What is Breakfast ?

Breakfast = first meal of the day

The word “Breakfast” means breaking the fast.

Why is Breakfast important?It provides us with energy,

makes us feel happier and enables us to do better work with better concentration.

Breakfast consumption is associated with:

Healthy body weight Lower intakes of fat, cholesterol Higher intakes of fiber Better overall nutrient intakes

Factors why people skip Breakfast

Do not feel hungry in the morning.

Wake up late.

Cultural.

To manage weight.

Skipping Breakfast to manage weight

Skipping breakfast to manage weight is not effective.

People who eat breakfast in the morning will: o Have lower body weighto Consume less fat and cholesterol o Consume a higher intake of fiber than those

who skip breakfast.

Eating Breakfast Matters For Kids…Eating Breakfast Matters For Kids…

School Performance: More positive attitude towards school

Less likely to be tardy

Less likely to miss class

Improved math & reading scores

Fewer reported discipline problems

So what should I eat for breakfast?

Do I have to eat cereal?No, but cereal is good because it frequently

can be used as a “Vehicle Food”

Carries “missing” food groups:– Whole grains– Fresh fruit– Dairy

Cereal Food Labels

• Look for Low Fat, High Fiber, and low sugar

•Look for greater than 5 grams of fiber per serving.

•And less than 5 grams of sugar.

• These kind of cereals

• will NOT keep you going!

Breakfast can be “non breakfast” food too.

Ask permission to heat some leftovers. Learn to cook!

Breakfast can be fun and tasty!

Be sure to clean up after

yourself!

Thanks to:schoolnet.gov.mt/ksi/.../The%20Importance%20of%20Breakfast.ppt

www.bellinstitute.com/Breakfast.aspx

Retro Circles www.oasisacademylordshill.org/.../Berries%20for%20Breakfast.ppt

And Kent Community Foundation and MultiCare

For More Information & For More Information & Educational ResourcesEducational Resources

• Bell Institute of Health & Nutritionwww.bellinstitute.com

• American Dietetic Associationwww.eatright.org

• National Weight Control Registrywww.nwcr.ws

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Support for the Support for the Breakfast Cereal-Body Weight LinkBreakfast Cereal-Body Weight Link

Barton et al 2005 JADA – Cereal-consuming adolescents had better

micronutrient status & healthier BMI

Affenito et al 2005 JADA – Cereal consumption associated with better

nutritional status and lower likelihood of weight gain in adolescents

Song et al 2005 JADA – Breakfast consumption, especially RTE cereals,

associated with lower body weight

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