Breakfast means “breaking the fast”. After a nights rest, eating gives you energy to spark the body into life again.
Breakfast also cuts down on mid morning ‘snack attacks’.
No time for breakfast?
- Set the alarm 5 minutes earlier.
- Make the sandwich the night before, pop it in the fridge, and eat it when you get to school / work with a carton of orange juice.
- A glass of milk and a banana are very quick and easy to eat.
- Fruit can be eaten on the way to school / work. Try bananas, apples, pears, peaches, etc.
Cereal and Milk
- Healthy choices – Shredded Wheat, Weetabix, Shreddies, Puffed Wheat, Fruit ‘n’ fibre, Porridge, Ready Brek, Rice Krispies, Cornflakes.
- Try not to add sugar, have sliced banana or sprinkle raisins instead. If you can’t do without, sprinkle less sugar or try an artificial sweetener instead.
- Sugar coated cereals may damage your teeth, so have these only as an occasional treat.
Toast, bread or muffins
- Choose wholegrain, high fibre white or malted grain varieties.
- Try peanut butter, sliced banana or just a thin scrape of jam or marmalade.
- Easy to eat on the move or on the way to school / work.
- Use only a thin scraping of butter, margarine or a low fat spread.
Cooked breakfast
- Can be healthy, but choose wisely.
- Try grilled tomatoes and mushrooms or baked beans on toast.
- Don’t fry your breakfast – try grilling bacon or low fat sausages and scrambling the egg.
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