Fiber Update

we are definitely living the high fiber life. In fact Jacob and Rachel's favorite saying right now is(that they think is so clever), "I'm poopin' like a rock star!" They make me laugh. As promised I am going to share my absolute favorite whole wheat pancake recipe. They are so incredible that you feel guilty. Like you are eating a dessert. Our favorite is to add blueberries. If you like you can use sugar free syrup, or pure maple syrup. To the ones above I added some buckwheat, hence the darker color. Although that is pretty close to the normal color anyway. So here it is...

-8 cups whole wheat flour (I freshly grind mine. Again you can add different grains and substitute a couple of cups of the 8 total). You can buy different grains at Sprouts, or of course many other locations. If you don't have a grinder, buy a whisper mill or borrow from someone. It is worth it!

-1/3 cup baking powder

-4 tsp. salt (try the brand "real" salt, so you get your trace minerals

-2 cups shortening (hmmm, could be why they are so good).

-2 cups powdered milk. (Have you ever heard of "morning moos"? It is very good.

Mix all ingredients together with a pastry blender. The attachment comes with most mixers (I reccommend the Bosch). If not the old fashion way would work. This makes a pretty large mix that I just put in a gallon zip loc. To make up a batch use 2 cups of the mix, 1 egg, and water to batter consistency. Batter should be thin. You want to heat up your griddle as hot as it can go. This is the key to good pancakes, if they are cooked to long they get rubbery. Grease up the grill however you want. Than pour it on. At this point you can just drop on top anything you want. You can have berries frozen in the freezer and just drop them on frozen. Than you flip them pretty quickly (bubbles forming in batter). OOh they are so yummy just hot off the grill. This recipe is such a great way to get your family starting to eat more fiber. They will never know they are eating 100% whole wheat. I promise. Every kid I have ever made them for, just can't get enough. So try them and see.

Also if you don't make your own bread you can still buy bread that has fiber. So many don't, even that say they are whole wheat. check the back. This one below is good. It has the consistency of white and isn't too dark and is high in fiber. My kids don't complain. Another one that I like better that is really soft and yummy is at Sams club in a two back. I believe it is Aunt Hatties as well. I need to go get more. It is really super good. I love other kinds better, but for kids that don't like wheat, these are great.

Good Luck, and here's to you being on your way to "ppopin' like a rock star". Go ahead sing it like the song party like a rock star. You know you want to. ha