Apple Granola Overnight Oats - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 1 cup whole milk plain Greek yogurt
- 1 cup unsweetened almond milk
- 1 1/4 cups Cascadian Farm™ Farm Stand Harvest organic honey, almond and chia granola
- 1 cup finely chopped apple
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- Additional chopped apple, almonds and honey, if desired
Instructions
- In large bowl, mix yogurt, milk, granola, 1 cup chopped apple and the cinnamon.
- Divide into 4 half-pint canning jars (or other resealable containers). Cover; refrigerate at least 8 hours but no longer than 3 days.
- When ready to serve, top with additional chopped apple, almonds and a drizzle of 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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