GOOD BREAKFAST to School Children - 1

Breakfast is the foundation and most important of all meals. It is called “breakfast” because it is your child’s first meal after eight hours of sleep. Breakfast provides the energy your child will need to sustain himself through three to eight hours of school a day. Even an extra 15 minutes of sleep in the morning before the school bus arrives will be of little value if it means a hurriedly gulped down breakfast.

The idea that even if a child skips breakfast, he can make it up at another meal., say lunch or a mid-morning snack, is wrong. Chances are, if your child has an inadequate breakfast, he will miss quite a few food essentials. This will affect his performance in school, make him drowsy and inattentive in class. If this happens everyday, he may be headed for trouble. He will be more likely to get sick than a child who eats a good, unhurried and balanced breakfast.

According to dietitians, at least one-fourth or preferably one-third of the day’s caloric intake should be offered in the first meal of the day if a child is to received sufficient nourishment. This is true for a child of preschool age as well as for his older brother and sister. Whatever your child’s age, help him form the habit of eating a good breakfast.