The Best Breakfast For PCOS: The Power
The Best Breakfast For PCOS: The Power Smoothie
By Amy Medling, founder of PCOS Diva
For years, I have told my clients that a power smoothie is the best breakfast for women with PCOS. I don’t mean the smoothies you find at the mall that are more a dessert than nutritious. Done right, smoothies are the quick, delicious, and portable way to start your day off on the right note.
If you use the right nutrient dense ingredients, a smoothie will:
- Keep your blood sugar balanced
- Provide protein to keep your energy level high and even
- Give you fiber to nourish your digestive system
- Get you off to a great start by getting the important leafy greens your body craves, first thing in the morning.
- Start your day off right so you are less likely to throw in the towel at lunchy
Watch this video to see how easy it is to create a delicious breakfast smoothie:
Smoothies are infinitely flexible. You can change the flavor easily by keeping your base ingredients and changing up add-ins like fruit and cacao.
NOTE:Adding a frozen banana will add to the creaminess, sweetness, and texture of your smoothie, but for some women, it may be too high glycemic. you may need to experiment with and without bananas.
Here are three of my favorite smoothie recipe variations:
The Basic PCOS Diva Smoothie
(Use this as a base to make your own concoction!)
- 1 cup Dairy Alternative Milk
- 1 scoop PCOS Diva Power Protein
- 1 T PCOS Diva Power Greens
- 2 t PCOS Diva Fiber Powder
- 1/2 frozen banana
- 1/2 cup frozen fruit
- 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
- A handful of greens (kale, collards, or spinach)
Place all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth.
Chocolate Covered Raspberry Smoothie
- 1 cup Dairy Alternative Milk
- 1 scoop PCOS Diva Power Protein
- 1 T PCOS Diva Power Greens
- 2 t PCOS Diva Fiber Powder
- 1/2 cup fresh raspberries
- 1/2 frozen banana
- raw cacao powder- to taste
- 4 ice cubes
- 1 handful of greens (baby spinach or kale)
Place all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth.
Peach Pie Smoothie
- 1 cup Dairy Alternative Milk
- 1 scoop PCOS Diva Power Protein
- 1 T PCOS Diva Power Greens
- 2 t PCOS Diva Fiber Powder
- 1/2 frozen banana
- 1 chopped peach
- 1/8 tsp. cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp. vanilla
- A pinch of nutmeg
- A handful of baby spinach
Place all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth.
Amy Medling, best-selling author of Healing PCOS and certified health coach, specializes in working with women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), who are frustrated and have lost all hope when the only solution their doctors offer is to lose weight, take a pill, and live with their symptoms. In response, Amy founded PCOS Diva and developed a proven protocol of supplements, diet, and lifestyle programs that offer women tools to help gain control of their PCOS and regain their fertility, femininity, health, and happiness.