IHOP Offers Free Pancakes

Today (until 10 p.m.) is National Pancake Day at your local IHOP. CBS News Health reports: “Want free flapjacks? Today’s your day. To mark National Pancake Day, IHOP is offering a complimentary “short stack” of pancakes to all comers. What’s the hitch? IHOP is asking customers to make a donation to Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, a group of 170 children’s hospitals across North America, and other local charities. And then there’s the nutritional hitch. According to the company’s website , that free short stack of original buttermilk pancakes (three pancakes) will set you back 490 calories, 18 g total fat, 1 g saturated fat, and a whopping 1,610 mg sodium. That’s 110 more mg of sodium than the American Heart Association says you should eat in an entire day.” More here . (AP/IHOP file photo)

Question: Which do you prefer more — hot cakes or waffles? What kind of syrup?