When fall arrives, my menu seems to change a little. I love to add things like apples and pumpkin into my meals. Last night I updated an old favorite and made a great healthy brinner for my family. (FYI Breakfast for Dinner=Brinner). I added the flavors of fall to a breakfast staple that really upped the nutritional value too. My menu was simple pumpkin pancakes topped with cinnamon apples and toasted walnuts or as I like to call it fall on a plate.
The kids loved it, Phil loved it and the ultimate comfort food had much a lot more nutritional value that your traditional pancakes. Adding the pumpkin added fiber and lots of beta-carotene. I even added healthy omega-3's by topping with walnuts and got some great protein too. I even got in a serving of fruit by adding the apples. Sometimes adding just a few ingredients can spice up a meal and make it more nutritious. Be creative and you can make nutritious food, delicious food.
PS. Click here to view the recipe. I switched out half of the flour with whole wheat flour, used canola oil instead of vegetable oil, used half the brown sugar, and just to save some money I used pumpkin pie spice instead of all the others, its the same thing anyway.
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