Nutrition and drugs

BSC 1025L Perfect Pancake Laboratory Name:

Food/Nutrition Substitution Date:

Summary:

Tonight you all had an opportunity to sample pancakes. We ate, discussed and lamented over that amazing breakfast food! Some of you may have even been transported back in time to your childhood days when pancakes were your favorite food. Okay, that may be stretching it a bit. We soon found out that even a pancake isn’t all it’s crack up to be! Lots of salt, not much protein and maybe even bland. Well, if you don’t like it the way it is, then change it, I say!

In this laboratory you will work to “perfect” a time-honored breakfast item and make the ultimate pancake. You may use any basic pancake recipe as a starting block for your creation. The next step is to take it to the next level nutritionally and make it taste great! You will analyze your original creation according to its ingredient content and be required to make substitutions in the recipe. Your goal is to reduce the calorie and fat content of each item without severely sacrificing nutritional quality (as if you could alter THAT anyway)! You are not restricted to ingredients, but at the end of the day we still must be able to call it a pancake.

Part I: Building the Better Pancake

“Dissect” your original pancake and list the ingredients in batter. Pay attention to nutrient content. Then using your text book, or internet literature source suggest alternatives in the column on the right. Remember: TASTE MATTERS!

Original Ingredients: Alternative Ingredients:

1. 1.

2. 2.

3. 3.

4. 4.

5. 5.

6. 6.

7. 7.

Once you’ve determined the nutrient content of your alternatives, add up the totals for the following nutrients in your pancake. Hint: Find ingredients which could be substituted for the ones you listed to reduce the fat, calories and cholesterol of each item.

Total (g) Before After

Protein

Fat

Calories

Cholesterol

Sodium

/20 pts

BSC 1025 Name:

Granola Handout: Date:

Carbohydrate Laboratory /20 pts

In our search for the ideal energy source we examined one type of carbohydrate in lab (desert) and discussed several more including granola. Upon first, glance the Hello Dollie bar cookie we ate (Okay most of you ate, but some admired from afar, which was likely the smarter choice, right?) Granola, either traditional or otherwise, is all the rage. The “organic minded” seem to live on it. We can’t ignore that granola is good, however, not all granola is created equally. Please evaluate the two types of carbohydrate snacks below and compare the calories, fat, carbohydrate, cholesterol, and sodium between the two. Following your comparison answer the questions provided.

Hello Dollies

Ingredients:

2 cups graham cracker crumbs

1/2 cup butter, melted

1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

1 cup flaked coconut

1 cup butterscotch chips

1 cup chopped pecans

1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).

2. Combine the graham cracker crumbs, sugar and melted butter. Press into the bottom of an 9x9 inch baking pan. Layer the chocolate chips, coconut and pecans over the crumbs. Pour the sweetened condensed milk over the top.

3. Bake at 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) for 25 to 30 minutes. Let cool and cut into squares.

Granola Bars (Courtesy: Ree Drummond, a.k.a: The Pioneer Woman)

Ingredients

· 6 cups Rolled Oats (not Quick Oats)

· 4 Tablespoons Butter, Melted, Plus More For Greasing

· 1/4 cup Vegetable Or Canola Oil

· 1 teaspoon Salt

· 1 cup Brown Sugar

· 1/2 cup Honey

· 1/4 cup Apple Juice

· 1/4 cup Molasses

· 3 teaspoons Vanilla Extract

· 1-1/2 cup Rice Krispies

· 1 cup Wheat Germ

· 1/2 cup Finely Chopped Pecans

· 1/4 cup Roughly Chopped Almonds

· 8 ounces, weight Milk Chocolate Or Chocolate Almond Bark, Melted (optional)

Preparation Instructions

· Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

· In a bowl, toss the oats with the canola oil, melted butter and salt. Spread the mixture out on 2 baking sheets and toast in the oven for 15 to 20 minutes, shaking the pan twice and making sure they don't burn.

· Remove from the oven and set aside.

· Reduce the heat to 325 degrees F.

· In a medium saucepan, combine the brown sugar, honey, apple juice and molasses. Heat the mixture slowly, stirring until all combined. Stir in the vanilla.

· Toss together the toasted oats, rice cereal, wheat germ, pecans and almonds. Pour in the sugar mixture, stirring as you pour. Toss to combine; it will be sticky!

· Press into 1 baking sheet (thoroughly greased with butter, or line pan with foil and grease foil) and bake until golden, about 20-25 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool. Cut pieces with a sharp knife and remove from the pan.

· Dip the cooled granola bars straight into the melted chocolate so that the top is plain and the bottom is chocolate-covered. Set on parchment until set, sticking in the fridge to hasten this along if necessary.

Assignment:

Wow! I’m getting hungry just looking at this stuff. So as not to prolong the agony, here’s the skinny:

1. Which recipe is really better per serving. Compare the two and report your finding below:

First Place:

Second Place:

2. Which one would you recommend to a friend who is watching their weight? Why?

3. Which one would you recommend to the same friend if they were having a bad day? Why?