Southern-Style Cornbread - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 2 tbsps bacon drippings
- 1 1/2 cups yellow degermed cornmeal
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 tsps baking powder
- 5 tbsps buttermilk blend powder
- 1 1/4 cups water
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 °F (205 °C).
- Place bacon drippings in cast iron skillet and place in heating oven.
- When cast iron skillet is hot and drippings melted, mix all dry ingredients together.
- Add egg to water and mix.
- Add egg mixture to dry ingredients and stir.
- Pour most of bacon drippings into batter from skillet and stir. Then pour batter into hot skillet.
- Bake for 30 minutes. Remove promptly.
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 Southern-Style Cornbread contribute to your health goals:
- Egg: Contain choline which supports liver function and hormone metabolism
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). 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 Southern-Style Cornbread 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.
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