Breakfast and Success at School

Breakfast & Success at School aaaaו l Did you know that children who eat breakfast perform better in school? It's true. Here are some facts to show just how important the first meal of the day is to a child's success at school and beyond. BREAKFAST BETTER GRADES Students who eat breakfast the morning of a standardized test have much higher scores in spelling, reading and math, compared to those who do not eat breakfast.** STRONGER BRAIN FUNCTIONS Children who eat breakfast show improved cognitive function, attention, and memory.** IMPROVED REASONING SKILLS Consuming breakfast improves a child's performance on mathematical tasks, vocabulary tests, demanding mental tasks, and reaction to frustration.** 4 INCREASED ACHIEVEMENT Student academic achievement increases, especially for math, when schools offer the School Breakfast Program.** BETTER BEHAVIOR & ATTENDENCE Students who participate in school breakfast show improved attendance, behavior, and academic performance as well as decreased tardiness.** 6. SUFFICIENT VITAMIN INTAKE School breakfast participants are more likely to consume diets that are adequate or exceed standards for important vitamins and minerals (e.g., vitamin C, vitamin A, calcium, phosphorous).** "Sources: Food Research and Action Center, Article, "Research Brief: Breakfast for Learning." Ptomey, L. T., Steger, F. L., Schubert, M. M., Lee, J., Willis, E. A., Sullivan, D. K., Szabo-Reed, A. N., Washburn. 35(4), 326- 31. Bellisle E R. A. 3 L J.E (2016l. Breakfast intake and composlis, S. (2003). Brea kfast recuces declines in a ttention and memory over the morring in schoolchilldren. A Is associated with superior academic achievement in elementary schookchildren. Journal of the American College of Nutrition. K. A., Pincock, C., Richardson, D., Helm, G., (2004). Effects of det on behavlour and cognition in children. British Journal of Nutrition, 92 (Supplement 2), S227-S232. Pivik, R. T., Tennal, K. B., Chapman, S. D., & Gu, Y. (2012). Eating breakfast enhances the efficlency of neural networks engaged during mental arithrmetic in school-aged children. Physlology & Behavior, 106, 548-555. Pollitt, E., Cueto, S. Jacoby. E. R. (1998). Fasting and Cognition In Well- and Undernourished Schoochiidren: A Review of Three Experimental Studies. American Journal of Clinica l Nutrition, 67(4), 7795-784S. 14 Frisvold, D. E. (2015). Nutrition and cognitive achlevement: an evaluation of the School Breakfast Program. Journal of Public Economics, 124, 91-104. Murphy, J. M. (2007). Breakfast and Learning An Upda ted Review. Journal of Current Nutrition and Food Sclence, 3(1, 3-36. Basch, C. E. (2011. Breakfast a nd the Achievement Gap Among Urban Minority Youth. Journal of School Health 81 (10) 635-640. Murphy, J. M., Paga no, M., Nachmani, J., Sperling, P., Kane, S., & Klelnman, R. (1998). The Relationship of School Breakfast to Psychosoclal and Academic Functioning Cross-sectional and longitudinal observations In an Inner-city sample. Archlves of Pecdiatric a nd Adolescent Mecdicine, 152,899-907. Powell, C. A., Walker, S. P., Chang, S. M., & Grantha mm-McGregor, S. M. (1998. Nutrition and education: a randomized trial of the effects of breakfast in rural prima ry school children. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 68 873-9. 2 Bhattacha rya, J., Currie, J., & Halder, S. J. (2006). Breakfast of champlons? The School Breakfast Program and the nutrition of chldren and fa miles. Journal of Human Rescurces, 413), 445-466.53 Gleason, P., & Sultor, C. (2001. Chidren's diets In the mid-1990s: dietary Inta ke and Its relationship with school meal participation. Special Nutrition Programs, CN-01-CD1. Alexandria, VA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutritlon Service, Office of Analysis, Nutrition and Evaluation. Clark, M. A., & Fox, M. K. (2009). Nutritlonal quality of the diets of U.S. public school children and the role of the school meal programs. Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 109(2 Supplement 11, S44-S56. Meals Plus A LINQ SOLUTION 2.