Breakfast to kick start the day

Do you know that breakfast is the most important diet of the day? A good breakfast with good nutrition offers the nutrients and energy that are needed to jumpstart their day, especially kids, toddler and adolescents. Breakfast remains kids on target for achieving their nutrient needs and for being ready to learn.

There are research shows that nutritious diet from the Five Food Groups gives children about a quarter of their daily nutrient needs and mostly kids who take breakfast can meet the needs. Moreover, children who skipped breakfast are less probable to meet up for the nutrients that they have missed at breakfast later in the day. In addition, it is easier for kids to concentrate on learning, think clearly and have a better behavior when they eat breakfast every morning. There are also other studies shows that a child who eat a good breakfast will perform better in school compared to those children who do not take breakfast and have a better attendance and decreased in hyperactivity.

Therefore, a good, healthy breakfast should start at home. A mother should prepare a diet which contains milk, fruits and cereals or grain product such as oatmeal for their child. This may help their kids to meet their nutrition in a day. It is good to make breakfast a habit in the house. In order to do that, parents should be a role model to their kids by having breakfast with their kids together, prepare diets with high nutrients and put it in a highly visible and convenient place for kids to take. If kids do not get a chance to eat at home, parents should encourage kids to eat at school in the morning.

Remember: Eating a healthy breakfast does not need to take a lot of time.