Hot Spiced Fruit Punch Recipe | MyRecipes - PCOS-Friendly Recipe

Hot Spiced Fruit Punch Recipe | MyRecipes
Servings: 8
Drink

Nutrition per Serving

0 Calories
0g Protein
0g Carbs
0g Fat
Leave Santa a note to reheat this aromatic punch in the microwave.

Ingredients

4 cups cranberry-raspberry drink 2 cups orange-strawberry-banana juice 1 teaspoon whole allspice 2 orange-and-spice tea bags 5 (3 x 3/4-inch) lemon rind strips 1 (3-inch) cinnamon stick 1/4 cup sweetened dried cranberries (such as Craisins) 1/4 cup diced dried apricots 2 tablespoons sugar Cinnamon sticks (optional)

Instructions

Combine first 6 ingredients in a large saucepan; cook mixture 30 minutes over medium-low heat. Remove from heat; let stand 30 minutes. Strain mixture; discard solids. Return juice mixture to pan; stir in cranberries, apricots, and sugar. Cook over medium-low heat 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Pour into mugs; serve with a cinnamon stick, if desired.

PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe

This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Cinnamon, Lemon, Cranberries.

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). Lemons ca...

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