Recently, I watched an episode of Man Vs. Food.<\/p>\n
Standing in my kitchen this morning, I wondered how a bowl of cereal would fare in a fight with a couple of pancakes. The victor gets the opportunity of a lifetime: the chance to help me balance my checkbook.<\/a><\/p>\n Weighing in at 10.4 oz, containing 9 serving at 1 cup each and priced around $3.50 is….Cereal.<\/p>\n Cereal steps into the ring, looking strong, feeling confident and ready to go.<\/p>\n $3.50 Divided by 9 servings is $0.39 per bowl<\/p>\n Can Pancakes beat a price that low?<\/p>\n A little scrawny, but fast and limber–Pancakes has been around the block as a breakfast staple. More than the sum of its parts, Pancakes knows it wouldn’t be here today without:<\/p>\n 1 cup of Flour<\/p>\n 1 tablespoon Sugar<\/p>\n 2 teaspoons of Baking Powder<\/p>\n 1\/4 teaspoon of Salt<\/p>\n 1 cup Milk<\/p>\n 2 tablespoons of Vegetable Oil<\/p>\n This five pound bag of flour costs $3.39 and brings forth 20 cups of serious moxie. Always willing to lend a hand, Flour had no qualms putting 1 cup or $0.17 toward some delicious Pancake batter. Growing up in the same neighborhood, Sugar and flour have combined their efforts in a number of other recipes. With 180 tablespoons of power, priced at around $3.00, The tablespoon of Sugar in Pancakes costs about a half a penny and can’t be beat!<\/p>\n But let’s not forget about Baking Powder $0.07 ($2.00 for 10 oz. or 60 tsp with 2 going to pancakes), Salt (around $0.05), Vegetable Oil (2.68, tablespoon per serving yields 96 servings) equal $0.06, or Milk ($0.23 per cup).<\/p>\n Pancake Batter from this simple, but tasty team costs $0.63 and makes about three large servings of two pancakes a serving.<\/p>\n Pancakes is the Champ at 21 cents per serving! But wait, wait just a minute…what’s that? Milk was fighting for both sides? At least a 1\/2 a cup of milk goes into a bowl of cereal or $0.12. Add that to $0.39 and this match is over.<\/p>\n Just don’t pour on a mountain of syrup. Use moderation.<\/p>\n **Feel free to check my math or let me know if you’ve seen different prices in your area. Co-workers included :)**<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Recently, I watched an episode of Man Vs. Food. Standing in my kitchen this morning, I wondered how a bowl of cereal would fare in a fight with a couple of pancakes. The victor gets the opportunity of a lifetime: … Continue reading