Whole Wheat Cinnamon Pancakes

Who doesn't love a pancake breakfast? Surprisingly pancakes can actually be made really healthy, especially when topped with fruit or yogurt instead of butter and syrup.

Original Recipe

1 egg

1 cup all purpose flour

1 cup milk

2 tbsp oil

1 tbsp sugar

1 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

My recipe

1 egg

1 cup whole wheat flour

1 cup milk

1/2 tbsp sugar

1 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp salt

1 tbsp ground cinnamon

I traded the all purpose flour for whole wheat to add the nutrients and fibre that whole wheat flour provides, omitted the oil, reduced the sugar and added cinnamon.

Cinnamon has some surprising health benefits. Studies have shown that it has a regulatory effect on blood pressure, an anti clotting effect on the blood, it boosts brain function and also contains calcium and fibre. Not bad for a spice!

Last week I was looking at different food groups and thought it would be interesting to see what this recipe provided:

For half the recipe there is

2 servings whole grains

1/2 serving of milk/ alternatives