Apricot-Apple Cider Sipper Recipe | MyRecipes - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 1 gallon apple cider
- 1 (11.5-ounce) can apricot nectar
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 cups orange juice
- 3/4 cup lemon juice
- 4 (3-inch) cinnamon sticks
- 2 teaspoons ground allspice
- 1 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
Instructions
- Bring all ingredients to a boil in a Dutch oven; reduce heat, and simmer 10 minutes. Remove cinnamon sticks. Serve hot.
- Apple Cider Sipper: Omit nectar. Makes 19 cups.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Cinnamon, Lemon.
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). Lemons ca...
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