FACT - Children who eat a nutritionally balanced breakfast work faster & better!
The better breakfast plan
There’s a lot of truth in that old saying: Breakfast like a king, lunch like a knave and dine like a pauper. Breakfast really is the most important meal of the day as your child will probably have fasted for 12 hours. Improving blood sugar by eating a good breakfast after the night’s fast, raises blood glucose – ‘fuel for the brain’ and will help to improve your child’s performance.
Recent research has shown that ‘children who eat a nutritionally balanced breakfast worked faster, made significantly fewer mistakes on tasks requiring sustained attention, demonstrated greater physical endurance and appeared less tired to teachers.
Time is often short in the morning and it’s generally a rush to get children up, dressed, fed and on their way to school. It’s a good idea to get as much organised the night before to avoid panic in the morning. Try to make sure homework is packed in your child’s bag and clothes for the morning are laid our ready. It might be a good idea to lay the table the night before.
Your child might like something from last night’s dinner for breakfast, mine certainly do.. They often eat foods like baked beans, tomato soup or home made muffin pizzas in the morning. And then sometimes they eat a bowl of cereal at night. I wonder if any of you have children like mine…
Featured Breakfast Recipe
Breakfast Recipe
It is easy to skip breakfast if you are in a hurry, but here are some portable options, which can be eaten on the go. Pack a wet wipe to clean up sticky fingers!
