Transcript Eating A Healthy Breakfast - Middlesex

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
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Vegetables and Fruits
Grains
Milk and Alternatives
Meat and Alternatives
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,
oatmeal, 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/7tips-for-a-healthy-breakfast