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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 237817" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>You can also reduce the amt of oil/fat you use in pancakes or muffins if you add applesauce. just be sure you are adding the unsweetened applesauce.</p><p></p><p>You can also add mashed bananas (if you have too many bananas, you can mash them and freeze them. I freeze them in the amt needed for 1 batch of banana bread, or in ice cube trays to thaw and add to pancakes).</p><p></p><p>If you cut down the fat, I never cut it lower than 1/2 of the recipe amount. Some oil/fat is needed to make the pancakes/muffins rise properly and not stick to the pan. And, as I mentioned, having some fat makes you get that satisfied feeling. with-o the fat your brain doesn't get that feeling as quickly, so you eat more.</p><p></p><p>One other thing I do with the kids and husband is to encourage them to drink a whole glass of water with their meal - and to finish it before having seconds.</p><p></p><p>If we are doing madlibs during dinner I encourage whomever is done with firsts to be the person to write the words for 1 or 2 stories. That gives them a pause between servings and often they take smaller servings. (And each of my kids knew their parts of speech before first grade because we did madlibs so often! I did use terms like "describing word" instead of adjective at first with the kids).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 237817, member: 1233"] You can also reduce the amt of oil/fat you use in pancakes or muffins if you add applesauce. just be sure you are adding the unsweetened applesauce. You can also add mashed bananas (if you have too many bananas, you can mash them and freeze them. I freeze them in the amt needed for 1 batch of banana bread, or in ice cube trays to thaw and add to pancakes). If you cut down the fat, I never cut it lower than 1/2 of the recipe amount. Some oil/fat is needed to make the pancakes/muffins rise properly and not stick to the pan. And, as I mentioned, having some fat makes you get that satisfied feeling. with-o the fat your brain doesn't get that feeling as quickly, so you eat more. One other thing I do with the kids and husband is to encourage them to drink a whole glass of water with their meal - and to finish it before having seconds. If we are doing madlibs during dinner I encourage whomever is done with firsts to be the person to write the words for 1 or 2 stories. That gives them a pause between servings and often they take smaller servings. (And each of my kids knew their parts of speech before first grade because we did madlibs so often! I did use terms like "describing word" instead of adjective at first with the kids). [/QUOTE]
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