1. Breakfast and Health

2. Breakfast is the MOST important Meal of the Day
Support or Refute this claim.

3. Nutrients
People who eat breakfast get more vitamins, minerals, fiber, and food group foods from what they eat.
Food groups = whole grains, dairy, fruit

4. Improved Health Lifelong breakfast eaters have:
Lower “bad” LDL and total cholesterol;
Lower risk of diabetes;
Improved bone health;
Increased physical energy.
Morning meal may stabilize blood sugar throughout the rest of the day.

5. Cognitive and Academic Performance
Positive link between eating breakfast and:
Improving memory;
Improved test grades;
School attendance;
Psychosocial function;
Mood.
Brain scans of children who eat breakfast show more activity than those who do NOT eat breakfast

6. Healthy Body Weight Breakfast eaters:
More successful at losing weight and maintaining weight loss;
Tend to overeat less during the day – avoid fatty and sugary foods more often.
Research shows that regular breakfast eaters tend to be leaner – dieters more successful at losing weight and keeping it off when they eat breakfast.

7. Roadblocks to Eating Breakfast
Time
Not hungry
Not convenient
Forgot
Not sure what to eat

8. Motivators that Work Eating breakfast can help:
Increase physical energy;
Increase mental focus;
Maintain a healthy body weight;
Maintain good health.
These motivators increase breakfast consumption!

9. Strategies to Make it Easier to Enjoy a Healthful Breakfast
QUICK, nutritious and tasty options;
Tasty, untraditional ideas;
“On-the-go” options;
Hot oatmeal – cereal – yogurt – fruit; leftovers, frittata, smoothie;

10. Strategies to Make it Easier to Enjoy a Healthful Breakfast
Adult role models;
Prepare;
Have something small;
Participate in school breakfast program.
Teach people about the problems of skipping breakfast and reasons to have breakfast. – Prepare – make lunch, set table, clothes….reduce time for other morning tasks…

11. Breakfast is the MOST important Meal of the Day
Use the above information to support or refute this claim. Did your opinion change?

12. Breakfast Goal
What will YOU do to encourage eating a healthy breakfast for you and your students?

13. http://ific.org International Food Information Council Foundation
For more information…
International Food Information Council Foundation