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Breakfast and Health

Breakfast and Health. Breakfast is the MOST important Meal of the Day. Support or Refute this claim. Nutrients. People who eat breakfast get more vitamins , minerals , fiber , and food group foods from what they eat. Improved Health. Lifelong breakfast eaters have:

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Breakfast and Health

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  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.

  4. Improved Health • Lifelong breakfast eaters have: • Lower “bad” LDL and total cholesterol; • Lower risk of diabetes; • Improved bone health; • Increased physical energy.

  5. Cognitive and Academic Performance • Positive link between eating breakfast and: • Improving memory; • Improved test grades; • School attendance; • Psychosocialfunction; • Mood.

  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.

  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.

  9. Strategies to Make it Easier to Enjoy a Healthful Breakfast • QUICK, nutritious and tasty options; • Tasty, untraditional ideas; • “On-the-go” options;

  10. Strategies to Make it Easier to Enjoy a Healthful Breakfast • Adult role models; • Prepare; • Have something small; • Participate in school breakfast program.

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

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