Drop the potato chips and pack nuts instead (nut allergies aside, of course). Walnuts are high in Omega-3 and antioxidants like vitamin E and vitamin B6.⁶

Putting together a balanced breakfast as part of a balanced day, takes some, well, balance.

For most healthy children, it is not appropriate to closely monitor their calorie consumption. However, it may help set them on a path for long-term success if you can learn to gauge proper portion sizes and get a feel for how to keep calories in check throughout the traditional three meals and a snack or two per day.

Your brain requires norepinephrine, manufactured from the amino acid tyrosine, to make new memories and send them to long-term storage.¹¹ “What’s the point?” you ask.

Iron is hard to come by in the North American diet – levels are especially low in school-age girls.⁷ Lack of iron leads to more fatigue and apathy, putting heads on desks faster than a 1960s filmstrip.