Breakfast may put boys in a good mood
Categories: Teens & tweens, Eating & nutrition, Mealtime
The research has made it pretty clear -- breakfast really is the most important meal of the day. The name alone explains why; breakfast "breaks" the "fast" of the long night sleeping. Your body didn't need fuel while it was sleeping, but now that you're up and ready to face another day, it does.Researchers recently examined the connection between breakfast and alertness among teens. This study is timely, with back-to-school right around the corner. What they found was that breakfast does make teens feel more alert as they head off to school. But even more interesting was that boys reported an additional benefit -- an improved mood. Breakfast, for boys at least, seems to put a positive light on the day.
Busy weekday mornings make it difficult to ensure that everyone gets a nutritious breakfast. For inspiration, visit Family Fun's back-to-school breakfast page, and if you have a child who's reluctant to eat in the morning, Kids Health has some age-appropriate information to help you explain to them why they should.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
markycf 8-05-2008 @ 9:03PM
I think this is true. My cousins eat breakfast at home and then at school too. They are happy to go to school or at least happy in the morning along with their little brother, but he only gets to eat breakfast at home until September - then he gets two!
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ninainindia 8-06-2008 @ 12:20PM
I don't think it's healthy two eat breakfast two times.
Jenn 8-05-2008 @ 10:27PM
I can definitely believe this. My husband and some of my ex-boyfriends are all bears if they don't eat in the morning, and are much nicer to be around if they do eat breakfast.
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Patty 8-06-2008 @ 3:26AM
I can believe this, my pre-school son and husband are not very happy until they've had breakfast.
I have also taught my four year old an easy way to make his own eggs in the morning, you can learn how by visiting this link:
http://littlebytesnews.blogspot.com/2008/07/busy-mom-tip-for-making-quick-and.html
let me know what you think and how it works for you ☺
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