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Breakfast is a Most
Important Meal
Breakfast is an important meal for everybody, but
especially for children. Their bodies work hard during the day, and
if they have no fuel they will buy the nearest food to sustain them
through those lessons. Children will encounter far less problems in
school when they eat breakfast and research has shown that school
results improve when a child has the right diet.
Too often breakfast is missed because so many other jobs need to be
completed before the day starts. With organisation and rules you can
see there is enough time to get everything done and breakfast eaten.
Some of the rules might not be popular with your children as you try
to change the habits they have become used to. But you will need to
talk with them and say this is an investment in their health.
Encourage them to finish their homework in the evening and get their
school bags packed. That way you will know in the evening if
anything is missing. Give them a few extra minutes on the computer
or watching television once they have completed the tasks.
Get their clothes sorted the night before, check nothing is missing
and that any activities which need special clothing are also
available.
Plan on what you are giving the children for breakfast. It might be
something simple like some cereal and a glass of fruit juice. Choose
cereal which is not loaded with sugar. Have some fruit on hand which
they could eat on the way to school or in the car. If you child
likes yoghurt, instead of buying fruit yoghurt, buy natural yoghurt
and add your own fresh fruit to it.
Most breakfasts take less than 5 minutes to prepare. It doesn’t have
to be a complicated meal, just a healthy meal. Your children need to
eat breakfast and if you have never eaten breakfast before you need
to decide to start today. Remember that breakfast is an important
meal if you want your children to grow up healthy.
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