Healthy Back-to-School Lunch - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- Mini-Turkey Sandwich
- 1 whole-grain dinner roll
- 1 teaspoon mustard
- 2 ounces no salt added deli-style turkey breast
- ½ ounce reduced-fat cheddar cheese
- 1 romaine lettuce leaf
- Cucumber Sandwich
- 4 cucumber slices
- 1 teaspoon hummus
- 1 teaspoon sunflower seeds
- Sides
- ½ cup blueberries and strawberries, sliced
- 1 (2-ounce) Greek yogurt tube
Instructions
- Spread mustard on the roll. Top it with turkey, cheese, and lettuce to make a sandwich.
- Spread ½ teaspoon hummus on 1 cucumber slice. Top it with ½ teaspoon sunflower seeds and top again with another cucumber slice to make a sandwich. Repeat the process.
- Assemble all meal components in a divided lunch container.
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 Healthy Back-to-School Lunch contribute to your health goals:
- Turkey: B vitamins play a role in energy metabolism and hormone regulation
- Berr: Their low glycemic index makes them ideal for PCOS-friendly desserts
- Blueberr: Contain anthocyanins that may improve insulin sensitivity
- Greek yogurt: Probiotics support gut health which is linked to hormone regulation in PCOS
- Yogurt: Gut-friendly bacteria may help regulate the hormonal imbalances 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. 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 Healthy Back-to-School Lunch 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: Romaine Lettuce, Sunflower Seeds.
Romaine lettuce contains chromium, which helps maintain normal blood glucose levels by making insulin more efficient. The chromium in romaine lettuce also promotes weight loss due to its ability to help control cravings, reduce hunger, and control fat in the blood. Sunflower seeds are an excellent food for PCOS as they are packed with vitamin B2 (riboflavin) and vitamin B6 (pyridoxine). Just one cup of sunflower seeds provides 30% of the recommended daily intake for vitamin B6. Sunflower seeds a...
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