Healthy Homemade Lunch-in-a-Pack - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- Snack Mix
- ¼ cup chocolate cheerios
- ¼ cup mini-pretzels (or pretzel sticks broken into 1-inch pieces)
- 1 tablespoon raisins
- 1 tablespoon peanuts, optional
- Lunchable Ingredients
- 2 celery stalks (4 inches each)
- 2 teaspoons hummus
- 3 ounces turkey breast, no-salt added, deli-style (cut each slice into 4 pieces)
- 1 slice reduced-fat cheddar cheese, cut into 4 squares
- 8 multi-grain crackers
- 1 nectarine, cored and sliced
- 4 baby carrots
Instructions
- In a small bowl, combine all the snack mix ingredients.
- Spread 1 teaspoon hummus on each celery stalk. Using a compartmentalized plastic container, place the ham, cheese, crackers and nectarine in a separate section of the container.
- Place snack mix, carrots, and celery with hummus in a section of plastic container or in a separate container, if needed.
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 Homemade Lunch-in-a-Pack contribute to your health goals:
- Turkey: B vitamins play a role in energy metabolism and hormone regulation
- Carrot: Provide antioxidants that support overall metabolic health
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 Homemade Lunch-in-a-Pack 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: Nuts.
Nuts are a natural source of Inositol, a derivative of Vitamin B (which is often prescribed in the form of supplements for women with PCOS). Inositol can effectively control the symptoms of PCOS by reducing insulin resistance and improving insulin sensitivity.
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