If you've mastered Lesson 1: Blueprint for a Healthy Diet, then you're ready to complete your nutrition course in Part 2 of this series, which includes Lessons 2, 3 and 4.
Lesson 2: Breakfast is mandatory
When morning rolls around, your child has gone without food for eight or more hours. Do you plan on sending her out the door without eating until lunchtime? No way! Studies show that children who eat breakfast are more alert-learning and performing better in school-than children who don't eat in the morning.
Children who see their own parents eating breakfast are more likely to eat breakfast themselves. Remember, you need breakfast too! Feed your family's brains and power their bodies with these quick and easy breakfast ideas that will please everyone at the table:
- Ready-to-eat cereal with fruit and milk (Learn about the best-and worst-choices by reading Breakfast Cereal Scams.)
- Toasted bagel with cheese
- Fruit-filled breakfast bar with fruit and yogurt
- Fruit smoothie
- Peanut butter on whole-wheat toast
- String cheese with rye crisp crackers
- Read Healthy & Quick Breakfast Ideas for more ideas.
