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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