Top tips for a balanced family breakfast
- Make breakfast an established part of your morning routine,
enabling you all to start the day in a nutritious way.
- Include whole grain in your breakfast every morning by eating
toast containing whole grain such as Kingsmill 50/50 and Kingsmill
Tasty Wholemeal - as they're both a great source of fibre. Be a
role model to your kids - after all our children learn from us.
Encourage your children to eat breakfast via your behaviour.
- Toast is a good delivery vehicle and with the right toppings
(for example peanut butter, reduced fat spreadable cream cheese,
lean bacon or poached eggs) parents can give children a nutritious
start to their day.
- Provide bespoke incentives awarded for good behaviour at
breakfast - this could be anything from sticker charts, family
breakfast games, to an extra 10 minutes 'golden time' before
bed.
- Be positive and optimistic - focus on the long term gains, such
as better concentration and improved energy levels.
Why is breakfast important?
A nutritious breakfast really is the best start to the day,
providing energy after an 8-10 hour overnight fast. Young children
in particular may struggle to eat enough to satisfy their nutrition
needs if they skip breakfast.
So what should we eat?
Breakfast should be high in carbohydrates, low in fat and
ideally include a portion of fruit or vegetables to help towards
your 5-a-day. Bread is a great source of carbohydrates, low in fat
as well as contributing towards our intake of fibre, calcium, iron
and B vitamins.
Breakfast ideas
Why not try some of these ideas for a great start to the
day?
Ideas for younger
children
Kingsmill 50/50
(or
Kingsmill 50/50 with Omega 3) is a great choice for younger
children, especially when used to make the following
breakfasts:
- Boiled egg with toasted soldiers and a glass of
orange juice
- Jam on toast, a glass of milk and some strawberries
- Beans on toast with a glass of orange juice (look for low
salt and sugar beans)
Ideas for all the
family
- The following breakfast ideas should prove a big hit with all
the family:
- Half a grapefruit followed by scrambled egg on toast
- Peanut butter on toast with fresh fruit
- Mushrooms on toast with a low fat fruit yogurt
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