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Breakfast Success

The Importance of Eating Breakfast

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

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

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

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

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

How Does Breakfast Affect School Performance?

• Studies have shown that eating

breakfast is associated with… Improved memory Better test and assignment grades Greater school attendance Better behaviour

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?

Balanced Breakfast

• A balanced

breakfast should include foods from at least 3 of the 4 food groups from Canada’s Food Guide.

The Four Food Groups

• Vegetables and Fruits
• Milk and Alternatives
• Meat and Alternatives
• Grains

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,

• atmeal, brown rice and naan bread, etc.

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.

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)

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

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-

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