Back-to-School: Breakfast – Eggs to the Rescue!

With busy mornings and kids headed back to school, it can be difficult to serve a nutrient-packed breakfast every day and easier to grab a sugary cereal or skip breakfast altogether! Breakfast is an important meal that gives your body and mind the boost they need to get going in the morning. Studies show that eating breakfast has great cognitive benefits, including improved memory recall time, improved grades, and higher test scores – meaning a healthful breakfast is not only important for your kids’ bodies to grow, but also important for their brains to grow. Help your kids start the school year off right by beginning their days with a high-quality protein breakfast to provide them with the energy and nourishment they need to make the grade!

Sugary Cereal Facts

Many kids’ breakfast cereals contain over 60% of the recommended daily amount of sugar in one serving, and some contain as many as six different types of sweeteners!

Breakfast cereals are one of the biggest sources of added sugars in young kids’ diets – ranking 5th – just after sugar-sweetened beverages, cookies, candy, and ice cream. Cereals with cartoon characters on the box usually contain the most added sugars, with a typical serving containing as much sugar as three chocolate chip cookies!

Eggs to the Rescue!

Stop that morning sugar high and prevent the afternoon crash by selecting a high-protein breakfast, like eggs, over cereals and yogurts that contain added sugar.

Eggs are naturally sugar-free and provide one of the highest quality proteins of any food available! A single egg has more than 6 grams of protein, with almost half of the protein found in the yolk. Not only is protein an important nutrient that is necessary for muscle growth and body repair, high-protein meals have been shown to keep you feeling fuller for longer than low-protein meals.