Breakfast Boosts Brain Power!

Developed by:

Huntington Beach Union High School District

Network for a Healthy California

Breakfast• What time was

your last meal yesterday?

• What time was your 1st meal today?

• BREAK the FAST

When We Wake Up…

Morning without Breakfast…

No Breakfast and School…

• Hard to pay attention in class; not able to focus; may fall asleep

• May not do well on exams

• Absent from school more

Skipping Breakfast can Equal Weight Gain!

Most likely to eat anything including high calorie foods

Eat more than you normally do

Weight Gain can Lead to…

• Obesity• Diabetes Type 2• Heart Disease• Cancer

What should we eat for Breakfast?

Whole Grains-CerealBread

Tortillas

Fruit and

Veggies

Lowfat Milk and Dairy Products

Eat Less…

• Jelly• Syrup• Juice• Candy• Soda• High sugar

coffee drinks• High sugar

cereal

Read your labels and the ingredients

list too!

You might want to make a better

choice If sugar is the 1st, 2nd, or 3rd

ingredient

Ideas for Quick Breakfast

• Buy Breakfast at school

• Prepare breakfast the night before & take it with you

• Eat leftovers

• Slip an apple and/or a bag of nuts into your backpack and eat during break – a late breakfast is better than no breakfast

Breakfast on the Run…

• Fruit with nuts & yogurt

• Cheese toast & fruit

• Breakfast burrito• Trail mix with

raisins & a glass of milk

• Hard boiled egg with toast and fruit

• Peanut butter & banana sandwich Plain or vanilla yogurt, with fresh fruit & granola

• Egg, English muffin with or without cheese & fruit

This material was produced by the California Department of Public Health’s Network for a Healthy California with funding from USDA SNAP, known in California as CalFresh (formerly Food Stamps). These institutions are equal opportunity providers and employers. CalFresh provides assistance to low-income households and can help buy nutritious foods for better health. For CalFresh information, call 1-877-847-3663. For important nutrition information, visit www.cachampionsforchange.net.