The Bulk Bin: A Joyous Place to Find Nutritious Ingredients

As I wander through the bulk bin, I am filled with joy and excitement. This is my happy place where I can find all the ingredients I need for making healthy pancakes for my children. My son Cosmo's favorite pancakes are a staple in our household, and I love that I can make them with the help of flax seeds, chia seeds, and rolled oats.

I carefully pour some chia seeds into the batter, making sure to break the outer hull so that they can absorb into the mixture. Flax seeds are indigestible if eaten whole without cracking or grinding them, so it's essential to take the extra step to reap their benefits. With flax seeds on board, I know that Cosmo will be getting a nutritious boost with every bite of pancake.

Next, I add some melted coconut oil to the mix. Coconut oil is an excellent source of healthy fats, which will keep us full and satisfied throughout the morning. I've learned how to melt it in small amounts without taking out a saucepan, using my trusty griddle instead. The trick is to heat it just enough to make it liquid, but not so much that it becomes too hot.

I add some rolled oats to the buttermilk, which softens them up and makes them easy to mix into the batter. This adds whole grains, fiber, and more heft to our pancakes, keeping Cosmo full and content until lunchtime. I didn't really measure out the ingredients this time, I just eyeballed it, knowing that my child can handle a little bit of extra food.

The recipe calls for 1 cup of all-purpose flour, half a cup of whole wheat flour, 1 teaspoon and a half of baking powder, and half a teaspoon of baking soda. These are the essential ingredients that give our pancakes lift and texture. I add a pinch of salt to balance out the flavors, but this time I forgot to do it. Oops! That's why I always make a taste test before committing to the recipe.

Now, let's talk about the fun part – adding in some flax seeds and chia seeds. These tiny seeds are packed with nutrients and will add an extra boost of goodness to our pancakes. I grind them up in my spice grinder until they're nice and fine, then add them to the mix. This is where the magic happens, folks! With these two ingredients on board, our pancakes become a nutrient-dense powerhouse.

The trick to making great pancakes is not overmixing the batter. It's okay if there are a few lumps here and there – they'll just disappear when you cook them. In fact, I love the way the batter looks when it's all rough and chunky. It's like a little surprise party in every bite!

As I pour the batter onto the griddle, I'm always on the lookout for those perfect bubbles on top. When you get the right amount of heat just right, the batter starts to bubble and rise – it's music to my ears! I let them cook until they're golden brown, then flip them over for an extra minute or two.

The little extras are what make our pancakes truly special. The tiny drips that fall off the edges, the secret sauce of maple syrup that we pour onto our plates... these are the things that make breakfast feel like a treat. And with flax seeds and chia seeds on board, we know that every bite is packed with nutrients and goodness.

The best part about making pancakes for Cosmo is watching him take his first bite. His eyes light up with excitement, and he lets out a happy sigh as the flavors meld together in his mouth. It's moments like these that make all the hard work worth it – cooking healthy meals for my child, knowing that I'm giving him the best possible start in life.

So, there you have it – my secret recipe for making delicious, nutritious pancakes with flax seeds and chia seeds. Give it a try and see how it turns out for your family! Just remember to have fun and don't be afraid to experiment with new ingredients and flavors. Happy cooking!

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oats this is filled to the brim I'm going to just Place some chia seeds now all right flax seeds careful on the everever you know what I mean roll dos these are going to like absorb into the batter this will do it my younger son is a pancake monster I can give him pancakes as often as he wants to eat pancakes without feeling like bad about it with flax you need to break that outer Hull of the flax seed because it is actually indigestible if you eat them whole without cracking a shell or grinding them you're not going to get any of the benefits I'm going to melt this coconut oil I believe in fat coconut oil is a really good source of fat foods that have fat in them as opposed to just like sugar will keep you full I'm putting it on the griddle this is my technique for melting a small amount of coconut oil without taking out a saucepan this is buttermilk I add rolled oats to the buttermilk just to kind of soften them up while I measure the ingredients when you cook them into the pancake batter even without pre-cooking them they totally soften you kind of don't even know they're there this is a way of like adding a whole grain adding fiber more heft because we want to keep this child full and I didn't really measure you may also have noticed this mix is 1 cup allpurpose and then half a cup of whole wheat flour I'm going to do a teaspoon and a half of baking powder half a teaspoon of baking soda this is what gives the pancakes lift coconut oil is melted be cautious if you leave it on there too long the handle of your measuring cup will become kind of like a branding iron little bit of sugar this is probably less than the recipe calls for but my child puts so much maple syrup on that I don't feel that the pancake itself has to be that sweet flax seeds that are ground cracked chopped blitzed in your spice grinder and then this is a little bit of chia seed right in the batter seeds in general are very nutrient dense just beat the eggs to blend all the wet ingredients are going into the dry and the coconut oil so normal pancake recipe might call for melted butter just using coconut oil I'm going to hold a little bit back and use that to grease The Griddle the only trick to pancakes really is not to over mix them this is one of those rare occasions when a few lumps are okay all right that's perfect there are some lumps but you can tell by looking at it super seedy and most children are not going to notice you can go silver dollar you can go whatever size you want it's pancakes I also really believe in the little tiny extra pancakes the ones that are just the extra drips they're good for you know sampling I'm looking for bubbles on top if you try to flip for the bubble you know you get the sliding batter it's not good M the Samplers no one has to know about these so the way you do it are Mi are they're good M they're very good forgot the salt but that's why you have to taste right before you commit you got to like make a taster anyway it doesn't you know the kid just wants the maple syrup P you so what I do is I put the mle syrup in this dispenser so that he can administer his own but only cutting a little bit off the tip so that it's not maple syrup souit measure your dry ingredients out the night before get your oats soaking in buttermilk don't forget the salt and then in the morning all you have to do is heat up a pan melt the coconut oil pancakes for breakfast on a weekday and then the other moms are going to complain to you they're going to be like my kid said that your kid said that he had Pancakes on a weekday and you'll say that is absolutely true with flax seeds also\n"