Kick-start your morning

A healthy breakfast is fantastic fuel for kids, teenagers, and adults on the go.
It improves memory and concentration, gets your metabolism going for the day, and is great for the waistline.

Research shows that children who eat breakfast are more alert and do better in school.
Breakfast eaters are also less likely to over eat later in the day when snacks often end up being high in fat or sugar.

If you or your children are not regular breakfast eaters, here are a few tips to help you get into the habit:

•    Prepare breakfast the night before, or have some “grab and go” items stocked in the cupboard/fridge.

•    If you are not a morning person, start small with breakfast, e.g. a piece of toast, a pottle of yoghurt or a banana, and build it up.

•    Eat as early as you can.

•    Eating less and earlier in the evening will help you feel hungrier the next morning.

•    Give your body time to get used to breakfast.

Balance your breakfast with a combination of wholegrain breads/cereals, fruits and vegetables and low-fat protein/dairy for an ideal healthy start to the day.

For some ideas to kick-start your morning from Canterbury District Health Board Healthy Eating Healthy Action, check out the latest version of Family Times.