No Milk Pancakes

2 cups all-purpose flour
2 TBSP. oil or butter or margarine
1/2 tsp. salt
4 tsp. baking powder
2 TBSP. sugar
2 cups water
2 eggs

(added flax seeds and powdered sugar to make it our own)

Mix wet and dry ingredients separately. Combine the two bowls and stir. Get all of the lumps mixed in good. No lumps! Let batter rest for 5 minutes. And cook up some delicious pancakes!

The food pyramid will help us choose wise and healthy recipes.  Let's talk about each of the food groups on the pyramid.

• Fruits!  They are healthy for our bodies.  We can drink them, eat whole, canned, or dried varieties. They are good in salads. Click on this LINK to find out how much fruits are needed daily.  Fruits are needed for our bodies.  They can help us avoid diabetes, bone loss and bone thinning.  Fruits can also help us with heart disease and strokes.
• Vegetables!  You can eat veggies raw, fresh, frozen, canned or dried.Their are 5 sub groups:  red and orange, dark green, starchy, beans and peas.  Click on this LINK to find out how much vegetables are needed daily.  Vegetables help our bodies in the same way fruits do and they help us avoid developing kidney stones.
• Grains! Rice, oats, barley, wheat and cornmeal are considered grains.  They are divided into whole grains and refined grains.  Whole grain means the grain contains the entire kernel. Refined grains are milled and processed which takes away the bran and germ.  Click on this LINK to find out how much grains are needed daily.
• Proteins!  If you think it's protein, it probably is.  Meats are different than fruits, veggies, dairy and oil.  Some examples are meat, fish, beans and peas, and poultry.  Proteins are good for your bones, cartilage, skin and blood.  Click on this LINK to find out how much is needed daily.
• Dairy!  All dairy has to come from the fluid milk.  IF the calcium is not in the product, then it is not considered milk.. For example, butter and cream cheese are not dairy, believe it or not!  Click on this LINK to find out much dairy is needed daily.  Milk products will help you with bone marrow growth and slow osteoporosis.
• Oils!  Oils are not considered food but they have nutrients that we need so we include them in the food pyramid.  Oils come from some fish, plants and diary products.  Oils are fat solids that are liquids at room temperature.  Click on this LINK to find out how much is needed daily.