Old Fashioned - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
0
Calories
0g
Protein
0g
Carbs
0g
Fat
Recipe by /contributors/eben-freeman
This adaptation of a classic recipe comes from Eben Freeman, bartender of Tailor Restaurant in New York City.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 teaspoons (1/4 ounce) club soda
- 1 sugar cube (preferably rough-cut and unbleached*) or 1/2 teaspoon raw sugar, such as turbinado or Demerara
- Dash Angostura Bitters
- 5 tablespoons (2 1/2 ounces) whiskey
- 1 cup ice
- 1 (1/2-inch-thick) strip orange peel
- 1 (1/2-inch-thick) strip lemon peel
- *Rough-cut, unbleached sugar cubes can be purchased on amazon.com.
Instructions
- In chilled cocktail shaker or pint glass, pour club soda over sugar cube. Using muddler or back of large spoon, gently crush sugar cube. Swirl glass until sugar dissolves, 20 to 30 seconds. Add bitters, whiskey, and ice, and stir until well chilled, about 20 seconds. Strain into chilled double old-fashioned glass. Squeeze orange and lemon peels over glass, making sure oils fall into glass; discard peels and serve.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Lemon.
Lemons can help to prevent oxidative damage to the body, which women with PCOS are often susceptible to. Lemons are also rich in vitamin C, flavonoids, and other antioxidants. They can potentially support the immune system and have other health benefits. Lemons also have a low glycemic index, so they should not cause a rapid rise in blood sugar when consumed in natural form.
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