Bulgur Bowl with Apples, Almond Butter, and Goat Cheese Recipe | MyRecipes - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 3 cups presoaked bulgur
- 2 tablespoons creamy almond butter
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 cup chopped peeled tart-sweet apple
- 1/4 cup plain 2% reduced-fat Greek yogurt
- 2 ounces goat cheese, crumbled
- 2 tablespoons thinly sliced almonds, toasted
- 2 teaspoons honey
Instructions
- Combine 1 cup uncooked bulgur and 1 1/2 cups 1% low-fat milk in a bowl. Cover and refrigerate overnight. Fluff grains; then top and toss with one of our two tasty combos, ready in a snap.
- Combine bulgur, almond butter, and cinnamon, stirring well. Add apple; toss. Combine yogurt and goat cheese, stirring until smooth. Divide bulgur mixture among 4 bowls; top evenly with yogurt mixture. Sprinkle with almonds, and drizzle with honey.
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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