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How a Healthy Breakfast
 Breakfast          reakfast is the first and most            Some of these issues can hinder

                                                    SUPERCHARGES Your Day!







                    important meal of the day,
 How a Healthy Breakfast   Beaten in the morning after        the learning process. Students who
                                                              have the habit of eating breakfast
 SUPERCHARGES Your Day!  waking from a night’s sleep, typical-  have better concentration during
                                                              lessons than those who do not.
             ly following a period of not eating
             for about 8-12 hours. Breakfast pro-             Breakfast enhances problem-solv-

             vides the energy your body requires              ing abilities on a regular basis.
             to perform activities throughout the
             day. Consuming a good breakfast                  Research has shown that breakfast
             keeps you full for longer and may                benefits both children and adults
             make you less likely to crave snacks.            in many ways. Eating breakfast
                                                              improves one’s health and nutri-
             By eating breakfast, we are breaking             tion, provides energy, boosts brain

             the fast or long gap after the pre-              power, and reduces the likelihood
             vious night’s dinner. By the time we             of developing eating disorders.
             wake up in the morning, all our ener-            Eating breakfast has been signifi-
             gy is used up, and we need new en-               cantly associated with better con-
             ergy to go through our daily routine.            centration as well as improved
                                                              weight management.
             Children who skip their breakfast be-
             fore going to school may experience              Children who eat breakfast make
             problems such as:                                fewer trips to the school nurse,

             •  headaches                                     have fewer absences from
             •  sleepiness                                    school, and exhibit fewer disci-
             •  stomach pains                                 pline problems. Children should
             •  muscle fatigue                                not go to school hungry. It is
             •  indecisiveness                                hard to learn and interact in a
             •  anger                                         social environment when you’re
             •  anxiety                                       hungry and tired.

             •  irritability
             •  unhappiness
             •  nervousness
             •  lethargy
                                                                                         Article by
             •  hostility etc.
                                                                                 Nkiru Oknokwo
                                                                      Oduduwa Hostel Matron






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