Are pancakes healthy?
Cut the calories • Use half the oil, margarine, shortening, or butter when prepping your batter. • Use non-fat milk, non-fat condensed milk, low-fat buttermilk, or soy milk instead of whole milk. • Use cooking spray to prepare the griddle. • Keep servings to two 4″ pancakes Ditch the syrup • Heap on fresh or thawed berries. • Top with a tablespoon of all-fruit apricot jam and a sliced banana. • Spoon on fat-free sour cream, yogurt, or ricotta cheese mixed with mango chunks or mandarin oranges. • Drizzle any of the above with a little agave nectar (sold in health-food stores).
Honey is good sweetener if it doesn’t have any added sugar and those with diabetes can eat it. Though, there’s a limit in everything so too much honey can raise blood sugar levels. Pancakes are as healthy as they come. You’re still growing, so heart disease ain’t going to be problem. Diabetes is a rightful concern when it runs in your family, so watch the sugar intake.
