Pancakes

TeddyTedson

Would people consider pancakes to be a good breakfast. Think about pancakes for breakfast with some chopped up fruit. I mean milk eggs and flower, unless you're lactose intolerant or allergic to dairy wouldn't this be a healthy option.

FatherLen

I smother pancakes in nutella so no, probably not the healthiest of breakfasts.

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

flour isn't healthy in any way shape or form

could use oats instead, they'd be better.

Gatling

I do mine within fresh blueBerry's or other fresh fruit the kids love them too

Zombienosh

Oat pancakes FTW

IceFjoem

Depends on the time of day really.

DeltaWhite

Mmmmmmmm pancakes my fave place ever is Lemon best pancakes around I wouldn't consider them too healthy though!

sbsquarepants

Pancakes aren't health food - that's why they're so fúcking delicious.
I'm making them this evening.
Jesus, i have the willpower of a daffodil!

Mrs Garth Brooks

What kind of flowers are you using?

Never made pancakes with flowers, I always use flour, eggs and milk.

blatantrereg

Pancakes are an awesome breakfast.
I use this recipe (lots) but with soy milk and a little olive oil instead of milk and butter with great results. Important to put the batter onto a hot pan:

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Good-Old-Fashioned-Pancakes/

With proper maple syrup - nom.

Not the healthiest option possible of course, but that's not the only criterion for good food

wretcheddomain

TeddyTedson wrote: »

Would people consider pancakes to be a good breakfast. Think about pancakes for breakfast with some chopped up fruit. I mean milk eggs and flower, unless you're lactose intolerant or allergic to dairy wouldn't this be a healthy option.

That's probably where you're going wrong OP.

In other matters, assuming you meant flour, it's a rotten and unhealthy breakfast and throwing on a strawberry or slice of pear for aesthetics is not going to change the wholly unhealthy nature of what you're eating for breakfast. Maybe you don't eat it though. :pac:

Richard Dower

I buy the Aldi pancakes....they are really sweet which i like, and only 1.79!...Tesco and Dunnes are like 2.99 for six!

wretcheddomain

Richard Dower wrote: »

I buy the Aldi pancakes....they are really sweet which i like, and only 1.79!...Tesco and Dunnes are like 2.99 for six!

i.e. full of processed sugars and carbohydrates and therefore terribly bad for you.

But if sugar is what floats your boat, then go for it, but be aware the boat will sink eventually and you'll drown in it.

BrokenArrows

Good Breakfast = YES
Heathy Breakfast = NO.

Anyone

I find pancakes a bit crepe

wretcheddomain

BrokenArrows wrote: »

Good Breakfast = YES
Heathy Breakfast = NO.

How can something be good but not healthy?

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

gummi bears are ****ing awesome but aren't healthy

Mr. CooL ICE

If you must have pancakes and want to try keeping it healthy, then use a combination of porridge oats and oat bran mixed with an egg white and milk.

If you want a decent breakfast rich in protein and enough fats to stifle hunger pangs, make bacon and eggs.

Richard Dower

Anyone wrote: »

I find pancakes a bit crepe

Shenshen

Good breakfast, yes.
Healthy breakfast, no.

Unless you usually bake your pancakes in the oven rather than pan-frying them?

Shenshen

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar wrote: »

gummi bears are ****ing awesome but aren't healthy

Not so sure about that... I thought the gelatin they're mostly made of was really good for your bones?

jam_mac_jam

Shenshen wrote: »

Good breakfast, yes.
Healthy breakfast, no.

Unless you usually bake your pancakes in the oven rather than pan-frying them?

Still unhealthy if you bake them, its not the frying that makes them unhealthy as you use a tiny bit of oil. Its the flour.

Shenshen

jam_mac_jam wrote: »

Still unhealthy if you bake them, its not the frying that makes them unhealthy as you use a tiny bit of oil. Its the flour.

When did flour become inherently unhealthy? :eek:

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

Shenshen wrote: »

Not so sure about that... I thought the gelatin they're mostly made of was really good for your bones?

you can throw a handful of sunflower seeds and berries onto a lump of ****, it's still not going to be a health food.

jam_mac_jam

Shenshen wrote: »

When did flour become inherently unhealthy? :eek:

1842

The Queen of England

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar wrote: »

you can throw a handful of sunflower seeds and berries onto a lump of ****, it's still not going to be a health food.

Try telling that to a crusty.

Shenshen

jam_mac_jam wrote: »

1842

So what would you consider a healthy breakfast?
A boiled egg and a some organic fruit?

Shenshen

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar wrote: »

you can throw a handful of sunflower seeds and berries onto a lump of ****, it's still not going to be a health food.

Well, according to the interwebs, the sugar-free ones apparently are good for your teeth.

Not sure you could say the same about sunflower seeds on s***

jam_mac_jam

Shenshen wrote: »

So what would you consider a healthy breakfast?
A boiled egg and a some organic fruit?

Yes that would be quite healthy.

Shenshen

jam_mac_jam wrote: »

Yes that would be quite healthy.

What about the cholesterol in the egg and the sugar in the fruit?

syklops

Shenshen wrote: »

What about the cholesterol in the egg and the sugar in the fruit?

Eggs have been shown to be very good for you.

jam_mac_jam

Shenshen wrote: »

What about the cholesterol in the egg and the sugar in the fruit?

The cholesterol in eggs thing was disproved about 20 years ago and as long as you don't eat loads of fruit then you are getting essential vitamins and minerals for your sugar unlike flour where you are getting very little nutrition at all.

If you think flour is fine and fruit and eggs are bad for you I would suggest reading up on the subject.

tunedout

wretcheddomain wrote: »

How can something be good but not healthy?

Dominos

Shenshen

jam_mac_jam wrote: »

The cholesterol in eggs thing was disproved about 20 years ago and as long as you don't eat loads of fruit then you are getting essential vitamins and minerals for your sugar unlike flour where you are getting very little nutrition at all.

If you think flour is fine and fruit and eggs are bad for you I would suggest reading up on the subject.

I don't think eggs nor fruit are bad for you in moderation, but I happen to think the same about flour.

I can't help thinking that if flour contained "very little nutrition at all" people wouldn't have been relying on it for their main source of carbohydrates for centuries.
But whatever floats your boat.

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

Shenshen wrote: »

Well, according to the interwebs, the sugar-free ones apparently are good for your teeth.

Not sure you could say the same about sunflower seeds on s***

sugar free gummy bears aren't gummy bears. they're horrible things that are made to look like gummy bears so you are tricked into buying a packet and then you realise they taste like absolute ass.

jam_mac_jam

Shenshen wrote: »

I don't think eggs nor fruit are bad for you in moderation, but I happen to think the same about flour.

I can't help thinking that if flour contained "very little nutrition at all" people wouldn't have been relying on it for their main source of carbohydrates for centuries.
But whatever floats your boat.

Again, I suggest you do some reading.

Shenshen

jam_mac_jam wrote: »

Again, I suggest you do some reading.

Thanks for the suggestion, I have done years ago when turning to a vegetarian diet.
I try not to fall for food-hypes.

Mr Benevolent

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar wrote: »

flour isn't healthy in any way shape or form.

Ah, the health Nazis arrive. No doubt you have some favourite superfood to suggest instead. Mung beans? Lentils?

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

Mr Benevolent wrote: »

Ah, the health Nazis arrive. No doubt you have some favourite superfood to suggest instead. Mung beans? Lentils?

god, you're right. I shouldn't have mentioned health. It's not like the OP asked about it or anything.

Mr. CooL ICE

Mr Benevolent wrote: »

Ah, the health Nazis arrive. No doubt you have some favourite superfood to suggest instead. Mung beans? Lentils?

Too much of anything is usually bad for you. A balanced diet is what should be aimed for. Sieg heil!

SunnyDub1

You can make ridiculous tasty HEALTHY pancakes
For Any one interested try this.

40g oats (put in food processor and blend: this is optional)
2 egg whites.
1 scoop Whey (optional, you can add a 1-2 tsp of Coco powder instead)
2 tsp cottage cheese
1/2 a mashed banana
20g desiccated coconut

Blend all ingredients in food processor or else just whisk all together.

Fry in some coconut oil until golden brown and top with some Greek yogurt and fresh berries.. yummmmm :cool:

Nicest pancakes I've ever eating

edit: Flour isn't good/healthy in any way, shape or form.

TeddyTedson

Omg totes embarrassing grammar, absolute mortes here flour

syklops

TeddyTedson wrote: »

Omg totes embarrassing grammar, absolute mortes here flour

You sound like Rosie Webster.

m5ex9oqjawdg2i

What you need to do is have two large but thin pancakes, a couple of slices of rashers, and some good quality maple syrup.

m5ex9oqjawdg2i

SunnyDub1 wrote: »

You can make ridiculous tasty HEALTHY pancakes
For Any one interested try this.

40g oats (put in food processor and blend: this is optional)
2 egg whites.
1 scoop Whey (optional, you can add a 1-2 tsp of Coco powder instead)
2 tsp cottage cheese
1/2 a mashed banana
20g desiccated coconut

Blend all ingredients in food processor or else just whisk all together.

Fry in some coconut oil until golden brown and top with some Greek yogurt and fresh berries.. yummmmm :cool:

Nicest pancakes I've ever eating

edit: Flour isn't good/healthy in any way, shape or form.

Where's the bacon?

MadsL

^^^

Fuck that healthy shit.

Pancakes. The easy way. The I don't have to measure a damn thing way.

Breaks all the eggs you got in a jug - beat that shit with a folk or a immersion blender if you are posh. Sieve in some flour, keep stirring, keep adding flour. When this is too damn stiff to stir, work it out with some milk, keep adding milk until it is thick but you are starting to see some bubbles. Add a big pinch of salt. Add about the cup of your hand of baking powder (Sodium bicarbonate)* Stir that shit and leave it alone while you get the pan hot, and I mean HOT.

*(If you don't have Baking Powder, it's ok, no-one has that stuff. Find a beer you didn't drink last night. Use some beer as well as the milk, even coca-cola will work)

Pour in a dollop the size of a wagon wheel (remember them) or beer mat if you are young. Let it cook till the bubbles on top burst. Flip. cook the other side for another amount of time, not very long.

Cover in bacon and maple syrup (use the real stuff you cheap mofo - the fake stuff is shit)

Share with your hungover friends, eat until the pancakes cause you physical pain, then your hangover is gone.

You are fucking welcome.

Paramite Pie

Shenshen wrote: »

When did flour become inherently unhealthy? :eek:

Most people have never eaten natural wheat. We eat 'dwarf wheat'.
Dwarf wheat has been modified and cross bred for a higher yield and shorted growing season but lost much of it's nutrition value while containing unnaturally high levels of gluten (inflammatory), amylopectin A (a extra fattening starch) and polypeptides (exorphins which cause cravings).

Dwarf wheat also has a short root system so it can't absorb as much minerals from the soil. Therefore we get less nutrients with it and get more fat.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-mark-hyman/wheat-gluten_b_1274872.html

Shenshen wrote: »

What about the cholesterol in the egg and the sugar in the fruit?

The sugar in fruit is fine if you eat it as it is, but not if you squeeze it out.
Generally natural foods are nutritionally balanced to allow your body to absorb its contents.For example fruits contain fibres which help your body to regulate how much sugar it absorbs and to absorb it slowly. (that low GMI thing...)

If you just squeeze out the juice your loosing the fibres in the flesh and your body gets a sugar rush from the fruit sugars cos it absorbs too much at once just like in a soft drink. The excess sugar is then converted by the body into fat.

Same goes for refined and processed foods which are lacking the natural balance. And sadly most health foods are overly processed and are just as bad if not worse as the regular products. Also try to avoid gluten free or diet products. They're always hiding something else.

April O Neill

TeddyTedson wrote: »

Would people consider pancakes to be a good breakfast.

FÚCK, no.

MadsL

April O Neill wrote: »

FÚCK, no.

Correct. Pancakes are a fucking AWESOME breakfast.

Oat pancakes are yummy

April O Neill

Shenshen wrote: »

Good breakfast, yes.
Healthy breakfast, no.

Unless you usually bake your pancakes in the oven rather than pan-frying them?

The flour is the worst part, so frying them doesn't make a difference.