Cinnamon Roasted Pears - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon Smart Balance margarine
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- 2 tablespoons Splenda Brown Sugar Blend
- 2 medium Anjou Pears (about 6.5 ounces each), peeled, cored and sliced in half
- 1 tablespoon walnuts, chopped
- ¼ cup water
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
- In a small bowl (using fingers) combine margarine, cinnamon and brown sugar. Add walnuts and mix.
- Arrange the pears cut side up in an 8-inch square glass baking dish. Pour ¼ cup water in bottom of pan.
- Divide the brown sugar mixture evenly among the pear halves and place in middle of pears.
- Bake until the pears are tender and beginning to brown, about 45 minutes.
- MAKE IT GLUTEN-FREE: Confirm ingredients are gluten-free and this recipe can be made gluten-free.
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 Cinnamon Roasted Pears contribute to your health goals:
- Walnut: Studies show walnuts may improve lipid profiles in women with PCOS
- Cinnamon: Studies show cinnamon can help lower fasting blood sugar levels in PCOS
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 anti-inflammatory spices that target the chronic inflammation underlying PCOS, 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 Cinnamon Roasted Pears 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: Cinnamon, Nuts, Walnuts.
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). Nuts are...
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