Start Your Day Right

Do you know that breakfast is the most important meal of the day? Yet, most of you do not bother to eat a good breakfast.
There are two important reasons why breakfast is the most important meal. First it replaces food reserves that have been used up during the night. I’m sure many of you think that your body does not use up any energy while you are sleeping. That’s not true. Do you know that there are many organs in your body like the heart and lungs that do not stop working even though you are sleeping? Sugar stored in the liver is transformed into glucose in the night. During this time, your body gets energy from the glucose. Thus, in the morning, your energy reserves are lower and need to be replaced.
Second, breakfast provides you energy to work during the morning. This will prevent you from feeling weak by mid-morning. This feeling of weakness is due to the low amount of glucose in the blood. When your glucose level is low, you will feel tired and will not be able to concentrate on your lessons.
Professor Grande Covian, a well-known nutritionist said, “Going without breakfast is a bad habit. By mid-morning, those who have not taken their breakfast are less efficient and are not able to concentrate well. This may explain why they obtain low grades in their studies. They are more tired, accident-prone and irritable than those who have eaten breakfast. So, it is very important that you have a well-balanced breakfast. It provides you the energy and nutrients to make you healthier and keep you alert for the day ahead.
Some of you may argue, “What if I have no appetite when I get up?”. Well, this could happen if you have a late or a large supper. I suggest that you cut down on your supper or eat it earlier and you will discover that you will wake up with an appetite. Take breakfast before you came to school. You’ll be surprised how much better you can perform at school. Thank you.