The pancakes -prepared based on flour, egg, butter, milk and baking powder-, they are an ideal dish for the breakfast, especially of children. However, the constant consumption of its ingredients can hamper good health or making a successful diet, mainly due to the butter, flour and sugar.
However, it is possible to replace these ingredients for healthier ones and performing various combinations delicious that will not only favor good nutritionBut they will add a lot of flavor at the beginning of the day.
As an example it is possible replace butter with low-fat, flour by one of brown rice enriched with tapioca starch, the whole milk for one soy, as well as the cane sugar for one low calorie. In the case of egg, this is essential to add moisture and consistency to the mix, but it can remove la bud and use only the clara –With which the cholesterol-.
Also, the recipe can get rich in general with juices and fresh fruit, plus nuts, oats, and chopped fruits as apple, peach y pear. Butter and whipped cream can be changed for ricotta cheese and maple syrup for honey to make the recipe more healthy. They can also be added low calorie jams, fruit puree y nuts such as almonds, hazelnuts, and walnut to enrich the nutritional value.
La basic mass to prepare pancakes provides 461 calories, 23 g fat, 52 g carbohydrates, 149 mg cholesterol and 704 mg sodium; against recipe about lighter pancakes which contain only 103 calories, 5 g fat, 11 g carbohydrates, 24 mg cholesterol and 125 mg sodium.
Source: Reform. Good table
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