Skipping breakfast is a big mistake, but busy teens usually do it. Here are a few suggestions to encourage teens to work this important meal into their busy schedules. Have your teenager prepare their breakfast the night before. Keep it simple. Include a protein, complex carbohydrate, and a fruit.
Most teens eat their lunch away from home either at school or a fast food restaurant.
This is a welcome opportunity to exert their independence. Unfortunately, it often results in a high fat, empty calorie lunch. Although the schools are required to provide the option of a healthy, nutritional meal, it is not often the lunch of choice for most teens. Instead, they select a la carte items such as burgers, fries, chips, ice cream, candy bars, etc., leaving them tired, hungry, and eventually, nutritionally deprived. Here are a few ideas your teenager can do to promote healthier choices for lunch.