I must be a bad mother because my boys don't remember every going to an IHOP. Well, I will let them slide since the last night either went they were both pretty young. Thankfully I remedied that by taking them to IHOP for a healthy breakfast on our way to a recent homeschool field trip.
IHOP now has a healthy options menu for adults and for kids with options including whole wheat pancakes, turkey bacon, and egg substitute.
I had to try the blueberry whole wheat crepes if nothing else. For being whole wheat, I really didn't notice that much different. I did notice the filling was over the top sweet, but had kind of expected that. While they were nice, it would have been nicer to have some extra protein with it, such as eggs to balance out the meal.
The boys ordered of the kids menu.
Cameron is not a breakfast eater, so was happy to find a grilled cheese and fruit available. Having fruit available as a side is an awesome way to promote healthy eating.
Nathan loves pancakes so he ordered a full on breakfast with scrambled eggs, but also wanted fruit. We ordered a side of fruit and ended up with a HUGE bowl of fruit we all ended up sharing.
Having hot sauce on eggs has become a new favorite thing for Nathan so our waiter brought him the selection.
So IHOP has all these wonderful new Simple & Fit options featured through out their menu, not just the wonderful whole wheat blueberry crepes. IHOP joined forces with Quaker Brand oatmeal to create amazing flavors of Oatmeal including Super Fruit Oatmeal, oh my goodness, it looked heavenly, I'll be trying that next time for sure.
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Love the fruit option, but I am still a sucker for the regular pancakes topped with syrup by the bucketful. Every time I eat there, I leave with a tremendous sugar buzz, though.
ReplyDeleteHaven't been in a year or more come to think about it.
we love love love IHOP! It's usually our stop for our not back to school day :)
ReplyDeleteThis is Alyssa's favorite restaurant! We eat at IHOP way too often ... we are considered regulars and recognized by almost all employees. Isn't that horrible. I have fond memories of studying at IHOP during grad school too.
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