| Parents are made in all types, styles, and mind frames | | | | the facts. If you child goes to sleep at 9 o'clock pm |
| and usually mornings brings out the worst in some | | | | and wakes up at 6 o'clock am that is 9 hours of |
| parents. We may wake up late or have another | | | | fasting while still burning calories throughout the night. A |
| sleepless night but no matter the reasons starting the | | | | child of any age should wake up needed to refuel |
| day with a healthy filling breakfast is as important for | | | | even if he or she does not feel like eating. We as |
| you as well as your children. Trying to get the right | | | | parents may also wake up without the urge to eat |
| combination of time, ingredients, likes, and dislikes will be | | | | and reach for what is convenient or worse nothing at |
| the key to creating a foundation of a healthy | | | | all. The school where my children attend has seen |
| breakfast that will keep your family energized for the | | | | how important breakfast is by giving free breakfast to |
| rest of the day. | | | | all students no matter the financial situation of the |
| Morning people with lots of time for breakfast can | | | | parents. The idea was to make sure that each child is |
| enjoy the luxury of spending more time preparing the | | | | fueled up in order to stay focused throughout the day. |
| healthy ingredients for a healthy breakfast. More time | | | | The goal of a healthy breakfast is to make sure each |
| can be spent chopping the fruits and vegetables | | | | adult has a productive and focused day. The benefits |
| needed in a healthy breakfast. A delicious cup of | | | | of a healthy breakfast are the ability to maintain a |
| coffee while preparing the morning breakfast and | | | | healthy weight and keep the risk of heart disease |
| watching the news is a stress free start for people | | | | down. The manner in which we reach those goals are |
| who have time and are those hard to find morning | | | | to eat more fruits, vegetables, grains, nuts and eat less |
| people. | | | | fatty food high in cholesterol. |
| For those of us who are not morning people and | | | | The goal of a healthy breakfast for children is to help |
| wake up late there are still some rather fantastic | | | | in the development of our child's body and mind. |
| healthy choices to be made when feeding breakfast | | | | Children are still developing mentally and physically so |
| to our kids. We no longer need to reach for the box of | | | | the fuel we give them is so important in helping them |
| cereal that is full of unhealthy ingredients. There are | | | | grow healthy. A healthy breakfast will help during the |
| now healthy cereals that do not taste like the box that | | | | school year when a child needs help in concentration, |
| contains it. Many of the new cereals are tested and | | | | memorization, problem-solving skills and missing fewer |
| approved by kids. Another Idea is to prepare the food | | | | days in school. |
| the night before giving us non-morning people more of | | | | For a list of important healthy filling breakfast recipes |
| an excuse to sleep in. | | | | for both parents and children please visit the recipe |
| For those parents who feel that starting the day with | | | | section of the what's up blog. |
| a healthy breakfast is not important then let's look at | | | | |