September is Better Breakfast Month
Enjoy Breakfast -- A Healthy Start
September 01, 2009
The Importance of Breakfast...
- Less likely to indulge in high calorie foods throughout the day
- Academic performance is increased
- Eating breakfast helps to decrease overall fat intake throughout the day
- Breakfast kick starts the metabolism to burn fat more effectively
- Achieves and maintains appropriate body weight
- Less likely to snack between meals
- Provides brain with needed energy source, glucose
- Psychosocial behaviors improve
- Gives us the needed energy for the day
Quick and Healthy Breakfast Ideas...
- Cereal with strawberries and skim milk
- Oatmeal, orange and skim milk
- Pancakes topped with fruit and skim milk
- Bagel with peanut butter, banana and milk
- Granola bar, apple and yogurt
- Whole wheat toast with poached egg and salsa
- Scrambled egg whites, with vegetables and salsa
- Breakfast parfait, layer yogurt with fruit and cereal
Facts and Myths About Breakfast...
- Myth: It is okay to skip breakfast because it is not an important meal.
- Fact: Breakfast is the MOST important meal of the day.
- Myth: Eating breakfast will make you tired during the day.
- Fact: Breakfast provides energy needed to start the day off right.
- Myth: Students who eat breakfast tend to be overweight.
- Fact: Students who eat breakfast are less likely to be overweight.
- Myth: A healthy breakfast consists of high protein, low carbohydrate foods such as eggs, sausage and bacon.
- Fact: A healthy breakfast consists of milk, fruits, and cereals.
- Myth: Students who eat breakfast have poor performance in school.
- Fact: Students who eat breakfast perform better in school, pay more attention to lectures, are more creative, think better, and score higher on exams.
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