Transcript Warm – up Recipe

Warm – up Recipe
Breakfast is the most important
meal of the day!
Sometimes it is more fun to
drink your breakfast than to
eat it...
How many of you eat
breakfast before you come
to school?
What do you have?
Why You Need a Morning Meal
• Your growing bodies and developing brains rely
heavily on the regular intake of food.
• When you skip breakfast, you can end up going
for long periods of time without food creating a
semi starvation period.
• This can create a lot of physical, intellectual, and
behavioral problems.
Why Breakfast is a Good Investment
to Your Day
• If you think skipping breakfast is a good way of
saving time, calories, or getting a few more
minutes of sleep, remember that eating a
wholesome, nutritious morning meal will probably
save you time in the long run.
• By recharging your brain and body, you'll be more
efficient in just about everything you do.
Benefits of Eating Breakfast
• Students who eat breakfast have shown to have better
math, reading, and other test scores than students who do
not.
• Students who eat breakfast have better attention, problemsolving tasks, and memory than students who do not.
• Adults who eat breakfast perform better in the workplace
and home environment.
• Breakfast helps reduce distraction and can actually help you
feel more alert.
Benefits of Eating Breakfast
• By eating breakfast, you get more of important
nutrients, vitamins and minerals such as calcium,
dietary fiber, foliate and protein.
• Studies have shown that children who eat breakfast
on a regular basis are less likely to be overweight.
• Eating breakfast is an important way of establishing
healthy habits.
• Breakfast provides energy for the activities during the
morning and helps to prevent that mid-morning
slump.
So, why aren’t you eating
breakfast?
Breakfast Ideas
• Your morning meal doesn't have to be all about
traditional breakfast items.
• You can mix it up to include different foods, even the
leftovers from last night's dinner, and still have the
needed nutrients for the day.
• Breakfast should be balanced that includes some
carbohydrates, protein, and fiber.
Breakfast Ideas
• Carbohydrates are a good source of immediate energy
for the body.
• Energy from protein tends to kick in after the
carbohydrates are used up.
• Fiber helps provide a feeling of fullness and,
therefore, discourages overeating.
• When combined with adequate liquid consumption,
fiber helps move food through the digestive system,
lowering cholesterol.
Breakfast Ideas
• Good sources of these nutrients include:
– Carbohydrates: whole-grain cereals, brown rice, wholegrain breads and muffins, fruits, vegetables
– Protein: low-fat or nonfat dairy products, lean meats,
eggs, nuts (including nut butters), seeds, and cooked
dried beans
– Fiber: whole-grain breads, waffles, and cereals; brown
rice, bran, and other grains; fruits, vegetables, beans,
and nuts
Ideas for Healthy Breakfasts
• Whole - grain cereal topped with fruit and low-fat yogurt
• Whole-grain waffles topped with peanut butter, fruit, or
ricotta cheese
• Hot cereal topped with cinnamon and fruit
• Breakfast smoothie (low-fat milk or yogurt, fruit, and
teaspoon of bran, whirled in a blender)
• Vegetable omelet with whole-wheat toast and orange juice
• Hummus on whole-wheat pita and milk
• Lean turkey on a toasted English muffin and vegetable juice
• Heated leftover rice with chopped apples, nuts, and
cinnamon, plus fruit juice
• Low-fat cream cheese and fresh fruit, such as sliced
strawberries, on whole-grain bread or a whole-grain bagel
• Shredded cheese on a whole-wheat tortilla, folded in half
and microwaved for 20 seconds and topped with salsa
Your Breakfast Assignment
• You will be working in groups of two or three, no
more than three students per group.
• Each group will complete the following tasks:
– Research 5 benefits of eating breakfast on a regular basis.
– Research 5 common excuses/reasons why we do not eat
breakfast.
– Compile 5 breakfast meals that require cooking. Each meal
must have at least 3 different food groups. Identify the cost
of each meal and identify the calories per serving of each
meal.
– Compile 5 breakfast meals that requires no cooking. Each
meal must have at least 3 different food groups. Identify
the cost of each meal and identify the calories per serving
of each meal.
Your Breakfast Assignment
• The assignment should be completed in a
creative way using the following methods but
is not limited to PowerPoint, poster, or video.
• Each breakfast meal must be represented
with a picture.
• All sources must be cited.
• Groups will present their assignment to the
class.
• The assignment must have proper spelling,
punctuation, and grammar.
Helpful Websites
Questions?
• Breakfast Assignment Due:
– Monday, March 4, 2013
• Exam:
–Wednesday, February 27, 2013