"Eat your breakfast. It's the most important meal of the day!" Why are parents always saying that?
Well, imagine you're a car. After a long night of sleeping, your fuel tank is empty. Breakfast is the fuel that gets you going so you can hit the road.
What Should I Eat?
Just like with other meals, try to eat a variety of foods, including:
- fruit
- vegetables
- grains ( make at least half your grains whole grains)
- protein (meat, poultry, fish, eggs, dry beans, nuts, and seeds)
- dairy products (low-fat or fat-free milk, cheese, and yogurt)
Breakfast Ideas
First, the traditional ones:
- eggs
- French toast, waffles, or pancakes (try wheat or whole-grain varieties)
- cold cereal and milk
- hot cereal, such as oatmeal or cream of wheat (try some dried fruit or nuts on top)
- whole-grain toast, bagel, or English muffin with cheese
- yogurt with fruit or nuts
- fruit smoothie, such as a strawberry smoothie
And now some weird (but yummy) ones:
- banana dog (peanut butter, a banana, and raisins in a long whole-grain bun)
- breakfast taco (scrambled eggs and shredded cheese on a tortilla, topped with salsa)
- country cottage cheese (apple butter mixed with cottage cheese)
- fruit and cream cheese sandwich (use strawberries or other fresh fruit)
- sandwich — grilled cheese, peanut butter and jelly, or another favorite
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Skipping Breakfast
Some kids skip breakfast because they sleep too late or because they think it's a way to stay thin. But people who skip breakfast tend to eat more calories throughout the day.