Substitution; Pancakes

After I wrote that title, I really want to call it 'Destination; Pancakes'. Then started singing that Destination Unknown song in my head, (complete with trumpets). This is irrelevant.

A big thing in my life and with how I eat is just replacing unhealthy things with healthy alternatives. Things like doing a creamy sauce with 1/3 cream 2/3 milk and cooking it longer to reduce the fat, putting Greek yoghurt on your pumpkin soup instead of sour cream and adding some water to your onions going dry when they're frying instead of extra olive oil are all things I do without even realising, (as a lot of my healthy readers would!).

But sometimes I completely change a recipe, to the point of it turning into something that has just been 'inspired by' rather than adapted, that way I can eat a super yummy food all the time without ever feeling overly full or like it should be a sometimes meal. Who wouldn't want to do that?

This is one of those meals.

Pancakes with Berries and Yoghurt

Pancakes

1 egg white

2/3 cup of wholemeal plain flour

1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon

Enough low-fat milk (or rice milk or soy milk) to make a batter.

Cook in batches in a small non-stick fry pan - no oil or butter needed.

Berries

Cook in microwave on high for 1 minute, stirring half way

(or until juicy and warm)

Yogurt
Use Greek yoghurt and sprinkle with cinnamon & a small drizzle of honey.

Serves 1, and I have no idea how many calories are in it as the only 'c' word I'll use when cooking healthy is common sense.

An alternative is grating an apple into the pancake mixture and topping the yoghurt with raisins, also very yummy.

What do you completely substitute with healthy ingredients and call a treat anyway?

My Vodka, lemonade and lime has recently turned into sparkling water and lime in the same glass as I do the Vodka, I think that's my most far-fetched one.

Stay well,
Nat x