Homemade Granola Bars - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 2 cups rolled oats
- 4 tsps blended sweetener
- 1/4 cup wheat germ
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 cup whole wheat pastry flour
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup honey
- 1 large egg, beaten
- 1/4 cup ground flazseed
- 1/2 cup canola oil
- 2 tsps vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 °F (175 °C). Generously grease a 9 x 13 inch baking pan.
- In a large bowl, mix together the oats, sweetener, wheat germ, ground flaxseed, cinnamon, flour, and salt.
- Make a well in the center, and pour in the honey, egg, oil and vanilla. Mix well using your hands.
- Pat the mixture evenly into the prepared pan.
- Bake for 30 to 35 minutes in the oven, until the bars begin to turn golden at the edges.
- Cool for 5 minutes, then cut into bars while still warm. Do not allow the bars to cool completely before cutting, or they will be too hard to cut.
- Note: add any fruit, nuts, or seeds to your granola bars and make it your own.
How This Recipe Supports PCOS Management
Understanding the nutritional profile of what you eat is a powerful step in managing PCOS. Here is how the key ingredients in this Homemade Granola Bars contribute to your health goals:
- Egg: Contain choline which supports liver function and hormone metabolism
- Oat: Supports steady blood sugar release, reducing insulin resistance
- Cinnamon: Studies show cinnamon can help lower fasting blood sugar levels in PCOS
- Honey: Use in moderation as part of a balanced PCOS diet
PCOS Diet Principles in This Recipe
The PCOS diet focuses on three core principles: reducing inflammation, managing insulin resistance, and supporting hormonal balance. Every recipe in our collection is evaluated against these principles. This recipe excels in providing protein-rich ingredients that help regulate appetite hormones (ghrelin and leptin), and anti-inflammatory spices that target the chronic inflammation underlying PCOS. As part of a balanced PCOS meal plan, we recommend pairing recipes like this with a variety of nutrient-dense foods throughout the week to ensure you are meeting all your micronutrient needs.
Meal Prep Tip: This Homemade Granola Bars can be prepared ahead and stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. Meal prepping is one of the most effective strategies for sticking to a PCOS-friendly diet, as it removes the temptation to reach for processed convenience foods when time is short.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Cinnamon, Wheat Germ, 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). Wheatgerm...
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