All participants gain access to over 320 carefully created PCOS-friendly recipes, with Thrive participants getting an extra 100 on top of that. I have personally developed, tested, and photographed these recipes with the objectives of balancing the often-competing interests of macro and micro nutrient compositions, fiber content, sugar content, glycemic load, meal prep requirements, practicality, and of course, taste.

All recipes are gluten-free, dairy-free and genuinely low in sugar. Not just low in “added sugars,” or other qualifiers that often trip up people trying to improve their diet, but actually low in fructose (from any source).

I’ve been frustrated many times in the past by recipes that provide unclear ingredient quantities. I mean, how many ounces are in a “bunch” of kale, how big is a “head” of cauliflower, or how many cups are in a pound of something? I don’t want to have to pull out a set of kitchen scales or look things up when I’ve got to whip up a recipe for the first time with a hungry family waiting.

With this in mind, all my recipes use both practical quantities such as cups, spoons, heads, stalks, number, bunches, etc., as well as weights, wherever this makes things clearer. Users can select either U.S. imperial or metric units making the recipes equally useful wherever in the world you live.

The meal plan is your dashboard for your upcoming meals, snacks, drinks and desserts.

I provide a pre-populated plan where I’ve thought through what nutritionally looks like an ideal combination of nutrients and fiber. This is intended as a start-point only and you can make as many changes as you like, adjusting servings as you go. Alternatively, you can also develop your meal plan entirely from scratch, following the general guidance provided in the Program. I’ve found it impossible in the past to provide a single meal plan that suits everyone, and this way, all Program participants can customize the perfect meal plan to suit their individual preferences.

The meal planner includes nuanced ingredient filters for users with additional dietary restrictions.

For those who have food allergies, you can exclude recipes that contain ingredients you want to avoid. Recipes can also be searched for by ingredients, prep time, recipe complexity, or by cooking method i.e. croc