Breakfast & Nutrition
Research shows that eating a nutritious breakfast is
central to health and well being. Unfortunately, every day,
many students miss out on those benefits of breakfast.
Implementing robust school breakfast programs can help ensure
that all students healthy and ready to learn.
A nutritious breakfast is a healthy way to start the day.
Students who eat breakfast have higher daily intakes of
vitamin A, vitamin C, riboflavin, calcium, zinc, and iron.
A nutritious breakfast promotes healthy eating throughout the day.
Students who eat breakfast are more likely to make
healthy food choices throughout the day.
Breakfasts served at school are healthier than breakfasts from home and
elsewhere. Participants in the federally-funded School Breakfast Program consume
less added sugar, more fruit, and more milk at breakfast
than nonparticipants. Students who eat school
breakfast are more likely to meet the Recommended Daily
Allowances (RDA) for many important micronutrients compared
to students who eat breakfast at home.
The School Breakfast Program supports obesity
prevention and overall student health.
Students
participating in the School Breakfast Program are less likely
to be overweight or obese. Schools that implement effective breakfast
models
are known to experience a decrease in students reporting stomachaches and headaches.
For more details and complete
references to research studies that link Breakfast, Nutrition,
and Health, please see this fact sheet :
The Benefits of Breakfast: Health & Academics