Roasted Squash, Carrots & Walnuts Recipe - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 2 pounds carrots (about 12 medium)
- 1 medium butternut squash (3 pounds), peeled and cubed
- 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 °. Cut carrots in half lengthwise, then in half crosswise.
- In a large bowl, toss squash and carrots with brown sugar, oil, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg. Transfer to two greased foil-lined 15x10x1-in. baking pans. Roast 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Sprinkle walnuts over vegetables. Roast 5-10 minutes longer or until vegetables are tender.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Cinnamon, 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). Nuts are...
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