On Healthy Living

We probably all know by now that we shouldn’t skip breakfast, even if we’re trying to lose weight, because the blood sugar fluctuations and the hunger will cause us to eat more later in the day anyway.

Still, a lot of people don’t do eat breakfast, and a lot of people don’t make their kids eat breakfast, either.

A new study, done, strangely, by Nickelodeon, the children’s television network, found that half of all kids don’t eat breakfast every day. Only 39 percent of those surveyed said they routinely eat three meals a day. Almost three-quarters said they choose what they want to eat for breakfast all or most of the time.

Meanwhile, parents think their kids have better eating habit than they do, with 68 percent of parents saying their children eat breakfast every day, while only half of the kids said they did.

Studies have show that kids who eat breakfast every day are less likely to be obese.

The network is producing shows and public service announcements to teach kids about health and wellness and the importance of eating a good breakfast. Parents should take this information as a sign that they need to pay more attention to what their kids are doing in the mornings and to give them more guidance on what to eat when they are eating breakfast: putting the focus on whole grains, a little protien, a little fat, and fresh fruit or fruit juice.

The healthy pattens you can teach your kids today will help them be healthy for the rest of their lives.

Sarah White wrote this on July 14th, 2005 and filed it under Healthy Living, Diet & Exercise, Healthy Eating, Women's Health, Men's Health |