Breakfast is often described as the most important meal of the day, and rightfully so — it  does not only provides important daily nutrients such as protein, fiber, calcium and carbohydrates, but it also helps improve school performance, allowing students to do better on tests, and can actively and fittingly do physical activities. If your child easily get tired or exhausted or has difficulty concentrating during the day, consider giving her balanced breakfast meal every day.

Eating breakfast can improve cognitive performance, test scores and achievement scores in students. As an added benefit, the group of students who increased breakfast participation also had decreased rates of tardiness and absences. When student goes to school with an empty  stomach ,he often feels lazy, uncomfortable and can’t even perform the task assigned to him or her. This is a call for mothers in the family to pay attention and show support when it comes to their child’s nutritional needs.

     Eating breakfast regularly may also help students maintain a healthy weight.

By: RUFA C. CARREON | TEACHER III | BONIFACIO CAMACHO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL | ABUCAY, BATAAN