Breakfast: Three-Grain Breakfast Cereal with Walnuts and Dried Fruit Recipe | MyRecipes

Recipe by David Bonom This mixture of barley and oats with nuts and raisins will keep you going all morning. Walnuts provide omega-3 fatty acids, but pecans also work nicely in this high-fiber cereal. Serve with yogurt or milk, and top with fresh fruit.

This recipe includes fertility superfoods such as:

Barley, Cinnamon, Wheat Germ, Honey, Nuts, Walnuts

Health and fertility benefits of Three-Grain Breakfast Cereal with Walnuts and Dried Fruit Recipe | MyRecipes

Barley is about the best grain a woman with PCOS can eat. It is low in calories and has the lowest GI of all grains. Low-GI grains such as barley take much longer to digest and create a slow, steady rise in blood glucose and insulin levels. As mentioned before on Fertility Chef, low-GI foods reduce cravings. If possible, try and find hulled barley as it is the most nutrient dense of all types of barley. 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). Wheatgerm is a natural source of Inositol, which is often prescribed in the form of supplements for women with PCOS due to its ability to effectively reduce insulin resistance and improve insulin sensitivity. One tbsp of honey has a glycemic index (GI) of 55. 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. Walnuts are low on the glycemic index. What’s more, they also lower the glycemic index of other foods that you eat in conjunction with these nuts. Any kind of nuts provide a healthy source of fat and a great way to encourage PCOS weight loss.

Ingredients

1/2 cup maple syrup
1/3 cup honey
3 tablespoons canola oil
1 1/2 tablespoons vanilla extract
4 1/2 cups regular oats
1 cup uncooked quick-cooking barley
3/4 cup chopped walnuts or pecans
1/2 cup wheat germ
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
Cooking spray
1 (7-ounce) package dried mixed fruit, chopped (such as Sun-Maid brand)

Instructions

Preheat oven to 325 °.
Combine first 4 ingredients, stirring with a whisk.
Combine oats, barley, walnuts, wheat germ, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a large bowl. Add syrup mixture; stir well to coat. Spread oat mixture evenly onto a jelly-roll pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 325 ° for 30 minutes or until browned, stirring every 10 minutes. Stir in dried fruit. Cool completely.
Note: Store in an airtight container for up to 5 days.

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