KickStart Breakfast

We all know that a nutritious breakfast gives us a kick-start to our day.  This is especially true for our children who eat breakfast on a regular basis. Because children are so active throughout the day and also grow so quickly, they need to eat foods that are good sources of carbohydrates, fibre and proteins all of which can be found in the goodness of Anchor Mega milk and Weet-Bix.

Children only have small tummies, so they need to eat highly nutritious meals and snacks to enable them to get all the nutrients they need.

By ensuring your students have a nutritious breakfast you enable them to have the energy to boost their busy day and pack in some essential nutrients.

Try some of these breakfast ideas on the weekends or during the holidays:

• Two slices wholemeal bread, toasted, with a spread and either Sanitarium Marmite, Sanitarium Peanut Butter, honey or jam plus a glass of Anchor Mega Milk and fruit.
• One slice of wholemeal bread, toasted, with baked beans (roughly 1 tablespoon per year of age) and diluted fruit juice
• Two Weet-Bix with ½ sliced banana and Anchor Mega Milk.
• One soft boiled egg with wholegrain toast with Anchor spreadable butter, cut into soldiers (for easy dipping) and diluted fruit juice.

It is also worthwhile having a look at our print friendly food pyramid on the KickStart Breakfast website. It is a great resource to teach your students how much of each food category they should be eating on a daily basis. To download the food pyramid and for detailed nutritional information on Anchor Mega milk and Weet-Bix visit www.kickstartbreakfast.co.nz/nutrition

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