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WHAT’S for break-
fast” should be at the
top of the checklist as
parents and children
prepare for going back
to school.

Nutrition experts agree
that parents should lead by
example when it comes to
teaching their children
healthy breakfast habits.

According to a recent
telephone survey commis-
sioned by Kellogg’s, of 200
Canadian parents, 65% stated

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thar they think breakfast is
more important for children
than it is for adults. While
99% of respondents indicated
that nutrition = plays an
important role in helping
children perform better in
school, breakfast remains the
most likely meal to be
skipped.

More than onc third of
Parents surveyed reported
that they often cat nothing
for breakfast.

Parents that sct a good
example at breakfast play a
key role in helping their chil-

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“The best way for parents
to encourage their children
to develop healthy breakfast
habits is to eat a balanced
breakfast. with thei: chil-
dren,” says Johanne
Trudeau, registered dietitian
and manager of nitrition
communications at Kellogg
Canada Inc. “Making the
time to have breakfast with
children provides an oppor-
tunity to talk about the
school day ahead.”

Experts agree that bresk-
fast is important for enkanc-
ing children’s jearning, cre-
ativity and physical perfor-
mance.

A wide range of research
show thac children who skip

4 breakfast do not perform as.
‘ well in the areas of problem. -

solving, information sclec-
tion, recall and use of newly
acquired information, lan-

guage skills and creativity:

when compared to children
who cat breakfast.

Research also shows that
when children skip breakfast,
they almost never make up
for missed nutrients later in
the day.

According to Canada’s
Food. . Guide
Eating, a balanced breakfas

includes choices'from at: least .

three of . the | four:
groups: grain produ

etables and fruits, milk: prod.
ucts, and meat and alterna-
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When schedules ‘are too
hectic for a sit down morn- -
ing meal parents can pack a
breakfast for kids to‘ take
with them. A_ nutritious-
breakfast to go can be as sim-
ple asa cereal bar, fruit; ora
juice box and cheese sticks,

Back to School

Breakfast Test

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breakfast habits, make the ©.
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annual Breakfast Test... 25-0.
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cat breakfast today?

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grain products, milk. prod
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