The Texas Toddy - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
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Calories
0g
Protein
0g
Carbs
0g
Fat
It was a trip to Austin, Texas that inspired Munoz to make this drink. Surprised to discover that there are a handful of apple orchards down there, the visit reminded him of autumn in elementary school when each class would take a field trip to the orchar
Ingredients
- 6 oz. warm mulled cider
- Orange segments
- cinnamon stick
- A few cloves
- 1 bay leaf
- honey
- 2 oz. Spiced Rum (Cruzan)
- 1 tbsp. cloves
- Cinnamon chili-spiced rim (see below)
- Floating orange slice
Instructions
- To make the mulled cider: Combine cider, orange segments, cinnamon stick, cloves, bay leaf, and honey in a small saucepan. Steep over low heat (do not boil) for 30 minutes.
- Prepare the cinnamon chili rim: Combine all ingredients. Dampen the glass rim and dip in the sugar mixture. Strain the cider and pour into the prepared glass.
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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