Protein Power: Your Guide To The Ultimate Healthy Breakfast

How we start our day matters. We all have important projects and responsibilities to cross off the list, and we need fuel to make that happen. Seems like common sense, except breakfast is often skipped, rushed, or half-efforted. Don’t sleep (in) on it! This meal is full of delicious potential, especially when it involves Van’s Protein Original Pancakes and Waffles. Epic days start with ultimate breakfasts — and this is your guide to making your own.

Plant protein is the nutritive kickstart our mind and body need to function more effectively throughout the day. A good breakfast is protein-forward… An ultimate breakfast makes it taste amazing.

Here’s the thing about an “ultimate” breakfast: it has to be just as delicious as it is nutritious. That’s why nothing satisfies our breakfast cravings like a stack of Van’s Protein Original Pancakes. We love a good pancake breakfast with the fam, but finally: an option that doesn’t end in a batter-covered kitchen. Meeting our ultimate breakfast standards with 10 grams of plant-based protein per serving (2 pancakes), these flapjacks aren’t empty carbs that leave us hungry again a few hours later. They’re made with enriched (with key B vitamins) wheat flour, wheat protein isolate, pea protein, and sprouted wheat, but without high fructose corn syrup, artificial flavors, or preservatives. AKA — the kind of breakfast you’ll wake up early for.

Turns out, there are a lot of creative ways to layer extra protein onto the Van’s Protein Original Waffle. You’re already getting 10 grams of protein, but it’s only up from there. Think of your waffle as a blank canvas, and craft a high-protein breakfast that meets your mood. If you’re craving a savory meal, make your waffle the base of an open-faced sandwich. Top it with mashed avocado, a fried egg, arugula, and everything bagel seasoning. Or for a sweeter start: make your waffles a sandwich filled with almond butter, banana slices, a drizzle of honey, and sprinkled-on chia seeds and bee pollen. And for even more fruit, opt for the Van’s Protein Blueberry Waffles, made with real (organic!) blueberries. Just don’t forget: it’s the protein element of our breakfast that leaves us feeling full, satiated4, and energized to win our day — so layer it on!