Enjoy a healthy breakfast every day of the week
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, as it literally breaks the fast you’ve had through the night. You need something that is going provide plenty of nutrition and give you energy to survive the morning.
And new research reveals more than a third of teenagers in the UK are consuming unhealthy breakfasts of fried foods, energy drinks and calorific snacks.
According to the research, conducted by the ‘make mine Milk’ campaign and leading charity BeatBullying, the top five bad breakfasts are: Fry-ups, crisps, chocolate bars/sweets, cakes/biscuits and energy drinks.
The bad breakfast habits don’t end there, either. According to the research results, two fifths of teens admitted to skipping breakfast altogether in a bid to lose weight.
Speaking about this issue, Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson, an 11-time Paralympic champion, said: "As a former athlete and mum to an 11 year old daughter I know just how important a healthy diet is. You are what you eat and that all starts every morning with a well-balanced breakfast. I’ve seen some schools successfully set up breakfast clubs to help combat the problem of teenagers not eating properly – it would be great if this could be standard practice across the country.”
To ensure yourself and your teenager get a healthy and nutritious start to the day, here are 7 healthy breakfast ideas.
Monday – Add your favourite fruit (for example strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, oranges) and a cup of semi-skimmed milk and blend it in a blender. This makes a delicious smoothie to start the week.
Tuesday – Prepare porridge with milk as per the packets instructions, adding in any kind of fruit you like or brown sugar to make it taste sweeter. It’ll keep you full until lunch and also keep you warm in the winter.
Wednesday- Chop up some of your favourite fruit on Tuesday night before you go to bed (melon, apples, strawberries or plums) place these in a bowl and cover with cling film and place them in the fridge over night. In the morning have the fruit with a large glass of low-fat milk.
Thursday- Have some granola and add hot or cold milk. It’ll keep you full all the way till lunch!
Friday- Get your favourite cereal, whatever it may be, add some semi-skimmed milk, and enjoy.
Saturday- Have a bowl of muesli- you can get it at your local supermarket or find a very easy recipe online . Just add low fat milk and enjoy!
Sunday- Start your day with adding low- fat milk to two eggs and mix in a pan for the perfect scrambled eggs. Serve on toast for a special Sunday breakfast treat.
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