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Whole Foods Cooking Lesson #1
Overcoming Obstacles
Page Six
Blender Batter Waffles/Pancakes
Baking
the Waffles
Overcoming
Obstacles with Blender batter baking
Obstacle
#1 Healthy food is inconvenient to prepare.
Everything goes in a blender. No
mixing. or egg white beating. Easier
than a box mix. Pours onto the griddle or waffle baker. Out it comes,
hot, ready to eat. How simple can it be?
Obstacle #2 Healthy food takes
too much time to prepare.
Five minutes for the blender. Five minutes in the baker. Can
you get everyone out of bed and seated around the table faster
than that?
Obstacle #3 Healthy ingredients
are hard to find.
Eggs, rolled oats, brown rice, buttermilk. All standard grocery store
stock. The other grains for the recipe variations are as close as
your phone. See www.sunorganic.com
or call 1-888-269-9888 for a catalog.
Obstacle #4 Healthy ingredients
cost too much.
Is $.35 to $.40 per waffle unreasonable? Compare with the
store bought stuff.
Obstacle #5 Grain milling
equipment costs too much.
Whole grain nutrition with a $30 to $40 off the shelf blender?
That is considered "throw away" equipment. (If it breaks
its cheaper to buy a new one than to repair it.) You don't have to
have a $250 to $500 grain mill to get started.
Obstacle #6 My family resists
change.
This could be the biggest one. Good recipes make the
difference. Good taste is the bottom line. Gentle and persistent patience
helps overcome the mental barriers and emotional prejudices. The
Creative Recipe Organizer (See Passing the Family Taste Test)
has a recipe rating system inviting family participation that will
help change attitudes.
Obstacle #7 Members of my family suffer from food allergies.
Alternative and optional ingredients
make this a versatile recipe for those who are on restricted diets
equally enjoyable for family members who may not.
Obstacle #8 I am a kitchen klutz.
This recipe is ordered by the numbers.
If you are old enough to read, you can do it. It has a lot of
forgiveness, too. Forgot the egg? It will still come out. Put in
too much grain? Add extra liquid.
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