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...
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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At the start of each day it is essential to give our bodies the nutrients needed to keep our bodies functioning through the daily demands. If we don’t eat what our bodies need our body will begin to tell us so and most likely you will end up eating something you shouldn’t. Skipping breakfast is not an effective way to lose weight or manage health.
Getting the right start to the day means that you don’t get that let down feeling about ten o’clock that has you reaching for the doughnuts, the candy bar, or something equally lacking in nutritional value. The fast things we put into our mouths are generally not only unsound nutritionally, but offer us empty calories that pack on the pounds more easily.
Healthy breakfast foods, I’d like to submit, with no disrespect to the cereal industry, are not the high sugar cereals that the media touts as “delicious kid pleasers”. Those tend to offer a bigger boost in sugar at the same time as being packed with add-in nutrients that are not as naturally good or as naturally healthy as some of your other choices in healthy breakfast foods.
When you take a closer look at the breakfast foods that many of eat because it is easy you will find they are full of processed sugars and little else. Many have even taken the steps to qualify “technically” as a good source of whole grains, but when you look closely you’ll see it simply is not a good source of anything but sugar. It’s common sense really. If you crush it between your fingers and there is nothing there then you’ve proven that there is nothing there. Your body needs food not only vitamins and a dash of add-in whole grain.
Healthy breakfast foods are going to be those that are more slowly broken down by your digestive system. Unlike the sugary cereals that boost your blood sugar to give you that boost but let you down, whole foods will fill your tummy and give you the sustainable energy to work and play and not snack and wait for the next meal. Real food with real ingredients and not just sugar and vitamins will keep your blood sugar steady and provide the nutrition your muscles and bones need.
When you are looking for healthy breakfast foods, take the time to compare the nutritional facts. They are hard to read sometimes, but if you take the time to learn a little about it and actually compare you will quickly learn how to pick out the good stuff from the garbage. Keep in mind that the advertisers are trying to convince you how healthy their products are, so don’t listen to the loud screaming ads on the box, look at the facts. Many of the vitamins and minerals are there because they can be put in in supplemental form but the hardy ingredients that will give you the substance you need will be those higher in protein, fiber and whole grains.
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