Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Food for Thought Breakfast Is Essential

Breakfast is roasted seaweed dipped in soy sauce, boiled rice, pickled radishes and salted plums. In Morocco, breakfast consists of lamb soup, figs and purple grapes. According to Delta Regional Medical Center Dietitian Barbara Lusk, at your house-whether it’s cold cereal, toast or leftover pizza-breakfast provides a jump start that helps both children and adults face the day.
Breakfast leads to better school performance
A healthy breakfast typically accounts for a significant portion of the day’s nutritional intake. “For both you and your children, breakfast foods such as cereal, fruit, juice and dairy products are great sources of low-fat nutrition. Vitamin C, for example, is found in strawberries, oranges, grapefruit, kiwi, and cantaloupe,”

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