These are grain-free waffles, and they follow the Keto/Paleo diet. So if you’re avoiding grain but still miss them big breakfast waffles, here’s how you can make them.
Why can grain be harmful?
For 1, grains contain lectins, which can be harmful. For 2, it is worth noting that grains have never been a big part of the diets of our ancestors.
Why can lectins be harmful?
For 1, lectins can bind to nutrients and prevents your body absorbing these nutrients. For 2, lectins can bind to the digestive tract & cells in general, thereby disrupting digestion and absorption of important nutrients. For example, a type of lectins contained in undercooked kidney beans can cause red blood cells to clump together. For 3, it is speculated that certain plants contain lectins to defend themselves from plant eaters. These are plants that do not require consumption by animals to spread their seeds.
Don’t they have some benefits?
Maybe, to be honest. At the end of the day, I just want to bring awareness. I ask you to please consider these points and keep your diet balanced.
Ingredients
- Blanched almond flour (1 cup)
- Coconut flour (1/2 cup)
- Grounded flaxseed (2 tsp)
- Sweet potato or tapioca starch (1 tsp)
- 2 eggs
- A pinch of salt
- Vanilla extract (1 tsp)
- Melted butter or olive oil (1 tsp)
- Monkfruit sugar or honey or both
- Cinnamon powder — optional.
- Baking powder (1/2 tsp)
- Water or coconut milk — You want enough to make the entire mix a pourable liquid.
Instructions
- Mix all ingredients, until it’s a pourable liquid.
- Pour mix into electric waffle maker.
