Indian-Spiced Roasted Nuts - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 teaspoons brown sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons honey
- 1 teaspoon canola oil
- 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cardamom
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
- Dash of freshly ground black pepper
- 1/4 cup blanched almonds
- 1/4 cup cashews
- 1/4 cup hazelnuts
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 °.
- Combine first 8 ingredients in a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave at HIGH 30 seconds; stir until blended. Add nuts to sugar mixture; toss to coat.
- Spread nuts evenly on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake at 350 ° for 15 minutes or until golden brown. Cool.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Cinnamon, Honey, Nuts.
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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