How do you count pancakes?

[funnygrl]

I very rarely have pancakes, but I happened to have them for breakfast last week. Post-prandially- 57. So wasn't expecting that. Today I had them for lunch. Post-prandially- 60. So I guess I'm doing something wrong. I don't have a food scale, but I'm seriously considering getting one. Ideas?

[thebestnest5]

I can only get pancakes right if we use a salter scale. Everytime, I would guess about 15 each, Liv would end up over 200 mg/dl post prandial.

[Heather(CA)]

I very rarely have pancakes, but I happened to have them for breakfast last week. Post-prandially- 57. So wasn't expecting that. Today I had them for lunch. Post-prandially- 60. So I guess I'm doing something wrong. I don't have a food scale, but I'm seriously considering getting one. Ideas?

A four inch round pancake is 15 grams:cwds:

[Mary Lou]

I did the exact same thing with my boys a while back. I had figured that a 1/2 cup of batter made a 30 carb pancake, but it turns out that it is really 20. I forget the weight of the cooked pancake, but this is what we use in my house and it works for both boys.... ( I also don't know the diameter of it, probably larger than 4", though!).

[rtread]

I have trouble with pancakes to. 4 inch is 15 but how thick? my pancakes never look the same so it is hard to judge LOL

never even thought of using the scale.. DUH!

rania

[funnygrl]

Ok, I've been estimating around 30 a pancake. Guess that explains the lows.

What about if it has blueberries or chocolate chips in it?

[Nancy in VA]

We have found that not all mixes are created equally. My dad happened to have 2 boxes in his house at the same time and we looked at them. The "complete" mixes that just mix with water are a lot more carbs per serving than the ones that you add items too. Don't know if they have starch filler or what but the completes were a lot higher carbs per pancake.

We use the 15per 4" as long as its regular (I think)

[Momof4gr8kids]

Julia goes low if she has normal syrup on them.

[Laurie]

My son was only dx about one month ago, so I'm new to this and I don't have a scale yet.

But, this is how I've handled pancakes so far, with good results.

I make batter from scratch, so I figure out the carbs in the total ingredients of the recipe. Then I transfer the batter into a gallon jug with measurements on the outside. After I know how much batter I have, I divide the total by how many 1/2 cup measurements are in the batter. Then I use 1/2 cup to make each pancake.

For example, if there are two quarts of batter, I know I can make 16 half cup pancakes. I take the total carbs for the batter and divide it by 16 and that will give me the carbs per pancake.

Usually the pancakes are around 20 to 25 carbs each (if I remember correctly).

[Daniel's Mom 1993]

I measure out like Laurie mentioned - I use reduced fat Bisqick and Smuckers suger Free Syrup - I use the same way to count for Waffles too - figure carbs for amount of batter I make (I always follow package instructions ) measure out equal amount for pancakes or waffles and dived by that number.
It really is an art form to count carbs! I was used to counting when daniel was dx because I was on Weight Watchers for the last 2 years (lost 35 lbs and reached Lifetime membership) have kept my weight off!!!! Although counting points is so much easier than carbs because so much more at stake with the carb counting.

[Mary Lou]

all my homemade recipes I figure out the same way Laurie does, the ones I messed up on were a mix -- Vermont Farms, maybe, the label was incorrect, I think it was one of those labels that gives you the unprepared carb values which are oh-so-helpful :rolleyes:

[Laurie]

I've never been on weight watchers, but I have counted calories before (for myself), so when I started counting carbs for my son, I wasn't totally intimidated by it.

I am much more precise with the carb counting, though, because, like you said, there is a lot more at stake when it comes to being accurate!

[Laurie]

all my homemade recipes I figure out the same way Laurie does, the ones I messed up on were a mix -- Vermont Farms, maybe, the label was incorrect, I think it was one of those labels that gives you the unprepared carb values which are oh-so-helpful :rolleyes:

I think that law requires them to give you the nutrition information of the food "as packaged". It is very confusing when they don't give you the "as prepared" values in addition.

[Gwyn]

We use a carb factor of .32 for pancakes. It usually works pretty well.

[Mom2Madi]

My daughter had only had pancakes once in the year and a half she'd been dx - we were with her GS troop so I just guessed at it. She was 497 after and high the entire day. It was awful so I never tried them again. But we went to Dennys last weekend and I brought my scale. I took the weight in grams and multiplied it by a carb factor of .44. She was under 200 after eating them so I was elated!