Carrot Cake Smoothie - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons unsweetened shredded coconut (or flakes)
- 2 tablespoons roughly chopped walnuts
- 3/4 cup grated carrot (1 large carrot)
- 1/2 cup frozen peeled orange segments
- 1/2 banana, sliced and frozen
- 1/2 cup low-fat Greek yogurt
- 1 teaspoon honey
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup coconut water
Instructions
- Place ingredients in blender in the order listed and blend until smooth.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Cinnamon, Honey, Nuts, Walnuts.
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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