This week is National Pancake week and many will be partaking in these warm fluffy cakes tomorrow on "Fat Tuesday". Eating pancakes on Fat Tuesday is a tradition that many are a part of.
For those that are going to participate in this Fat Tuesday tradition here is a recipe I suggest you try so that you can enjoy the pancake tradition, but also keep your waistline in check.
High Protein Apple Cinnamon Pancakes
¾ cup Quaker quick Oats or instant oats
4 egg whites
½ cup apple, diced
1 scoop of Protein Powder
1 tsp. Of cinnamon
water (enough to make a semi-liquid batter like consistency)
Directions
1.) Put all ingredients together in a mixing bowl. Stir until the mixture has a semi-liquid pancake-batter-like consistency.
2.) Spray some non-stick spray on a frying pan and pour the mixture into the pan.
3.) Cook on medium heat. When one side is lightly browned and solid enough to flip, turn the pancake over with a spatula and cook the other side until lightly browned and firm.
Notes: For higher protein diets, add one scoop of vanilla protein powder ("Designer Protein" brand "vanilla praline" adds a nice flavor too). Wrap up your pancake in foil and take it to go, put it in the fridge for later use, or eat it hot! Oatmeal pancakes will stay fresh all day long without refrigeration.
For those looking to keep their goals of losing weight fast then follow this weight loss tip above and enjoy the Fat Tuesday tradition and do it in a healthier way.
Yours in health,
Jayson Hunter RD, CSCS
America’s Trusted Weight Loss Expert
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Hey Jayson,
I’m sorry if this is a silly question but does oatmeal have gluten? Basically, what is the difference between wheat and oatmeal, I mean, in regard of using them in food? I know pastries and white bread etc is not good but I also like the occassional pancake and some cookies so recently I have been experimenting with using oatmeal instead of wheat flour. I grind the oatmeal so that it becomes a flour-like powder and use it as flour. I already made nice cookies and pancake with this too and they are nice. I was just wondering if these are any better than the same stuff made from wheat. Thanks.
Yes oatmeal has gluten, but there is some conflicting information as some say those who are sensitive to gluten have not have problems with oatmeal.
Though others say they still react with oatmeal.
I like your idea of grinding oatmeal to a powder. If you use steel cut oats it may be better for you then regular pancake mix. Though when you grind up the outer covering of steel cut oats you do lose some of the benefits of the structure of a steel cut oat.
Jayson
That is so great. Thank you
I haven’t used any pancake mixes in the past either but just used whole-wheat or rye flour. Anyway the oatmeal seems fine so I’ll just stick with that. Thank you for the feedback.