Why is breakfast important?

When you sleep at night , the body is awake doing all the necessary work  , utilizing the food you had eaten last at night , digesting , running through all your body functions to ensure you are ready for the activities of the following days . By the time you wake up in the morning , the body is deplete of energy and in fasting mode . This  is why breakfast  is considered an important meal because it breaks the overnight fasting period, replenishes your supply of glucose and provides other essential nutrients to keep your energy levels up throughout the day.

Eating breakfast has long term health benefits. It can reduce obesity, high blood pressure, heart disease and diabetes. Breakfast is an excellent occasion to eat together as a family when possible. So, breakfast really is the most important meal of the day.

It is really important that we, as parents and teachers, encourage our children to eat a healthy nutritious breakfast every day, Here are some reasons why:

• Breakfast Increases your child’s concentration levels and improves their ability to learn.

• Helps them to maintain a healthy weight and decrease the likelihood of obesity
• Strengthens heart, bones, muscles and joints, which will help reduce serious childhood health problems.

• Brightens their mood by providing them with energy which helps build positive self-image.

• And helps to develop positive breakfast habits that they will take into adulthood.

Every child, every day, needs to eat a healthy nutritious breakfast, but we understand it can sometimes be difficult to get your child to eat in the morning! Breakfasts don’t need to take hours to prepare, Why not try.