What should children eat in the morning?

It is said that a day's plan begins in the morning. Breakfast is very important for everyone. However, many babies do not like to eat breakfast and have the habit of being picky eaters. Many parents are worried that their babies' bodies will not be able to bear it and that their academic performance will be affected. Let's find out what to eat in the morning for children!

What to eat in the morning for children?

Nutritional principles for children's breakfast:

Brain nutritionists believe that the scientific principle of breakfast should be low in fat and sugar, and choose foods rich in protein, vitamins and trace elements such as lean pork, poultry, vegetables, fruits or juice, low-fat milk, and then supplement with cereals and pasta. A good breakfast should be: staple food as the main thing, side dishes as the secondary thing, with both dry and liquid food.

1. A good breakfast must include some cereal foods, such as steamed buns, dumplings, scones, bread, cakes, noodles, biscuits, porridge, etc., and various cereal foods should be matched, coarse and fine. Cereal foods can be broken down into glucose, which is the main energy source in brain tissue.

2. A good breakfast should contain a certain amount of protein. Foods such as eggs, milk, and beans are rich in protein. Every day for breakfast, make sure your child eats 250 ml of milk or soy milk, an egg, or a few slices of pork, beef, or chicken to ensure that they are provided with the protein they need for growth and development.

3. A good breakfast should provide a certain amount of vegetables, such as cold-mixed lettuce, cabbage, cucumber, radish, tomato and other vegetables, tofu, dried tofu, bean skin and other soy products, or cold-mixed kelp and other seafood, to provide other nutrients and minerals and increase appetite, to ensure breakfast intake.

4. A good breakfast must contain a certain amount of vegetable oil. Don’t forget to put a few drops of vegetable oil in cold dishes. Fat can provide children with the necessary calories, increase the color, aroma and taste of the dishes, and promote appetite.

5. There are two types of food that should not be eaten too much for breakfast: one is carbohydrate-based food, because it contains a lot of starch and sugar, which can synthesize more sedative serotonin into the body, which limits the vitality of brain cells and makes it impossible to mobilize brain power to the maximum extent, thus reducing work and study efficiency; the other is egg yolk and fried high-fat food, because of excessive intake of fat and cholesterol, long digestion time, which can cause blood to accumulate in the abdomen for too long, resulting in reduced blood flow to the brain, thus leading to brain cell hypoxia, groggy head and slow thinking throughout the morning.

Examples of breakfast recipes for children:

Monday: milk, steamed buns, soy milk, steamed eggs, mixed lettuce

Tuesday: soy milk, sesame cakes, boiled peanuts, braised beef, rice porridge

Wednesday: milk, bread, fried tofu, carrots, boiled eggs

Thursday: soy milk, rolls, shredded kelp and Chinese cabbage, salted duck eggs, rice porridge

Friday: milk, steamed dumplings, mixed cucumber, soy milk

Saturday: Soy milk, cake, bean sprout vermicelli

Sunday: milk, egg pancakes, sea cabbage salad, rice porridge

What to eat in the morning is the most troublesome problem for many parents. Breakfast is the most important meal of our day. It can provide the nutrients our body needs for the day. If children do not eat breakfast for a long time, gastrointestinal diseases will occur, which is particularly bad for health. In the morning, it is best for children to eat some high-protein foods such as eggs or meat. At the same time, it is generally good for children to eat some porridge or noodles for breakfast. Children must not be allowed to develop the habit of being picky eaters. Parents can change the types of food they prepare.