Friday, May 14, 2010

But the fastest healthy pancakes - only five minutes, start to eat

As much time as I spend writing and blogging, it is always nice to find out someone actually read something I wrote. Even if they send negative comments. The negative comments at least means they are interested, and cared enough to complain. The worst thing for a writer or a business to hear is nothing. How do you improve upon nothing?

Some time ago I posted a recipe for pancakes that I called "Settlers Pancakes" because the recipe was all stone ground whole grains. At first most people find them heavy and once they get used to them, there is no going back to a fluffy white sugar cake for breakfast. Someone with the initials J.M. sent me a comment on one of the sites that simply said "Who are you kidding? Who has that kind of time?".

One aspect of a successful life is the ability to control your time, therefore if this kind of thing (eating healthier) is important, then the time will be there. Since most people aren't there yet, I started digging for J.M. to find a faster way. I can now say I found it.

Coach's Oats is a prepackaged pancake mix that takes under 5 minutes to have ready. I have timed myself several times and my worst is 10 minutes. Coach's Oats are all natural and made with whole grains. According to the label, one serving has 24% of your daily fiber and only 14% of your daily carbs (before syrup and fruit that is). For a grain based product those are some good numbers.

The quick method is easy, if you have a griddle, start it to get it warming.

Add mix water and egg, stir then let sit for 2-3 minutes while you get the plates, forks butter and syrup out. If you are using a pan, now is the time to get it warming too.

A quick shot of olive oil cooking spray and you are ready to cook. After about a minute and a half the bubbles will start staying open at the top and you can flip them over. Another minute and half later, they are ready to eat.

You may have to adjust the recipe quantity, since the batter doesn't sit well in the fridge overnight. It gets pretty thick making day two a little tougher. I use half the recommended amount for my wife and I, then only use the egg white instead of the whole egg.

I like to add small organic blueberries and crushed frozen raspberries to mine. For my wife and nephew I also drizzle a line of Hershey's syrup to add some chocolate flavor. That is why my worst time is 10 minutes, I spend too much time making the drizzle art before I flip the Sweet and clean up a mess. Chocolate makes the kitchen smell good.

According to the label, Coach Oats was developed by Lynn Rogers, a former gymnastics coach at CSU Fullerton women. A true coach is really a dish, now that's cool.

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