The value of breakfast
09 Nov 2009

Many young peoples start their day without eating breakfast for various reasons. This can affect their feelings of well being, their ability to concentrate and their ability to learn. Some quick, healthy and not-too-expensive breakfast foods can include:

• Cereal and milk with a piece of fruit in season. Check the cereal pack to see that you get one that is not high in sugar or salt – however, all cereals have good points and giving a variety is good. A piece of fruit is better (and cheaper) than fruit juice because you get the fibre in the fruit as well, but fruit juice is OK too if that's what you prefer.
• Toast with cheese or tomato or a spread with a piece of fruit and a glass of milk
• A toasted sandwich with a glass of milk and a piece of fruit
• Toast and a 'fruit smoothie' - milk and fruit (such as a banana) blended smooth in a blender
• Cut-up fruit with yoghurt, and a piece of toast
• Eggs done any way, with toast and fruit