Cereal or toast can be part of a healthy breakfast for students. Many parents underestimate the value of breakfast, they may only serve crisps or sweets for their children before going to school.
However, research has shown that this type of routine is not the best habit for students to get into. Eating cereal or toast within the first few hours of waking up is much healthier for your child.
Cereal or toast provides carbohydrates and some fiber, depending on the type of grains and bread used. However, toast is low in protein, fat and nutrients, so other foods will typically be required to make a healthy breakfast.
Picking out healthy and filling breakfast food at the grocery store can feel pretty overwhelming. There are thousands of options to choose from, but it’s hard to tell which are the healthiest choices.
Food labels can help you choose between brands and avoid breakfast cereals high in sugar, fat and salt. All nutrition information is provided per 100g and per serving, which can be helpful when comparing one cereal with another.
In general, a healthy breakfast contains one or more servings chosen from dairy, protein and fruits or vegetables.
The word breakfast is really two words, 'break' and "fast."
"Fast" is when you don't eat food, and this all true when during the night you have been sleeping and not eating - unless you went on a midnight raid of the fridge.
So, breakfast is when you break your fast by filling your stomach with nutritious food when you wake up. Your stomach will be very happy about it and your body will be able to use the food to get the energy going, and send you off to school all fuelled up for the day - well at least until morning break.
Breakfast food vary widely from place to place, but often includes a carbohydrate such as grains or cereals, fruit, vegetables, a protein food such as eggs, meat or fish, and a beverage such as tea, coffee, milk, or fruit juice.
