A healthy breakfast for children in the morning is the key to successful learning at school. It has been scientifically proven that breakfast has a positive effect on children's learning performance. Nevertheless, according to a study, one in three children goes to school without breakfast. This article explains how this can be avoided.
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No breakfast? School children's performance drops
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. It replenishes the empty energy stores. As an energy supplier, breakfast provides the basis for the day. Bye bye mid-morning low! With the energy from breakfast, children can concentrate much better at school, work on tasks and learn new things.
Many studies also show a positive correlation between a balanced breakfast and learning performance. Teachers agree with this correlation from their own observations and experiences. Some teachers report that children cannot concentrate and become exhausted quickly if they do not eat breakfast.
The children then simply lack energy and the starting signal for the day. Often it only gets better when the break is over with a snack or in afternoon classes, after lunch. The decline in performance is related to this issue. If children do not absorb anything in class, this inevitably leads to poorer performance.
A healthy breakfast for better performance in children
Better grades with a healthy breakfast?
It is not only important that the child eats breakfast, but also what. After a sugar bomb like cake, doughnut or muffin for breakfast, the child will quickly feel weak and listless again. A balanced and healthy breakfast gives the child long-lasting energy. This makes it much more fun to actively participate in class, pay attention and focus on the lesson instead of on an empty stomach.
Fun and joy in class
Fun and cooperation in class are half the battle to success and good grades. Because with increasing learning ability, learning success increases and more knowledge can be recalled in class tests. Even on the day of a class test, breakfast is crucial. It is difficult to concentrate on an empty stomach, let alone write a class test.
An unhealthy breakfast with a lot of sugar can also have a negative effect on learning performance and grades. Although the child may have an initial energy boost due to the high sugar content, they will then experience a major low as the body needs more energy to process the sugar. It is therefore important to pay attention to what your child eats for breakfast.
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What makes a healthy breakfast for schoolchildren?
What makes a healthy breakfast for children, and does it even have to taste good? Nutrition experts recommend a breakfast of cereal with milk, nuts (cashews, almonds, hazelnuts, chia seeds, etc.), berries (cranberries, raspberries, redcurrants, etc.) or fruit.
There are many different types of muesli, so there is something for everyone. Whether it's classic muesli, oat flakes or porridge, you can mix the muesli with low-fat fruit yoghurt or quark, prepare the oat flakes with milk and fruit, or use porridge, which is ideal for those who like their food warm.
Breakfast is then followed by a snack during the school break. Either snacks such as rice or corn cakes or a tasty whole grain roll. Of course, children can snack occasionally!
Dried fruits, such as dried banana chips, dates or fruit gums are ideal.
More about healthy breakfasts for children!
Recipe: Organic cocoa banana porridge
Ingredients
- 50 g VERIVAL organic cocoa banana porridge base mix
- 90 ml milk (reduced fat or oat milk)
- one banana
- 20 g banana chips
Preparation
Pour the hot milk over the basic mixture in a bowl and mix. Then leave to soak for 3 minutes. In the meantime, cut the banana into pieces.
Mix the finished porridge with the banana pieces and top with the banana chips. The result is a super simple but incredibly delicious breakfast with a crunch!
Healthy muesli bars for children
These healthy muesli bars for children are easy to make, delicious and, above all, don't take long to prepare.
For children to enjoy breakfast without protest and persuasion, it has to taste good. At the same time, it should be healthy and balanced. This recipe makes it possible!
Healthy VERIVAL children's breakfast
A healthy breakfast is not as complicated as it sounds. The VERIVAL children's products, for example, offer a great variety. So every child can find something for themselves. That is why VERIVAL sought the help of representatives of both “parties” when creating the recipe: on the one hand, extensive scientific input from nutrition experts and, on the other hand, practical tastings by children aged 6-10.
“This enabled us to ensure that the products contain only as little sugar as necessary, but still clearly meet the taste of children,” says Wolfgang Fojtl. The products are not only super tasty and nutritious, but also quick to prepare. For children who love ‘classic muesli’, Schokomax, Beerenkind or Fruchtbips are suitable.
Or would you prefer a warm cocoa-banana porridge? After such a delicious morning muesli, your child is sure to look forward to a snack at break time. This could, for example, consist of rice cakes. Here, too, VERIVAL offers a wide variety: plain rice cakes, chocolate rice cakes and yoghurt rice cakes.
And of course, all delicious, healthy and organic! And for a snack, the child is sure to enjoy the VERIVAL fruit gums. These contain less sugar than you would expect and are not as unhealthy as they taste and look.
