Crunchy Chicken Salad Stuffed Pita - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 2 ounces precooked chicken breast
- 1 tablespoon nonfat plain Greek yogurt
- 2 teaspoons light mayo
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1/4 cup diced cucumber
- 1/4 cup diced red onion
- 1/4 cup diced celery
- 1/4 cup romaine
- Salt and black pepper to taste
- Dried dill
- 6 1/2-inch whole-wheat pita
- 1 apple
- 2 tablespoons chopped walnuts
- Cinnamon
Instructions
- Toss chicken breast with Greek yogurt, mayo, mustard and diced vegetables. Season with salt, black pepper and dried dill. Stuff chicken salad and romaine inside pita. Serve with apple mixed with chopped walnuts and a sprinkle of cinnamon.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Cinnamon, Chicken Breast, 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). Skinless...
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