Toddy Bowl - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
This Toddy Bowl is a PCOS-friendly recipe.
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 1 quart bourbon, blended whiskey, or brandy, warmed
- 1 lemon, thinly sliced, each slice stuck with 1 clove
- 2 1-inch pieces of cinnamon stick
- 2 quarts boiling water
- Sugar syrup ( 1 cup sugar mixed with 1/3 cup water, boiled for 5 minutes and cooled)
- Garnish: slices of lemon
Instructions
- In a heat-proof punchbowl, combine bourbon, blended whiskey, or brandy, warmed, with clove-studded lemon slices, cinnamon sticks, and 2 quarts boiling water. Add sugar syrup (1 cup sugar mixed with 1/3 cup water, boiled for 5 minutes and cooled) to taste and divide the toddy among twelve 10-ounce heat-proof mugs, rinsed first with boiling water.
- Garnish each drink with a slice of lemon.
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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Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, this Toddy Bowl recipe is designed to be PCOS-friendly., it supports balanced blood sugar and hormonal health.
Yes, this recipe works well as a PCOS-friendly Drink. Pair it with other PCOS-friendly foods throughout the day for balanced nutrition.
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