Some of the best ideas for this blog come from you, the readers.  When I made hamburger pancakes a few days ago, Jenny P MD, MPH left a comment that they love to add cauliflower to their pancakes to make them extra fluffy!  I knew my kids would eat these too, as anything that looks like a pancake gets eaten around here.

Cauliflower, considered a cruciferous vegetable,  is a great food to add to your children's diet:

• It has almost 100% the RDA for Vitamin C per 1 cup.
• It's high in fiber!  Will keep those kids regular.
• It contains important antioxidants.
• It has been shown to promote cardiovascular health.

(I put some plain Greek yogurt in a squeeze bottle for the tops of those pancakes)

So, this is how we made our cauliflower pancakes....

• 1 1/2 cups homemade pancake mix
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 1 cup cauliflower
• 1 egg

Whenever I add pureed vegetables to our foods, I usually blend it first with the other liquid ingredients.

1. Place 1 cup of cauliflower in microwave safe bowl.
2. Cover cauliflower with water and microwave until tender (5-10 minutes)
3. With 1 1/2 cups of the water used to cook the cauliflower, and the 1 cup of cauliflower, place in blender, and puree until smooth.
4. Then add the egg and blend again (as long as your water/cauliflower isn't hot and will cook your egg, LOL).
5. Blend until there are no chunks of cauliflower left.
6. Add your liquid ingredients to your pancake mix.

The verdict:  Yummy! There were a few chunks of cauliflower left, which the kids weren't thrilled about, but they still ate it!  They turned out delicious, and it gave me a reason to use up some cauliflower from our fridge.