If they don t like traditional breakfast foods that is alright. Suitable alternatives are fresh or canned fruit, yoghurt, bagels, or toasted waffles. If they simply won t eat breakfast why not make them a fruit smoothie, or offer a banana and a glass of fruit juice. We all know that we should be eating at least five portions of fruit and vegetables each day, which may sound a lot. The good news is that a glass of orange juice, an apple, a small can of tomatoes or baked beans each count as one portion.
Potatoes don t count here, although they are important in the diet for other reasons.
Starches and sugars play an important part in our diet because carbohydrate is the body s favourite fuel, so children should eat more bread, potatoes, cereals, rice and pasta at mealtimes. On the other hand fat has twice as many calories as carbohydrate and protein. But cutting down on fat doesn t have to mean totally changing your child s diet. Read food labels to keep track of fat intake. Select more low fat foods and reduced fat alternatives.