Your mother may have told you that breakfast is the most important meal of the day.
Well, chalk up another one for mom because yet more studies confirm that breakfast can improve children’s memory and concentration.1,2
And not only will breakfast spark morning learning – it keeps kids full enough so that they don’t overeat at lunch, which can leave them tired and sluggish in the afternoon.
Resources
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Benton, David & Jarvis, Megan. (2007). The role of breakfast and a mid-morning snack on the ability of children to concentrate at school, Physiology & Behavior, 90(2-3), 382-385. Http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6T0P-4M7K9YK-6&_user=10&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_sort=d&view=c&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=d86e3b667f67c6eef06fc3209ff61292 |
| 2 |
Mahoney, Caroline R. & Taylor, Holly A. & Kanarek, Robin B. & Samuel, Priscilla. (2005). Effect of breakfast composition on cognitive processes in elementary school children, Physiology & Behavior, 85(5), 635-645. Http://cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=17047536 |
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