Your kids may be slow to wake up and get ready for the day, yet you are in a rush to start yours. Many parents and kids are tempted to skip breakfast. In fact, as many as one out of six fifth-graders skip breakfast.
Older children are much more likely to skip breakfast than younger children.
Children who eat breakfast are more alert and perform better on school tests than children who do not eat breakfast. They are also more creative and energetic. Children who skip breakfast are more often tardy and absent from school than children who eat breakfast. Without breakfast, it is hard for children to eat enough through out the day to obtain the nutrients they need to grow, learn, play, and stay healthy. Kids need to consume foods that provide energy, protein, and good sources of zinc, iron, and calcium to build the best bones they can and to help reduce their risk of developing the bone disease osteoporosis later in life.