Breakfast Success
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Breakfast SuccessThe Importance of Eating
Breakfast
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Breakfast
• Breakfast is the first meal of the day • It is the first chance to “break the fast”
and get nutrients in your body which provide the energy you need for the day
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Why is Breakfast so Important?
• Overnight your body goes for 8-12 hours without food, breakfast helps to refuel your body and give you energy
• Your brain uses energy from food and needs a boost in the morning
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Eating A Healthy Breakfast
• The muscles of our body need energy to activate them and get the body working physically
• Contributes to healthy eating habits that can last a lifetime
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Eating A Healthy Breakfast
• Decreases symptoms of hunger like headache, fatigue and irritability
• Less illness due to stronger immune system
• Helps to maintain a healthy weight
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How Does Breakfast Affect School Performance?
• Eating breakfast makes you more alert and have more energy allowing you to concentrate in school
• Student’s who don’t eat breakfast may feel tired and have trouble concentrating
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How Does Breakfast Affect School Performance?
• Studies have shown that eating breakfast is associated with…
Improved memoryBetter test and assignment gradesGreater school attendance Better behaviour
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Why do people skip breakfast?• No appetite• No time• They may think they are
being healthy by fasting• They may not have the
knowledge of what to eat• What other reasons can you
think of?
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Balanced Breakfast
• A balanced breakfast should include foods from at least 3 of the 4 food groups from Canada’s Food Guide.
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The Four Food Groups
• Vegetables and Fruits
• Milk and Alternatives• Meat and Alternatives
• Grains
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Vegetables and Fruit: bananas, frozen blueberries, dried apricots, cucumber, canned peaches and spinach, etc.
Grain Products: whole grain cereals, whole wheat tortillas, whole grain roti, oatmeal, brown rice and naan bread, etc.
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Milk and Alternatives: plain yogurt, milk, cheese, fortified soy beverage and cottage cheese, etc.
Meat and Alternatives: eggs, tofu, chicken breast (other meats and fish), nuts, seeds and peanut butter, etc.
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Sharing Healthy Breakfast Ideas
What are your favourite breakfast ideas…•when you’re in a rush?
•on weekdays?•on a weekend?
•Interesting ideas ( think outside the box)
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Breakfast Ideas• A bowl of whole grain cereal with
sliced strawberries and a glass of milk
• yogurt berry smoothie and a handful of trail mix with nuts and seeds
• Cheesy scrambled eggs in a whole grain tortilla wrap and 100% orange juice
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Works Cited• Eat Right Ontario. (2012). Make a balanced breakfast a
habit in your home. Retrieved from: www.eatrightontario.ca.
• Middlesex-London Health Unit. (2013). Nutrition Facts: Breakfast Success. Retrieved from: www.healthunit.com
• Leslie Beck Nutrition Consulting Inc. (2013) 7 tips for a healthy breakfast. Retrieved from: http://www.lesliebeck.com/articles/7-tips-for-a-healthy-breakfast