Eating a healthy lunch will help keep your children alert and ready to learn as they move into their afternoon. Unfortunately, we often fall short when it comes to offering nutritious meals. Start by teaching your child to make good meal choices when possible. Some excellent and easy lunch options include hearty soups, salads (try to use a fat free or low fat dressing,) fruit, and sandwiches using whole grain breads.

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Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. The body is breaking the fast it has endured during the night. During the night while sleeping, a child's metabolism slows. A breakfast high in protein in needed to get the metabolism going for the day. Unfortunately, those days of big family breakfasts with eggs, bacon, biscuits, homemade jams and jellies, milk fresh from the cow or newly squeezed orange juice are no longer the normal on our more modern, typically frantic mornings. Instead, we find ourselves racing around the house getting everyone ready for work and school. If breakfast is eaten at all, it is often a bowl of sugary cereal, Poptarts or other empty calorie food that is an easy grab and go meal.

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