The Healthiest and Best-Tasting Pancakes You'll Ever Eat

Plus, first chance for Club Members to enter the March raffle

I’m Brandon Wilson. I am constantly working toward improving my mind, body, and spirit using various ancient techniques and cutting-edge biohacking tools and devices. I want to be healthy, but not at the expense of being happy. This simple idea is what it means to be wellthy.

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The Sherner Family: Deb, Scott, and Sierra

I have a history of going completely off the rails at breakfast time, and a breakfast buffet was the final boss battle I routinely lost. I would approach the counters, lit up like a gambler who just walked into a casino. I’d dish up some scrambled eggs or a fresh meat-lover’s omelette and ask, “Bacon or sausage? Links or patties?” Let’s have all of the above (as long as the bacon is crispy). There were waffles, pancakes, French toast, biscuits and gravy, English muffins, bagels, chocolate chip muffins, country ham, chorizo, breakfast burritos, crispy hash browns, and crepes. The aluminum dispenser offered an unlimited supply of ice-cold milk, a gateway food to poor eating.

I didn’t bother with the oatmeal, fresh fruit, or any ingredients used in a salad. As far as I was concerned, that wasted space should have been used for another bin of crispy bacon to avoid waiting for the supply to replenish.

Some of the best bacon I had at a hotel was at the Residence Inn in San Jose, CA.

Those were the bad old days of my eating patterns, and I’ve cleaned up my diet significantly. Since the True Food Summit in January, I’ve been even more vigilant about choosing the highest-quality foods and ingredients. I know to avoid traditional, processed junk products; however, there is a wide range of “healthy” alternatives—some healthier than others. If you like pancakes or waffles, I’m happy to tell you I’ve found the best of the best with Living Prana.

What sets Living Prana apart from other pancake/waffle mixes?

• USDA Certified Organic and non-GMO

• Vegan

• Kosher

• Low FODMAP

• Free from grains, gluten, nuts, soy, dairy, eggs, and artificial sweeteners

• Sustainability through the 1% for the Planet® program

I first learned about Living Prana at the 10th Annual Biohacking Conference. I was surprised to see my friend Sierra (13-yr-old daughter of Club Member Scott S.) working at the booth, serving pancakes. Here is a video of Sierra with Living Prana founders Brian and Ryan at the Biohacking Conference when Dave Asprey stopped by.

There are three varieties of pancake mix:

Base Cakes (Original classic) - Buckwheat, Arrowroot, Coconut Sugar, Ceylon Cinnamon, Potato Starch, Pink Himalayan Salt. Plus: Monocalcium Phosphate and Sodium Bicarbonate for leavening.

Brain Cakes (Boost memory, reduce stress, enhance focus) - Classic recipe plus additional ingredients: Cordyceps mushroom, Lion's Mane mushroom, Gotu Kola, Bacopa Monnieri, Siberian Ginseng, Rhodiola.

Prana Cakes (Boost natural energy, support vitality, balance immunity) - Classic recipe plus additional ingredients: Cacao, Sacha Inchi, Spirulina, Maca, Ashwagandha Root Powder

Usually, I would give you the list of ingredients and all the benefits. Since I have a direct line to a Brand Ambassador, I will let Sierra tell you herself.

Three mixes with clean, functional ingredients.

You don’t have to be a professional chef to make delicious pancakes and waffles. Whisk the mix with water (or your favorite milk alternative) and cook the pancakes on a griddle or waffle iron. Here’s Sierra showing how to do it.

Sure, the ingredients are clean and beneficial, but the million-dollar question is: How do they taste? I once asked Sierra’s dad, Scott, if there was any healthy food that he did not like, and he said no. That is an enlightened way of eating, so he will tell you that these pancakes taste delicious. On the other hand, I have a history of being a picky eater. If I tell you they taste good, you can believe it. They are delicious.

You can keep them simple as a complement to the meal or go all out. The base cakes are so good that I can eat them plain with grass-fed butter or ghee. They work with sweet or savory dishes, so tailor them to your liking.

A staple meal

Brain Cakes a la Sierra

Are you convinced you should have the healthiest pancake mix in your pantry, and would you like to help a young entrepreneur focused on helping people improve their health? If so, head to livingprana.co/CHEETAH and use Sierra’s code CHEETAH to save 15%. You can buy individual mixes or go for the sampler pack to try all three. You save more with a subscription and get free shipping on orders over $49. Instead of buying toxic Girl Scout cookies, consider a healthier alternative that supports a legitimate Girl Scout.

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The Daily Habit is where I share my habits related to the fundamentals: sleep, diet, physical activity, mindfulness, and stress management.

I have shared this tool before to help you make better choices. I use the free Yuka app to scan product bar codes to assess the quality of food products and cosmetics. Don’t take this app as the final word, though. I was surprised to see a poor rating for Base Cakes. The app gives high marks except for two additives that it considers negatives: monocalcium phosphate and sodium bicarbonate (baking soda). The FDA classifies these additives as Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) when consumed in normal dietary amounts. The concern about monocalcium phosphate is excess phosphorous intake due to its presence in many processed foods. If you’re eating minimally-processed foods, the monocalcium phosphate in these mixes should not be an issue, in my opinion.

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Last week’s answer

Be Wellthy Club entrants: Scott S., Renata B., Scott L., Ariel E.

The February raffle is now closed with 19 entries.

Raffle prizes are for Be Wellthy Club Members only. Club members can email bewellthy@substack.com with the correct answer to each week’s brain training and be entered into a monthly raffle to win one of two prize packages every month. I do respond to every email.

This week:

What number should replace the question mark?

See the answer.

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What do you drink with your pancakes/waffles? If you’re #teamcoffee, you might enjoy the review I wrote a year ago of the Bruvi Brewer. I use it several times a week, and it works flawlessly.

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