Apple and Brie Toasts - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 1 baguette, cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices
- 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
- 1/4 cup butter, melted
- 1 (13.2-oz.) pkg. Brie cheese, thinly sliced
- 3 Granny Smith apples and/or Braeburn apples, cored and sliced
Instructions
- Arrange bread slices on an ungreased baking sheet; bake at 350 ° until lightly toasted. Set aside.
- Mix together sugar, walnuts and butter. Top each slice of bread with a cheese slice, an apple slice and one teaspoon of brown sugar mixture. Bake until cheese melts.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Apples, Nuts, Walnuts.
Apples will improve your body's sensitivity to insulin (Reference: http://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/27/1/281.full) Nuts are a natural source of Inositol, a derivative of Vitamin B (which is often prescribed in the form of supplements for women with PCOS). Inositol can effectively control the symptoms of PCOS by reducing insulin resistance and improving insulin sensitivity. Walnuts are an excellent addition to the diet for managing PCOS symptoms. These nutrient-dense nuts are packed with...
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