Chicken Salad with Strawberries - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- Salad
- 1 (5.5-oz) bag organic baby spinach
- 4 Tbsp. sliced raw almonds
- 2 cups strawberries, sliced
- 2 cups cooked chicken breast, diced
- Dressing
- 6 Tbsp. light poppy seed dressing
Instructions
- In a salad bowl, mix together all salad ingredients
- Pour dressing over salad and toss to coat.
- Dietitian Tip: To make salads deliciously chewy and crunchy, add lean protein with chicken, tuna, or shrimp and some crunch from nuts. Use a cooked deli-rotisserie chicken to save time.
- MAKE IT GLUTEN-FREE: Confirm ingredients are gluten-free and this recipe can be made gluten-free.
- Choices: 1/2 Carbohydrate, 1/2 Fruit, 3 Lean Protein, 1 1/2 Fat
How This Recipe Supports PCOS Management
Understanding the nutritional profile of what you eat is a powerful step in managing PCOS. Here is how the key ingredients in this Chicken Salad with Strawberries contribute to your health goals:
- Chicken: Protein-rich meals help manage insulin resistance common in PCOS
- Spinach: Magnesium may help improve insulin sensitivity in women with PCOS
- Almond: Magnesium helps improve insulin sensitivity and reduce PCOS symptoms
- Berr: Their low glycemic index makes them ideal for PCOS-friendly desserts
PCOS Diet Principles in This Recipe
The PCOS diet focuses on three core principles: reducing inflammation, managing insulin resistance, and supporting hormonal balance. Every recipe in our collection is evaluated against these principles. This recipe excels in providing protein-rich ingredients that help regulate appetite hormones (ghrelin and leptin), and healthy monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats that support cell membrane health and hormone synthesis. As part of a balanced PCOS meal plan, we recommend pairing recipes like this with a variety of nutrient-dense foods throughout the week to ensure you are meeting all your micronutrient needs.
Meal Prep Tip: This Chicken Salad with Strawberries can be prepared ahead and stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. Meal prepping is one of the most effective strategies for sticking to a PCOS-friendly diet, as it removes the temptation to reach for processed convenience foods when time is short.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Chicken Breast, Spinach.
Skinless chicken breast, often heralded for its lean nutritional profile, is undeniably a powerhouse when it comes to protein content. With an impressive 21 grams of protein packed into every 100 grams of the breast, it emerges as a preferred choice for those conscious about their protein intake. Delving deeper into the nutritional matrix of chicken, one can't overlook the copious amounts of vitamin B6 it houses. This particular vitamin plays an indispensable role in our body, especially when di...
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