We’ve gotten into the habit of eating a more healthy breakfast when we cook a full meal breakfast on the weekends. We do include sometimes some lean meats, but primarily we’re pancake people.
The thing about pancakes however, is that they are so easily made into a not so healthy meal. Pancakes in general don’t have too much about them individually that isn’t so healthy, it’s what we put on them that causes the problems. We want them to be tasty so cover them with all sorts of things.
Eating healthy of course requires that our pancakes be whole wheat. But even whole wheat pancakes covered in sugary corn syrup are not healthy any more. With out the tasty additives you have a fairly dry non-yummy meal. Probably better still than plain toast, but still not that treat we look for in a pancake.
Why not add some flavor but not all the extra sugar and still get that syrupy taste that you love. Try putting a little syrup in the batter rather than all over the top. In addition, try using real butter. Frankly real butter has gotten a bad rap for a long time but recent health studies have proved it to be more flavorful and in most cases, you’re going to use less because of that. In addition, given the trans fat that promotes a less healthy heart, we just tend to advocate more natural substances over artificial ones.
There are many great ways of getting the flavor out of the healthy whole wheat pancakes. Of course starting out with a pancake mix that has great flavor to begin with really helps. Find a recipe that you really enjoy and then you can add to it. Try adding flavor to the batter that will decrease your desire to add sugary stuff to top once it is cooked and steaming on your plate. You’re going to get a much more enjoyable pancake with a lot less calories.
If you really need topping, and some of us do, try a few teaspoons of fruit. Home made strawberry freezer jams have a much lower sugar content, are softer and more spreadable and taste super. Low sugar fruits such as peaches or pears are quite good and applesauce spread over pancakes is actually very good.
For a real treat, cook them a bit thinner, roll them up with fresh fruit inside them and top with a single dollop of whipped topping. Fresh fruit adds a festive look and taste to breakfast and no one is going to say no to healthy whole wheat pancakes and strawberries for breakfast.
Having a meal that will invite you or an entire family to sit down long enough to eat something healthy is not always an easy task. Now, with healthy whole wheat pancakes that can be made up so many different ways and taste good without all the sugar, you can do a little better. Take a morning out of your weekend and put your creative brain to work and come up with a way to enjoy healthy pancakes.
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