I couldn't get that recipe to work out.  I ended up with this one:

1 egg
1 scoop protein powder (25g)
1.5 tsp baking powder
1.5 tsp erythritol
1.5 tsp vanilla
1.5 tsp water
dashes of cinnamon and nutmeg

(the 1.5's are all for convenience; I just use the one measuring spoon
rather than get a whole bunch of different ones dirty)

I cook the first side until it's done just enough to flip it without
being a disaster (never saw any bubbles!) then cook the second side
just enough to cook it through.  Makes very thick and fluffy pancakes,
but easily overcooked.

I was agreeing, and I agree still.

Do you use Splenda, or anything made with it?  Is that somehow more 'real'
than wheat (or soy, sesame, or flax, which while not grains can be made into
the same sorts of end products)?

What isn't 'real' about grains?  Are they not grown in the ground the same
as any other plant (fruit, vegetable, or seed)?  Do you also consider
anything made with soy (such as soy protein, tofu, soy milk, soy flour) as
not being real food?  And if so, why?  Or do you actually mean 'not
processed' when you say 'real'?

I would venture a guess (and it is merely a guess) that most soy products
don't endure much more 'processing' than a cow does - especially considering
how and what they usually feed (and inject) cattle with, and what processing
the meat can undergo post-slaughter.  And unless you're raising your own,
you have little control over either one.

However, you can make choices when it comes to what kind and how much
processing the food you eat has undergone, and at what point something is
indeed overprocessed and lacking in nutritional value as a result of that.
Also important is what the end result of the processing has been.  For
example, wheat germ (the actual seed of the wheat) would be better for LC
purposes than whole wheat (because whole wheat would include the endosperm,
the starchiest part of the wheat grain).  Wheat bran by itself would also be
good, because it's almost pure fiber.  Processing of some kind is the only
way you're going to get either of those by itself, it would be almost
impossible to do by hand.

I also haven't seen (and maybe I've just missed it) where any of the LC
WOE's (except Paleo/Neanderthin) suggest that you give up all grain products
forever, or that it's somehow healthier to do so.  IMO what's more important
is making the _right_ choices when it comes to any product containing
grains, and not overdoing them.  Just as you make the right choices when it
comes to vegetables, and shun only those which have a high sugar/starch
content (rather than shunning *all* of them because *some* of them aren't
LC).  Flour made from wheat (or almond, soy, or sesame) is not the same as
refined white flour, not even close.   Flaxmeal isn't the same as cornmeal.
Wheat doesn't contain the same amount of starch that rice does, much the
same as cauliflower doesn't contain the same amount of starch that a potato
does.  And starch/sugar is ultimately what any LC WOE is limiting the most.
Bananas are certainly 'real food' that undergoes very little processing, but
the natural sugar content is what makes them unacceptable and is the reason
they aren't usually recommended for an LC WOE (even though they are
otherwise a perfectly healthy food choice).

IMO, the only reason to exclude everything made from wheat is if you are
allergic to it, it's in a trigger food for you that you know you're likely
to overeat, it's in a food that is too high in calories or carbs to fit
comfortably into your daily allowance, it's in a food that has been so
overprocessed that it's lost most of its nutritional value and/or is full of
additives, or during Induction because it's not on the list of allowable
Induction foods.  Otherwise, if you can incorporate it into your WOE without
stalling/regaining/overeating, then why not do so?  I think the benefit
(increase in fiber intake, increase in available food choices, good nutrient
value if not stripped by overprocessing) outweighs any real negatives,
except in the cases mentioned above.

Stargazer
Atkins since Apr '03
192/148/140