PCOS Metabolic Support: Tallow-Roasted Pumpkin with Cinnamon - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 1 small pumpkin (about 2 pounds or 900 grams)
- 2 tablespoons of tallow (or 30 grams)
- 1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon (or 5 grams), Salt to taste
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 400°F (200°C).
- Cut the pumpkin into wedges and remove the seeds.
- Melt the tallow and brush it onto the pumpkin wedges.
- Sprinkle the pumpkin with cinnamon and salt.
- Roast for 25-30 minutes, or until the pumpkin is tender.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Cinnamon.
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).
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